I've tried pegasus and dig to turn my tab s7 into a portable emulation station, but gave up in both because there is always some issue with them. I use launchbox on my pc and love that I can just select what emulator to use with different consoles. I prefer this since retroarch loves to be a pain in the ass when it comes to control configs
That's awesome. Though I'd be really cool if you could get all the games from the pc version into the Android version. Sort of like stream/download it straight onto the Android as an optional thing.
Version 11.16 - Released August 24, 2021 - New Feature: LaunchBox for Android is back with a bunch of new features, including wheels and a Banner Box-style platforms view! - New Feature: Export to Android is back in the desktop version with updates to make it compatible with the new Android release.
Kinda sad that the one on the playstore failed (due to the playstore restrictions and you cant buy it anymore) Still use it on my phone and still works kinda. But glad this one is side loaded :3
If you're not using RetroArch, getting an emulator set up is so hard. Custom emulator activity name and custom emulator rom path??? What is that? How do you find that if the emulator is an app from the app store? So many things confusing with it
I have the same question, what is everyone else doing to quit Retroarch and return to LB. If I just use the app switcher to go back to LB frontend, Retroarch remains open which in-turn will not allow a new game to be loaded. That problem aside, the setup of LB Android is so simple and straightforward. Nice work!
Same problem here. I have set it up like the ETA Prime video says to, and it will not exit from Retroarch back into LB. It takes me to my home page, leaving Retroarch and Launchbox both active. If I switch back to Launchbox, the program restarts. It really makes me not want to use it anymore.
i never got this to work on nvidia shield. even though i setup the correct cores even downloaded all the cores. after launching retroarch plus just bugs out or i get black screen or i get prompt to download core even though they are all downloaded
So you guys ignore me on eta page so I’m going to try on here so I paid for the android app you guys pulled it from the play store and I want to kno will I have to pay again ?
Hi, I dont know if this is the right place to ask, but is there a proper way to import CD based games? It keeps listing all the music tracks as their own entry. Any assistance would be appreciate, thanx.
Good day. This was very helpful. I just wanted to know if this has a search function like the DIG front end, which also allows you to make collections. Does Launchbox have similar functionality? Thanks. :)
Hi there. Search function is available in the latest version of LaunchBox for Android. Come check it out for free: www.launchbox-app.com/android-download
I seem to not be able to get this work with Retroarch. Every time I try to play a game that launches with retroarch it never loads. It just opens retroarch. I’m pretty sure I selected the correct core in launchbox and I have the core downloaded in retroarch. Works great when I try to launch something with dolphin or another stand alone emulator. Any help would be appreciated.
Hi there. You may want to head over to our community forums if you require troubleshooting. UA-cam comments are the greatest for this. forums.launchbox-app.com/
Hey there am a big fan of you're emulation tutorials can you please hit me up on a list of the best cores to use in retroarch plus need the cores for the systems nes, snes, genesis, ps1 gba and gbc just need you're help
This isn't working for me. Followed setup in the video. Hit play on a game and it just launches RetroArch Plus, but nothing else, no game loads, no error message. I updated the cores, as well as tested RetroArch on its own. When I launch a game via RA+ the game loads just fine, but when I hit play from LaunchBox, nothing. Any ideas?
definitely a conundrum. I would post over on the community forums in the Android section. Will be much easier to troubleshoot your issue, and you'll catch the eye of the Android dev. forums.launchbox-app.com/
Can anyone help me please. Have set it up and did the retroarch part. But when I hit play it comes up with an amazon pop that's sends me to the store and says the link is not available on your device. I have an amazon kindle fire. Any help would be much appreciated thanks
Best thing to do would be to head over to the Android section of our community forums to see if other people with your same device has some answers for ya: forums.launchbox-app.com/forum/90-android/
Neo Geo AES roms load with retroarch fine but not when you launch the game through retroarch through launchbox there's just a black screen on retroarch any ideas?
The most common reason is when you have the Extract ROM option turned on in the LaunchBox emulator settings, but could be other things like setting the wrong core, or needing to close both LaunchBox and RetroArch before launching.
everything worked perfectly but for a few of my games its black box art and back grounds and no matter how meany times i try to download and fix the art it keeps making it black any fix for this issue either way love the app itself
If you haven't already, you'll more than likely get more eyes on any particular issues you may be facing over on our community forum's android section: forums.launchbox-app.com/forum/90-android/
Are the games stored on the SD card or are they copied to the device? Most Android phones don't have that much memory to store that many games it must it is a low end game system but it would be nice to have it play it from the SD card or an external hard drive and also the media could stay on that drive too to keep too much stuff on the device
So for the PlayStation I use duckstation and it says that it doesn’t load right into game with front ends. However in reset collection it does load right into game.
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC awesome update and quick. Also have noticed wit redream for Dreamcast and m64plus FZ for N64 when you pick a game it just opens to the emulator to select a game.
There are ways to do this using cloud storage syncing services. Just remember that every emulator (and core) will have their own save state file type that are not interchangeable.
We do have the ability to add custom emulators, but they require information about the emulator that may be hard to find. If you have an emulator you would like us to look into adding, best thing to do is to make a request over on the Android section of our community forums: forums.launchbox-app.com/forum/90-android/
Is standalone melonDS not supported by Launchbox android yet? trying to change default emulator with it but it doesn't show up when setting it up besides through retroarch. haven't seen anyone talk about it anywhere either. when I set custom emulator it asks about declaring activity in androidmanifest.xml
Could be one of those emulators affected by scoped storage. If you'd like, I'd recommend making this recommendation over on the community forums, where the request wouldn't get drowned out in a UA-cam comment: forums.launchbox-app.com/forum/90-android/
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC Do you think you could do a new/updated and dedicated Launchbox to NVIDIA Shield or Android TV, in general video at some point if it's not too much trouble?
Thank you so much for not abandoning Android! Can't wait to reinstall and working again.
I'm using DIG on my phone, I'll try this out, looks super clean!
Thx Prime 👍
Getting the s22 specifically for launchbox... going to be amazing!!! Rumoured 1tb storage for plenty of games too ^^
Launchbox is running great on my RP3+, much better then the native launcher or Daijsho. Surprised there are no videos
I've tried pegasus and dig to turn my tab s7 into a portable emulation station, but gave up in both because there is always some issue with them. I use launchbox on my pc and love that I can just select what emulator to use with different consoles. I prefer this since retroarch loves to be a pain in the ass when it comes to control configs
That's awesome. Though I'd be really cool if you could get all the games from the pc version into the Android version. Sort of like stream/download it straight onto the Android as an optional thing.
Didn’t the last desktop update include an “export to android” feature ?
@@KitHavok It did? Must have missed that.
Version 11.16 - Released August 24, 2021
- New Feature: LaunchBox for Android is back with a bunch of new features, including wheels and a Banner Box-style platforms view!
- New Feature: Export to Android is back in the desktop version with updates to make it compatible with the new Android release.
Glad to see it's back in action!
Kinda sad that the one on the playstore failed (due to the playstore restrictions and you cant buy it anymore) Still use it on my phone and still works kinda. But glad this one is side loaded :3
Got it mostly figured out but need your help! What is the right Core to use for SNES and NES Games?
Now I need to grab and android TV box. If only I knew of a good place for android tv box reviews . . . .
The best one I can recommend you is the Nvidia shield TV get the pro model on Amazon
If you're not using RetroArch, getting an emulator set up is so hard. Custom emulator activity name and custom emulator rom path??? What is that? How do you find that if the emulator is an app from the app store? So many things confusing with it
Anyone know how to quit out of a game and back to main menu on launchbox.
Cheers
The emulator you are using would have to have a way to quit. You could also use the Android app switcher.
I have the same question, what is everyone else doing to quit Retroarch and return to LB. If I just use the app switcher to go back to LB frontend, Retroarch remains open which in-turn will not allow a new game to be loaded.
That problem aside, the setup of LB Android is so simple and straightforward. Nice work!
Same problem here. I have set it up like the ETA Prime video says to, and it will not exit from Retroarch back into LB. It takes me to my home page, leaving Retroarch and Launchbox both active. If I switch back to Launchbox, the program restarts. It really makes me not want to use it anymore.
Looks fantastic. Thank you!
Would you do a HowTo for installing this on an (current) Amazon FireStick.
i never got this to work on nvidia shield. even though i setup the correct cores even downloaded all the cores. after launching retroarch plus just bugs out or i get black screen or i get prompt to download core even though they are all downloaded
Did you ever figure this out? Struggling with this at the moment.
I gave up on it and bought a refurbished steamdeck instead with steamdock. put emudeck on it.
So you guys ignore me on eta page so I’m going to try on here so I paid for the android app you guys pulled it from the play store and I want to kno will I have to pay again ?
The website says to email them, and they will give you another license.
@@Cinderkin I don’t see where it says that
@@JRcades on the purchase license page, there was a message about where to email if you bought the android app.
@@Cinderkin ok found it did u do this ?
@@JRcades No, I didn't buy the android app. Hope they get you your license quickly
After I get the email for Launchbox, it won't install it... says "won't open file"
Hi, I dont know if this is the right place to ask, but is there a proper way to import CD based games? It keeps listing all the music tracks as their own entry. Any assistance would be appreciate, thanx.
I came here with the same question. I guess I will keep searching for the answer elsewhere.
It didn't work for me, the apk gives error during installation.
Good day. This was very helpful. I just wanted to know if this has a search function like the DIG front end, which also allows you to make collections. Does Launchbox have similar functionality? Thanks. :)
Hi there. Search function is available in the latest version of LaunchBox for Android. Come check it out for free: www.launchbox-app.com/android-download
Does it let you exit the any emulator and return back to LaunchBox with controller ?
No, and it's really annoying having to restart Launchbox every time.
This looks familiar 😏
How do I use Standalone Emulators on android?
how can i add other emulator like melonds on android?
I seem to not be able to get this work with Retroarch. Every time I try to play a game that launches with retroarch it never loads. It just opens retroarch. I’m pretty sure I selected the correct core in launchbox and I have the core downloaded in retroarch. Works great when I try to launch something with dolphin or another stand alone emulator. Any help would be appreciated.
Hi there. You may want to head over to our community forums if you require troubleshooting. UA-cam comments are the greatest for this. forums.launchbox-app.com/
Ugh, I try this and all I get is a blank screen with the controller overlay. So frustrating.
Can I copy the license from my pc to my android device or do I need to purchase a new one?
Does this have video play in the background with each Game or?
Thanks for info
Is there a way to not show the Android banner?
Nevevrmind.. I found it. Thanks!
Does someone know if all emulators from LB Windows are available for the Android version? Looking to get Singe / Singe2 for Android?
Thanks
Will this work on my lg tv
Hey there am a big fan of you're emulation tutorials can you please hit me up on a list of the best cores to use in retroarch plus need the cores for the systems nes, snes, genesis, ps1 gba and gbc just need you're help
And N64 does not work on Android through RetroArch for most games. It needs an option for Mupen FZ to be worth while.
It has the option for that?
Not currently. I am suggesting that that should be an option in a future update.
Mupen plus fz is a current option
Is there a way to install launchbox/bigbox on firesticks?
There is. However, those sticks are fairly strictive on storage space, but it will work.
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC you can always use a dongle and plug in external roms or no? Any tutorial would be great!!
This isn't working for me. Followed setup in the video. Hit play on a game and it just launches RetroArch Plus, but nothing else, no game loads, no error message. I updated the cores, as well as tested RetroArch on its own. When I launch a game via RA+ the game loads just fine, but when I hit play from LaunchBox, nothing. Any ideas?
definitely a conundrum. I would post over on the community forums in the Android section. Will be much easier to troubleshoot your issue, and you'll catch the eye of the Android dev. forums.launchbox-app.com/
Can anyone help me please. Have set it up and did the retroarch part. But when I hit play it comes up with an amazon pop that's sends me to the store and says the link is not available on your device. I have an amazon kindle fire. Any help would be much appreciated thanks
Best thing to do would be to head over to the Android section of our community forums to see if other people with your same device has some answers for ya: forums.launchbox-app.com/forum/90-android/
The launchbox android download link doesn't work. Says error:(
Sorry to hear about this. Please try with a different email address and see if that helps.
Neo Geo AES roms load with retroarch fine but not when you launch the game through retroarch through launchbox there's just a black screen on retroarch any ideas?
The most common reason is when you have the Extract ROM option turned on in the LaunchBox emulator settings, but could be other things like setting the wrong core, or needing to close both LaunchBox and RetroArch before launching.
everything worked perfectly but for a few of my games its black box art and back grounds and no matter how meany times i try to download and fix the art it keeps making it black any fix for this issue either way love the app itself
If you haven't already, you'll more than likely get more eyes on any particular issues you may be facing over on our community forum's android section: forums.launchbox-app.com/forum/90-android/
Are the games stored on the SD card or are they copied to the device? Most Android phones don't have that much memory to store that many games it must it is a low end game system but it would be nice to have it play it from the SD card or an external hard drive and also the media could stay on that drive too to keep too much stuff on the device
SD cards and external drives are supported with the app.
Will this work on a Chromebook?
So for the PlayStation I use duckstation and it says that it doesn’t load right into game with front ends. However in reset collection it does load right into game.
Thanks for pointing that out. We may have a fix for this in the next release.
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC awesome update and quick. Also have noticed wit redream for Dreamcast and m64plus FZ for N64 when you pick a game it just opens to the emulator to select a game.
Does anyone know how to install a custom emulator? I want to add AetherSx2.
can you just add titles like on the PC version? I use the PC version to basically just keep track of my collection
At the moment, you can manually add games on a per-platform basis from within the app, or import games from your PC version.
The auto download just downloads a bunch of Japanese and other country box art. I even have prefer North America selected but still does that.
Mine did too on some. I deleted the file and it re-download the correct ones
How do I sync my save states and controller mapping from PC to Android?
There are ways to do this using cloud storage syncing services. Just remember that every emulator (and core) will have their own save state file type that are not interchangeable.
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC So, as long as I use the same core and emulator for the game saves and controller configs, I should be good?
Any tips on adding emulators not found in the default list?
We do have the ability to add custom emulators, but they require information about the emulator that may be hard to find. If you have an emulator you would like us to look into adding, best thing to do is to make a request over on the Android section of our community forums: forums.launchbox-app.com/forum/90-android/
*how does it change the theme by android? Please answer me.*
Hi Joel, custom themes is currently on the list to implement in a future version of LaunchBox for Android.
Why when I try to download it does it give me a .bin file instead of an apk!!?? Help please??
It's an issue with some Android browsers and email clients. You can either rename the file extension to .apk or try a different app to download.
I had the same problem, copy the download link and download it in Google chrome
Where are themes stored? How can I add my own that I make? Thanks
Custom Android themes are planned for a future build.
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC ok thanks for the update
Хорошо я попробовал но мне нужен туториал просто я не понял
What controller can i use for best result?
Any Android supported bluetooth devices work great.
So why's it back on Android now?
Here's some information on why it has returned: forums.launchbox-app.com/topic/54393-the-state-of-launchbox-on-android/
Is standalone melonDS not supported by Launchbox android yet? trying to change default emulator with it but it doesn't show up when setting it up besides through retroarch. haven't seen anyone talk about it anywhere either. when I set custom emulator it asks about declaring activity in androidmanifest.xml
Could be one of those emulators affected by scoped storage. If you'd like, I'd recommend making this recommendation over on the community forums, where the request wouldn't get drowned out in a UA-cam comment: forums.launchbox-app.com/forum/90-android/
Does this support Dosbox?
Will this work on the SHIELD now is the real question.
Yup, it does run on the shield.
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC Do you think you could do a new/updated and dedicated Launchbox to NVIDIA Shield or Android TV, in general video at some point if it's not too much trouble?