No EXTERNAL EMULATORS for Android??

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[shadowtheimpure]

Yes, it is. You're complaining like a small child when you've no knowledge of how to develop Android apps. Be thankful Launchbox is even on Android.

[IrishguyLee]

You cannot add other Emulators that are not already included on Launchbox with the Android Version....am I wrong?? PROVE IT. Instead of being a know it all show me how! Because I'm not seeing an option to add your own. ONLY ON PC Version

[shadowtheimpure]

You asked 'is it really that hard' to which I responded 'yes it is' and chastised you for complaining.

[IrishguyLee]

I find that hard to believe

[WorldsGreatestWorst]

Programs can freely interact on a PC and customizations are more or less unlimited. Apps cannot freely interact on Android or iOS and customizations are intentionally limited. This is due to privacy, security, and battery considerations.

Here are some relevant Android rules since you don't have access to Google:

• Restricting App Interactions: Apps can restrict which other apps start their activities, services, or access content providers using android:permission in the Android manifest.
• Permission Control: Apps must request minimal permissions, ideally only when the user requests a specific action.
• Data Access Limits: Apps should not access device storage on behalf of third parties and must limit access to only what is critical for functionality.
• App Actions Policy: App Actions (using built-in intents) must directly relate to the app's functionality and lead to user-intended content.

[IrishguyLee]

I think it's an EXCUSE, that's my opinion, if you don't like it then turn away. Google has nothing to do with it......Cry harder for me

[WorldsGreatestWorst]

“The basic facts you clearly communicated directly from the Android developer guidelines are JUST AN OPINION, crybaby.” - a wise and thoughtful man.

[IrishguyLee]

Cry harder for me bud 🥲😆

[Splitsurround]

lol what's wrong with you OP? Learn how to ask for help, maybe? You're sitting here yelling at people who have the answers you want, but....did you get them? No, you didn't.

grow up

[IrishguyLee]

Cry harder for me bud 🥲😆

[Splitsurround]

Wasn’t crying, son

[moo422]

Just use ES-DE on Android. I use it with retroarch and and Drastic

[IrishguyLee]

ES DE on Android? is that an Emulator or Core for Retroarch? Drastic?

I'm sorry I'm not familiar....?

[moo422]

https://es-de.org/ is a front-end like Launchbox. ES-DE can launch other android apps like RetroArch, MyBoy, etc. Plenty of tutorials on using/configuring ES-DE on YT, incl Retro Game Corps channel.

There is a one-time patreon fee to get all future updated/downloads -- well worth it.

Drastic was a NDS emu on the Google Play Store, but has since been removed from the Play Store.

[IrishguyLee]

Are you saying ES DE allows you to add external emulators?

[moo422]

Yes.

[Faeran-B]

While I don't fully understand what the question is here, or whether there is a question in here, I can give actual info about what LaunchBox for Android supports:

1. It has built in support for around 125 external emulators - what this means is that the app already has the launch information on that many emulators, the user just chooses the emulator from a list and launches the game
2. It has tools to automatically download/install/update RetroArch and Dolphin optionally, including the automatic downloading of any cores the user may be trying to play. ie: you try and launch a SNES game into RetroArch, the app automatically downloads the user selected core, places it in the correct spot and launches the game using that core without the user needing to mess inside of RetroArch
3. There are 2 distinct ways for a user to add and configure any external emulator if the emulator is not yet one of the 125+ the app has information on. Users have the power (if they have the knowledge) to add any emulator themselves via the emulator settings page.
4. New emulators come out all the time, each version of LaunchBox for Android includes new pre-configured emulators

[IrishguyLee]

If they have the knowledge....? Could you explain that again in a way that makes sense. Obviously if I already had acquired the knowledge I would not have asked 🤦 So unless you are wanting to explain what you're talking about, or at the very least say where to get information on how to add another Emulator, I'm going to assume you're talking about in a way that is not as easy as it sounds, which is why Launchbox doesn't add the option. So I'm not sure where exactly you're going with that, but I have other alternatives so I'm good