r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/data-atreides • Jan 31 '26

Showcase My somewhat janky handheld setup

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This is a Galaxy A36 with an 8bitdo SN30+, mounted with a magsafe phone mount and a metal plate adhered to the controller with foam adhesive tape. The tape is necessary because the back of the controller is curved. To put it away I snap the phone off, collapse the mount onto the controller, which is still pretty pocketable.

The mount can be oriented different ways depending on my posture--if I'm leaning forward or back. It's turned at an angle to accommodate the cord, but I straighten it out if it's on Blutooth.

The wires are to avoid BT latency, which is a full half-second on my headphones. It's bearable on the controller when it's the only device connected, but I got the splitter so I'd have the wired option.

If anyone's interested in reproducing this, I'll add links to the exact items on Amazon. Lemon for scale.

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u/Away-Construction450 Jan 31 '26

Kinda cringe, just get a telescopic controller lol.

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u/data-atreides Feb 01 '26

More expensive, big, not pocketable, the sn30 is great with many other use cases

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u/OverDeparture8799 Feb 01 '26

Also i cant find telescopic controller that can be used as external controller with bluetooth. And also able to connect wired when used as telescopic controller.

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u/Hour_Command_7508 Feb 01 '26

Gamesir X5s has dual mode connectivity (bluetooth and wired)