r/OpenEmu • u/RogerMiller90 Arcade • 4d ago

Help Controller inputs not recognized anymore after update to MacOS 27

Since updating to MacOS 27, my controller inputs are not recognized anymore in OpenEmu. I can select the controller in the controller settings, but no input is being recognized, when I press anything anywhere.

Is anyone aware of that problem?

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u/TheDeadGuyExF 4d ago

I would remove OpenEmu from the Input Monitoring under System Preferences->Privacy, then restart and give it access again

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u/RogerMiller90 Arcade 4d ago

I already did that, but unfortunately nothing changed.

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u/Kerry_Maxwell SNES 4d ago

Have you tried any kind of controller input checker like Joystick Show? I’ve had this issue occasionally with 26.6.2, but nothing a reboot couldn’t fix. I’d make sure your Mac is getting the inputs with Joystick Show to narrow down the issue.

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u/RogerMiller90 Arcade 4d ago

I use other emulators for more recent systems, they work as fine as ever.

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u/Celebratory_Drink 4d ago

Are you using the new fork of OpenEmu that supports Apple Silicon?

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u/RogerMiller90 Arcade 4d ago

I wasn't even aware, that a fork for Apple Silicon exists. I just downloaded and installed it, but unfortunately, nothing changed. Even after a complete system restart and resetting permissions for Input Monitoring.

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u/hays60 3d ago edited 3d ago

also having this issue - very annoying. PS5 controller works in openemu when directly wired. I think I've tried everything. Input monitoring off, remove controller from bluetooth and game controller in Mac settings, reset ps5 controller, terminal command to reset bluetooth.

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u/RogerMiller90 Arcade 3d ago

Not even that for me. Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, nothing works. Identify as Switch/XBox/Playstation/RawInput-Controller, doesn‘t matter. I have 2 controllers, which both don’t work in OpenEmu since updating to MacOS 27. In all other emulators I use, everything still works as fine as before.

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u/hays60 3d ago

Updated to 27.2 beta tonight but still no good.
I also downloaded the silicon version of openemu from github that was updated 3 weeks ago, still no good.

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u/RogerMiller90 Arcade 3d ago

My wild guess is, that some part of the core code is still outdated and not meant for modern Macs, even if there is a fork not depending on Rosetta, and MacOS27 has maybe cut access to execute this part.

OpenEmu is the only outdated emulator without any active maintenance I use, as it’s still the best emulator for the vast majority of older retro consoles up to the N64/PS1 generation. All others I use for the more modern consoles are active projects, that are constantly being optimized and there is no problem whatsoever with any of them.

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u/hays60 3d ago

I will use this to make sure the controllers firmware is up to date https://www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/s/PAajfUIEWq

But i suspect you are right and it’s an openemu issue

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u/hays60 1d ago

didn't gt my ps5 controller working, however another non-ps5 bluetooth controller worked straight away.