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[Android Apps and Games] _mestro:
Hello. I want to be a beta tester , because I really want to play genshin impact on my phone witha gamepad.

Since X-mas patch Octopus app has issues with loading data and from 3rd of February game crashes. In mantis there is no such a problem, but ...

I am using Stellseries mini gamepad free and xbox one controller, each one has issues with buttons not recognised in callibration or in a real game. Especially my xbox controller has not working triggers, select, start and right analog. On steel series free analogs works fine but some buttons are not recognised even when minute ago they were working fine.

Please, help me ... I want to play so much.

Genshin freezes my laptop PC.
[Android Apps and Games] DaisyPlucksta:
First of all - this app is the only one that I tried that remotely worked. It almost worked perfectly on my Pixel 4a 5g playing Genshin Impact. In fact it did for a bit.

Because they don't have Genshin Impact for mac & I don't have any iOS devices so I can sideload on my M1MacBook Pro, my next solution is to connect my phone to my TV with the DisplayLink app & use an xBox 360 controller.

GOOD

+ It actually connected & worked (for a bit)

+ It's free! (hopefully in the future too - so I need to sign up to be a beta tester to keep mine free?)

+ Placing the controls worked suuuper well & was really slick

BAD

- Setup using the command line & ADB was really awkward & confusing, even though I've done phone rooting/modding in the past. Can't imagine normal people will be successful - I would streamline this a lot - make one-click or the instructions way clearer. I'm still not sure if I could really unplug my phone from the computer & I didn't have the 2nd developer setting "USB Debugging(Secure Settings)/Disable Permission monitoring(at the very bottom)" ... or anything like it ... auto check this & help the user get it right. not sure if it is why my controller had issues. Not to mention the WiFi vs. normal activate Buddies & the other stuff in the folder. If the user doesn't need to access a file, make it hidden.

- Right stick was pretty fluid, but I think sometimes it just wouldn't work great in some directions - hard to know about where to put the circle so it doesn't overlap something. Other shapes might help with the scrolling type of control.

- After a few moments I lost the right analog stick completely. My controller disconnected, I think? Not sure why because I had been actively using it. I got it connected again, but i think right stick was totally dead at that point. I opened up the placement menu, and the position of the right stick was just slow-drifting constantly.... so strange.

- The Mantis button placement menu is great - not sure why so much other stuff - there are menus for controllers & phases (?), settings , etc. & honestly, I don't know why so much there, i think you could just strip that all out & make just the button placement & those things (if needed at all) can be drop down options or something out of the way - that should make it way more streamlined & straightforward to use. Actually opening it up now, those menus are not really responsive... not sure why... the first menu I touch opens up, but after that can't select other menus... huh.

All in all, SUPER SUPER cool - keep up the good work!!
[Android Apps and Games] DaisyPlucksta:
Also, just noting @AnkitChowdhury that my YouTube on my Mac is now glitching - & I literally haven't done anything except for run your command-line files... I've restarted everything & cleared cookies - the only thing I can think of is that somehow setting up Mantis changed some audio/video setting on my Mac? Soooo weird...

EDIT: It only seems to affect when playing over HDMI... so I'll plug in speakers for now, but super strange. Just reporting in case you hear other cases like this.
[Android Apps and Games] Kung-Foo-Kamel:
I'm now having games crash on my Pixel 2 XL while trying to use Mantis, I have reinstalled Panda and that works fine, except for COD which both Panda and Mantis cause it to crash, I haven't changed or updated anything, so not sure what happened here, it was working just fine.

The only thing I did was change controllers from the Kishi to the Junglecat.

I might try and remove and reinstall the app and see if that corrects it.

I really feel that game devs should be putting full or even semi gamepad support in their games as using apps like this to bandaid fix an issue is not the best solution, or Google should implement these features at a Kernel level and put it in the accessibility area.

From using both iPhones and Android phones, it looks like Apple has more games supporting controllers natively than Android, you can even get a Kishi style gamepad that works natively with COD, see here https://playbackbone.com/games
[Android Apps and Games] shmimeow:
Hey good job man, just saw this app today. Finally a proper alternative to Octopus and Panda. Been using this with Switchroot 10. So far so good for beta. Not sure if it's a bug but I can't map the dpad buttons individually. Also, if you can work on doing stick+button combos for MOBA skill shots then this app will be perfect, especially for Switchroot users.

Keep up the good work and all the best. (y):coffee::alien:
[Android Apps and Games] _mestro:
@AnkitChowdhury what do you think about my case ?
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
Please update the App to the Latest Version. Mantis Pro now doesn't require a PC to Connect MantisBuddy. You can Activate with just a Click from a Second Android. Try it out.
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
Hello, it's a really rare issue. Which Android Version are you on?
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
Hello, we've streamlined the instructions on the MantisBuddy a lot. Also in the detailed tutorials it's mentioned clearly that the additional settings are required only on some brands of Android Devices like Mi/Oppo,etc.

About the Activation process, we've made it really simple now, you can now Connect MantisBuddy using another Android Device and won't need a PC/Mac at all. This makes Mantis the first Non-Cloning keymapper on Android to become completely PC-Free.

About Right Stick Issues, please update to v0.5.1b. The issue is now fixed.

And thanks a lot for the feedback about the Menu. It's only our Launch version and we're consuming all the feedback we're receiving and trying to make the app better every day.

And thanks a lot for the appreciation. Please do update, test and put up a review when you're completely happy with the App. It'll help a lot. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
MantisBuddy & ADB has nothing to do with Youtube or any other App. It just doesn't have the jurisdiction.
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
- The Right Stick issue is solved on the Latest Version. Please give it a go.

- Mantis uses it's own Input Method to receive Gamepad Inputs, hence why your Stock Keyboard doesn't show up when in-game. We'll soon be implementing the Keyboard part as well.

- You can now remove added games in the Latest Version.

- The game may have some incompatibility issue. We'll have to check. Thanks for notifying.

Please give the latest version a go. It's a massive update. Do keep me posted. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
Unfortunately, Mantis doesn't support Touch Mapping and Real Touch Gestures together at the moment. We'll hopefully get this sorted some time on the future. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
We do have plans of having a completely True Android TV Version of the App, made specifically for TVs. All your suggestions have been duly noted and we'll consider them for the future updates.

About the RemoteADB part, it won't work on most devices as a TCP/IP ADB Connection can only be made when the Device's Debugging is set to TCP mode with a port number for which you need to connect to a PC.

Hope this helps. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
Hello, thank you for your kind words. Really appreciate it.

About the DPAD Buttons, we'll look into the problem.

About the MOBA Skill Shots/Casting mechanism - We couldn't get it ready for Launch, but it's a planned feature and will arrive some time soon.

Please keep supporting Mantis. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] D-Mak:
@AnkitChowdhury

Can you add that you can move within the list of games with the left joystick or with the keys? That option is not available at this time.
[Android Apps and Games] micha8bit:
I ordered a SteelSeries Stratus Duo and Connection and playing in Emulator is not a Problem anymore. Will test other emulators and give feedback but so far really nice job. Awesome!!!
[Android Apps and Games] _mestro:
My android version is 10QKQ1.191215.002 , i am using xiaomi redmi note 9 pro and have usb debugging with security settings turned on ( not default). I need help ASAP.
[Android Apps and Games] frotna:
Hi.

Thanks for quick replay.

Eagerly waiting for new releases...

As i mentioned earlier if you need tester for ShieldTV don't hesitate to PM me...

God luck in future development...
[Android Apps and Games] Soumy1234:
Hello. I'm still facing an issue where if I press more than three inputs on my controller (ipega 9167), they cancel out. I can't move, look and dash at the same time for example. Should I provide logs?
[Android Apps and Games] PPBottle:
I commend you for trying to make a clone-less alternative to current gamepad mappers, but I have noticed the following issues:

- The entire buddy activation process is super finicky. I get different results depening on whether I run the windows script with an already oppened mantispro app in my android phone or not.

- Sometimes the right thumbstick doesnt recognize input on the default mode.

- Sometimes the keyboard input switch doesnt happen after closing the app, having the user need to switch keyboards manually in order to type text.

- The wifi variant of the script doesnt work properly at least for me.

- I turned into an error where mantispro would always crash loop when opening, and had to wipe the app's cache and files in order to work back again. Obviously this meant wiping my already configuration of the gamepad. So a feature to save profiles into a backupable file would be great.

In a more general note:

I think the app should improve regarding retaining the pushed files and configuration done by the script (mantis buddy). Closing the mantispro engine obviously disconnect the mantis buddy, but I have noticed situations where just sleeping the phone with the hardware button will reset the script too. I think you should look another way to reach more permanency regarding the mantisbuddy, considering its vital for the actual keymapping to work. Having the user to constantly use a script from another system (be it another android device or a pc) is a bit counterintuitive IMO. I know being non-root is super restrictive, but there should be another alternative like running adb in your own device like with LADB.
[Android Apps and Games] Kung-Foo-Kamel:
Sorry your app is a complete fail now, it requires activating from another device even if the phone is rooted, it didnt in the previous version, I will stick with Panda Gamepad Pro, it still works, and even works flawlessly with Genshin and host of others.

Activating from another device is super clunky and should not be needed if you have a rooted device.
[Android Apps and Games] Soumy1234:
You can still activate if you're rooted. Just tap on the PC option and activate from there like normal. You can try tapping Force Reset Connection there or Stop Mantis Buddy from the notification if there's any issues.
[Android Apps and Games] Kung-Foo-Kamel:
That doesnt work unless you are connecting to a PC, I didnt have to connect to anything with the previous version, I could self activate???
[Android Apps and Games] Soumy1234:
It works for me. I uninstalled Mantis, rebooted and installed it again just to test. When I went to activate the Buddy through the PC option, it immediately asked for root access. I granted it, closed the app, opened it again, and it was activated.
[Android Apps and Games] Kung-Foo-Kamel:
That worked, I had to uninstall and reinstall, now self activating is working again, something must have happened with the permissions.

I had to do this with both my Pixel and my Black Shark 3.
[Android Apps and Games] Kung-Foo-Kamel:
Okay, tested and both analogue sticks are fully functional in games now, it appears to be on par with Panda in the few games I have tested, when I have some additional time I will test COD Mobile and few others I was having issues with.

I can also say that I don't need to disable battery optimization anymore as it works with this enabled and as a bonus, when launching games via Shark Space the app stays running, as Shark Space was killing it before as it does with Panda, so I can launch the game direct from Shark Space with my phone overclocked and maxed out settings and still use Mantis, so that gets a big tick from me.

Tested with Black Shark 3 and Razer Kishi:

Blitz Brigade: Will close Mantis on loading, so you need to reopen Mantis and launch the game again, then it will stay working, but one you join a game and start playing it will crash the game after about a 1 minute.

Infinity Ops: Functions flawlessly

Genshin Impact: Functions flawlessly

COD Mobile: Functions flawlessy
[Android Apps and Games] budafuko:
when i use it with pubg it constantly disconnects and asks if i want to allow mantis to communicate with the razor kishi, which can be quite annoying when you are about to kill someone (it hasn't ruined a kill yet but it came damn close, i had to use touch inputs until it reconnected.) i didn't have this problem when i was playing COD but that was days ago i'm about to try again to see
[Android Apps and Games] D-Mak:
You have the best team men, Black Shark 3 + Razer Kishi, I think it's many people's dream. 👍

One of the things I like about Mantis is being able to create different profiles for the same game thanks to the option of "phases", I seem to remember that choice is not available to anyone.
[Android Apps and Games] Tranq76:
I've never used anything like this before, but I got a Razer Kishi yesterday, and wanted to play CoD Mobile, so I gave it a go.

Hooked up to my PC, ran the batch file, mapped buttons for CoD..... worked perfectly. Very impressed.

However, when I connected my Kishi to my phone this morning to play again, it seems I'm going to have to go through the process all over again. Have I missed something? I assumed the setup was a one time thing...
[Android Apps and Games] Soumy1234:
Did you reboot the device? You need to activate Mantis everytime you reboot.
[Android Apps and Games] Tranq76:
No, I didn't reboot.

I have just connected again, played a bit, and then closed Mantis. Opened again to check, and it's again asking me to connect.
[Android Apps and Games] Soumy1234:
Maybe it's cause you killed Mantis via the persistent notification? Not sure though...
[Android Apps and Games] Tranq76:
Yeah, that's my thought. I'll leave it next time, see how it affects battery drainage. I hate having notifications hanging around though, so that could get quite annoying.

Of course, I understand this is still in development. Having to connect frequently isn't exactly playing into the mobile nature of the device, so hopefully in the future the need will be eradicated.

Impressed overall though, simple to use and works in game very well (one BR match played, one win - I can't have any complaints there!).
[Android Apps and Games] Kung-Foo-Kamel:
I had to uninstall and reinstall Mantis again as it started to play up in COD Mobile with erratic analogue stick movements and eventually the right analogue stick stopped working again, tried the below:

Symptom: Right analogue stick not working

Rebooted: Failed to function correctly

Disabled and Re-enable the Developer Options: Failed to function correctly

Forced Closed and Restarted Multiple Times: Failed to function correctly

Tested in Several Games: Failed to function correctly

Uninstalled the App and Reinstalled the App: Issue Resolved

I also found another weird bug, out of the 6 games I added and had configured control layouts, the app only restored 2 of them, unfortunately COD Mobile wasn't one.
[Android Apps and Games] _mestro:
Oh man, I have the same issue, and nobody want to help.

Right analog and triggers with select, start of my xbox one controller dont work at all. Tried to do the same as you - no effect at all.

@AnkitChowdhury check out feedback e-mail and try to do something with xbox one controllers. What i discovered that my triggers work but as a right and up on right analog, thats probably why right analog dont work at all.

Best regards, your app is awesome.
[Android Apps and Games] anonxlg:
I don't know if the last update cause this, but I can't get MantisBuddy to start anymore.

I am rooted and didn't need to connect to a pc or another android phone for it to work before. Mantis pro still has root priv and I turned on usb debugging in I still can't get it to start.
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
The next update version 0.5.2b has been pushed to Google Play. It contains a fix for this issue. It will be live any moment now. Give it a go and keep me posted. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
Yes. It's a planned feature, it'll be added sometime soon.
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
That's great. Thanks. Do not forget to put up a review for us on Google Play. (y)
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
Remove the Granted Access from Magisk. Set it to Ask and try again. Nothing has changed in this module with the last update. So it's kinda weird.
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
Extremely sorry. It seems like a compatibility issue where your Device is not being able to handle more than 3 emulated touches. Very difficult to reproduce this issue is. Will let you know when we find something about it. (y)
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
- Please update the App to the Latest Version. Mantis Pro can now be activated using just another Android device.

- Right ThumbStick issue has been sorted for almost all devices.

- If the Keyboard doesn't work after closing game, go to MantisBuddy Screen and use the Force Close Connection button.

- Closing the Mantis Engine should NOT kill MantisBuddy. It's the aggressive Battery Management which is killing the Process. Ideally, Activation is required once every reboot of the Android Device.

- LADB method is still pretty naive and works correctly on 1-3% of Android Devices. It's not a feasible method as of now. But as users move to Android 11 and above it might be considered.

Hope this answers your queries. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] AnkitChowdhury:
Xbox Controllers work perfectly with Mantis. We have hundreds of users, using it everyday.

What happens when you try to Manually Calibrate the Controller?
[Android Apps and Games] _mestro:
Hey

When I try to manually calibrate my xbox controller, then I cant assign :

Right Analog

Both Triggers

Select button

Start button

These buttons just dont assing no matter being pushed lots of times. I can assign other, working buttons to them, but that simply sucks. I have a mini steelseries free mobile gamepad, and it works awesome. I event am using phases a lot, shortcut to them is great idea.
[Android Apps and Games] _mestro:
Hey, i just updated mantis pro.... And it still does not work. Selected buttons are just not recognised. I am sending my menu of controller setting here.
[Android Apps and Games] _mestro:
Besides I have android 10 with MiUI 12 0 1 0 .

My model is Xiaomi Redmi Note 9Pro. I hsve usb debugging and security option on.
[Android Apps and Games] adame09:
Do you have root with Magical?

Try flashing the 1Controller module.
[Android Apps and Games] _mestro:
Sorry but no, i dont want to root my device.
[Android Apps and Games] maslokm:
Please add Linux version of MantisBuddy. It will be mostly the same as Mac version. I ran commands manually.
[Android Apps and Games] maslokm:
I'm trying to get it working with 8bitdo zero. It has no analog controls, only D-Pad. When I calibrate it Mantis does not ask me about pushing D-Pad buttons, only analog and It's not working. How can I add d-pad?
[Android Apps and Games] _mestro:
I have noticed that dpad works fine as single buttons on my xbox controller and steelseries free. If the simple dpad icon dont works for you. Then you should assing 4 different buttons to 4 different dirrections of your dpad.

Thats the simplest solution i guess .
[Android Apps and Games] gamania31610:
Hello , I have a question

How to use XYAB/D-pad/trigger/bumper and aim direction with right stick when I cast a Direction-targeted skill(MOBA game)
[Android Apps and Games] Panoskona:
good evening congratulations for this app guys!!
[Android Apps and Games] CobraKai007:
Will it work with Nvidia Shield?
[Android Apps and Games] plewu:
Is there any chance to map mouse as well ?? would be nice to have mouse conrol simillar as in emulators ( in some games they don't work )
[Android Apps and Games] Bahabannour:
Can you add support for Samsung DEX? I checked other keymapping apps on dex and they work fine. Its a shame that the best keymapping app Mantis doesn't support that.
[Android Apps and Games] ethan3686:
Why does the Mantisbuddy keep asking for activation everytime i use it? Its supposed to be done only once right? I did it with my pc via adb. But still shows needs activation after i restart the app.

Samsung S20+ here.
[Android Apps and Games] imadirewolf:
theres a way to force a screen orientation on mantis gamepad?

im trying to use with vmos but the vmos starts in portrait and if i remap the analog sticks is inverted because the mantis keep running in portrait
[Android Apps and Games] pankspoo:
I have created small video showing how to do activation of gamepad controller using android to android method because most of users not able to enable it easily and small gaming test is there. Tha ks for developers for providing this app please also include support for mouse and keyboard too
[Android Apps and Games] WODAK:
Hello!

I'm using a Raspberry Pi 4b with installed KonstaKangs Lineage 17.1. I have 4 controllers connected (Logitech F710) to the pi and they all get well connected. I've tried to play some multiplayer games on a single screen like BadLands, Beach Buggy racing etc. and all of the controllers happen to work in the games.

Now I tried Mantis Gamepad Pro and I can say it a masterpiece :) Its working fine with my personal games.

But ( there is always a but :) ) the only problem is that the app does not support multiple controllers. They all got recognized and tested (calibrated etc.) but there is no option to enable more than one.

Ok there are two problems :) The second one is that even chose any other controller dunning the game only the first one works. I tried to everything but no success :/

keep up this REALLY good work! ( keep it free :) )
[Android Apps and Games] Syzygos:
Hello, I'm having a problem calibrating my 8BitDo SN30 Pro+ controller and Dualshock 4 controller that shows up as Wireless Controller Touchpad in Mantis Pro. The device I'm having this issue with is a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 running Android 11. I've searched but couldn't find anything to solve this issue.
[Android Apps and Games] limax64462:
panda gamepad pro is not working for me. I asked developers but they don't respond to my questions. Mantis gamepad is supported for Xiaomi Redmi 3?
[Android Apps and Games] Cejay17:
No Android TV support? Install failed.
[Android Apps and Games] Gaalpos:
this app is exactly what i was looking for.I just have one problem: the app won't let me configure the D Pad on my DualShock 2.
[Android Apps and Games] doganmanis:
I use phone by phone activation it works to active my device but when i unplugged the cable the activation is gone.