Unable to select any option on firestick
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Description
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- This is a bug in RetroArch frontend
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Description
I installed retroarch on my firestick so that I can use my mobile phone as a retropad remote for playing but I am unable to select any option and can only navigate using up and down keys on the retroarch app on firestick.
The centre button on firestick remote does not work as intended due to which I cannot use my phones as retropads to connect to my firestick or even load a core or game.
This is very frustrating and troublesome.It would be really great if I can select an option using my firestick remote by clicking on the centre button.
I tried all other buttons and none of them was able to click on any option.
Thankyou!
Expected behavior
I click centre button on firestick and the option gets clicked and opens
Steps to reproduce the bug
Install retroarch from Amazon store on firestick(default store)
Open it and try selecting any option using firestick remote
Version/Commit
1.20.0
Bisect Results
No response
Present in the nightly version
I don't know
Platform & operating system
Firestick OS
Affected Cores
All
Environment information
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Relevant log output
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in RetroArch 1.20.0 installed from the Amazon store on a Firestick, using the device remote's centre button to select menu options. Compare navigation and selection behavior across the frontend and capture relevant logs or input details. Done means the centre button selects and opens options, allowing a core or game to be loaded and a phone retropad to connect.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100