moonlight-stream / moonlight-stream/moonlight-android

[Issue]: emulate gamepad motion sensor support not working

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Description

Describe the bug

I used to play botw on cemu with motion controls
Same with yuzu my phones motion would work perfectly out of no where it stopped I tried like 5 different sunshine builds and 3-4 moonlight builds 12.0+ and tried a second pc with no luck

Steps to reproduce

The most I could say here is samsung 23+
Maybe an update ruined it?

Affected games

Gyro games/emulators

Other Moonlight clients

PC

Moonlight adjusted settings

Yes

Moonlight adjusted settings (please complete the following information)

I've tried every variation

Moonlight default settings

Yes

Gamepad-related connection issue

No

Gamepad-related input issue

Yes

Gamepad-related streaming issue

Yes

Android version

Android 14

Device model

Samsung galaxy s23+

Server PC OS version

21v+

Server PC GeForce Experience version

On amd

Server PC Nvidia GPU driver version

On amd

Server PC antivirus and firewall software

Everything off

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Relevant log output

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Additional context

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue on a Samsung Galaxy S23+ running Android 14 with a gyro-enabled game or emulator, comparing the tested Moonlight and Sunshine builds. Check whether gamepad motion input is received during streaming; done means motion controls work consistently in the affected games.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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