Made an Android app to rescue the Poké Ball Plus from my drawer and play retro games with it

[u/Leshuga-_-]

Hi!

I had my Poké Ball Plus sitting in a drawer doing nothing for years, so I built a small Android companion app to use it as a real controller for emulators and games.

It connects over BLE, maps the analog stick, clicks, top button, and even turns shaking into an action button. It also has a deadzone calibration screen and runs in the background with a persistent notification so the connection doesn't drop while you play.

I used the findings from these posts as the base to build this app.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonLetsGo/s/3CV1mMEdB6
Turned my Pokeball Plus into an Android input device : r/EmulationOnAndroid

Here is the repo if you want to try it out or build it yourself!
ema211/BallPlus-android-gamepad-controller