Controlling SBrick(s) with a PS4 gaming pad

[Sariel]

Because nobody likes touchscreens. The video below explains whats and hows, and the app that does the magic comes courtesy of István Murvai and can be downloaded here: https://dl.dropboxus...kcontroller.apk

All kudos to Istvan and the SBrick team, I merely tested it and made the video.

[KikoTube]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing this with us :)

[2LegoOrNot2Lego...]

This is so cool! They did an excellent job and you did on the video, thanks indeed! Now we can use our phones again to make video...

[Imanol BB]

I think this is a very useful application, if i had an Sbrick and a smartphone or tablet, using the touchscreen is an annoying thing, mostly because my hands are pretty big (like those Sasquatch hands), and because of that it is a bit hard to see the screen and control all the buttons, but looking how well it works with a normal controller, it gives me some hope about using it with a controller, is really cool, i think István Murvai;made ab excellent job in this app, by the way you also made a nice video and review.

[Balrog]

This is awesome news.

Two questions remain:

1. Will this work with a PS3 controller, too?

2. Can I minimize the Sbrick app (have it run in the background) and use the camera app vor video recording?

[imurvai]

Hi Guys,

First of all thanks Sariel for the great video review.

I just tested how the app behaves if I send it to background. It keeps the connection to the SBrick but unfortunatelly the app doesn't get the controller actions while in background. So still no videorecording during playback :( At least with the same device.

[Sariel]

I think it's Android's fault. It seems to only send commands from the pad to the app currently "on top".

[Jim]

That is some cool shizzle. I will make sure to test it myself. Nice work!

[braker23]

Thanks Sariel for making this cool How-To video. I have been using this setup since May, it works like a charm.

The app developed by Istvan is very good, more reliable than the official one, at least on my Android phone.

I am certain it will work just as good with a PS3 controller, or any Bluetooth gamepad, for that matter.

[Kryne]

Anyone know where i can get the app from? link at the top no longer works.

[Sariel]

1 hour ago, Kryne said:

Anyone know where i can get the app from? link at the top no longer works.

Try this link: https://codeload.github.com/imurvai/sbrickcontroller/zip/master

[Kryne]

Thank you for that

[imurvai]

Hi,

This link also should work: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ox576m980615h8t/sbrickcontroller.apk?dl=0

[RichTech]

I would like to know why I have too much latency with the ps4 controller and the sbrick

[imurvai]

13 hours ago, RichTech said:

I would like to know why I have too much latency with the ps4 controller and the sbrick

Which application are you using to control the SBrick?