Flatsonar
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Droidpad Gamepad

by Tofixrs

Use DroidPad as a game controller on Linux

Extensive permissions Verified creator
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About

Droidpad Gamepad is a server that lets you use the DroidPad mobile app as a game controller on your Linux PC. It supports WebSocket and Bluetooth transports and emulates a virtual controller using evdev.

Permissions

3 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
    --device=all
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • talks to system service org.bluez
    --system-talk-name=org.bluez
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • system tray
    --talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher
  • access to xdg-run/tray-icon
    --filesystem=xdg-run/tray-icon:create

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • the build has network access: it can download things the manifest does not list
    droidpad-gamepad:build-options:--share=network
  • hosted by github.com/tofixrs, which owns the io.github namespace of io.github.tofixrs.droidpad-gamepad
    publisher:namespace

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.