Retroid Pocket Flip Setup Guide

Recommended Accessories

  • MicroSD Card: 512GB or 1TB (you want the greatest you can get because the Retroid Pocket 4/4 Pro can even play Switch games).
  • MicroSD Card Reader: UGREEN SD Card Reader
  • HDMI Out: UGREEN Micro HDMI to HDMI Cable
  • Charger: UGREEN 65W Charger

Initial Setup Guide

  • Prepare SD Card: Your SD card can be prepared in advance. Follow the instructions on this page to receive everything you need before receiving your gadget.
  • Setup Wizard: When you first receive your device, follow the instructions on the screen to set it up. Click Next when the screen asking about preinstalling apps appears, and you want to ensure none are selected. If you plan on using my Daijisho guide to use the AOSP Launcher as a frontend, you should choose it on the following screen.

Recommended Settings

  • Over-the-Air Updates: Navigate to System, Updater, and look for an update in the Android settings.
  • Play Store: Log in to the Play Store and do any app updates.
  • Performance Mode: I advise selecting Standard or Performance mode unless you want to emulate switches, in which case you may want to choose High Performance.
  • Quick Panel: Swipe down from the top to access the Android quick panel. The Floating Icon is the white bar on the right side of the screen that displays the temperature, button mapping, frame rate, and other information.

Recommended Emulators

To keep some of these emulators, like Vita3K and RetroArch, current, you should use Obtainium.

RetroArch – PS1 & Under – Nightly (RetroArch_aarch64.apk)

It would help if you used the Nightly build, not the one from the Google Play Store, for RetroArch. RetroArch will be your go-to emulator for anything under and including the Sony PlayStation 1.

M64Plus FZ Pro – Nintendo 64

Regretfully, many games on RetroArch for the Nintendo 64 are broken on Android. Unfortunately, there is no other way to activate Retro Achievements. Some titles, like Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time, function flawlessly, but the majority will have several texture problems and more (Mario Golf, Pokemon Snap, etc.).

The premium version of M64Plus FZ Pro is preferable to the free one, and you should use it from the Google Play Store.

PPSSPP – Sony PlayStation Portable

The Google Play Store's PPSSPP is the most excellent Android emulator for simulating the Sony PlayStation Portable. If you wish to help the developer, you must purchase the version; otherwise, it makes no difference.

Dolphin – Nintendo GameCube & Wii – Beta

Dolphin and the Google Play Store's beta version are the best Android emulators for the Nintendo GameCube and Wii. If you enable or enroll in the beta version on the Play Store page, you will receive the most recent version of the emulator, which corresponds to the development version on their website.

NetherSX2 – Sony PlayStation 2 – Current

The most up-to-date and optimal version for emulating the Sony PlayStation 2 is NetherSX2-Current.

Recommended Frontends

  • Daijisho
  • EmulationStation