Retroarch: Android - Starting Game Via Intents only works when RetroArch is closed

Created on 30 Dec 2018  路  6Comments  路  Source: libretro/RetroArch

Description

When starting a ROM via a FrontEnd using Intents, it only works fully when RetroArch is closed. When RetroArch is already started the Intent just brings the App to the Front.

Expected behavior

Ask if you want to end current session and start the new ROM if its the same ROM path.
Resume if same ROM path.

Actual behavior

It brings you back to where you left off.

Steps to reproduce the bug

  1. Start RetroArch anyway you would like
  2. Start RetroArch via Intents
  3. Observe RetroArch does not start the ROM specified in the Extra Parameter.

Environment information

SHIELD TV - Android Oreo

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Source
picture FourEyedPanda
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If it's not too intrusive, sure, let's see what you can come up with.

picture twinaphex on 3 Jun 2020
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All 6 comments

Do you have a link describing these intents? I've never seen that done before for RetroArch.

EDIT: Aha found someone describing it https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidGaming/comments/5r6jox/any_way_to_launch_roms_in_retroarch_from_home/

parkerlreed picture parkerlreed on 31 Dec 2018

I can confirm said issue too.

parkerlreed picture parkerlreed on 31 Dec 2018

I'm using Arc Browser, and getting this issue as well with RetroArch.

PeterTucker picture PeterTucker on 24 Feb 2019

using external launchers is not a priority for us

fr500 picture fr500 on 24 Feb 2019
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Would you guys accept a pull request to fix this? I'd like to give it a try.

johanbcn picture johanbcn on 3 Jun 2020
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If it's not too intrusive, sure, let's see what you can come up with.

twinaphex picture twinaphex on 3 Jun 2020
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