Android version

[lividhen]

Currently this is just speculation. If we were to use a Bluetooth HID profile, like joycon Droid does with the switch, could we use a phone or tablet as a virtual wiimote, and send the payload through that?

I don't know a whole lot about the pairing process, but bluez could be used a reference / starting point.

I also don't know a lot about android app development, but I would be happy to look into it!

[GaryOderNichts]

Are there any references on how JoyCon Droid does this?
Since it's already a pain to get a PC paired with the Wii U, I doubt it would be much simpler on an Android device.

[lividhen]

There does not seem to be any documentation on how exactly joycon Droid does this (though, I suppose I could ask on discord). The only things I could find were the HID profile android documentation, and also the "real wiimote" feature in dolphin's source.
So, this idea may be a little far fetched for now. If any more information surfaces about it though, it could be cool.

[Invictaz]

Maybe in Termux for Android?

[lividhen]

Maybe in Termux for Android?

OH! Thats actually a really good idea I think. I think android doesnt have the typical wifi manager or standardized chips though, so it would take a lot of modification. You might also need root or adb over wifi (like tasker does) to end and start processes that use the hardware like that.

[GaryOderNichts]

Termux doesn't have access to the underlying hardware drivers which are required for the custom bluetooth stack.
Also BlueZ doesn't run on android.

[lividhen]

Termux doesn't have access to the underlying hardware drivers which are required for the custom bluetooth stack.

Does a native shell?