Homebrew Discussion hid-mitm coming soon for Kosmos v12!

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Why's it use a phone to translate? Thought it would have been added directly into the custom firmware. Great work all the same though :)
Mitm means "man in the middle". Basically the switch thinks that the phone IS a pro controller. This can't be done directly on the switch, for now. Just be patient and a "translator" will be done
 
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Mitm means "man in the middle". Basically the switch thinks that the phone IS a pro controller. This can't be done directly on the switch, for now. Just be patient and a "translator" will be done
So would this still require the controllers connected via a cable to either the phone or switch?
 

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I'm very excited about this but I only own a couple of old Xbox One controllers, I wonder if there's a way they'll be compatible..

Since you have to use a phone, is the Switch - Phone connection by cable? Then you connect a bluetooth controller to the phone?
 

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I'm very excited about this but I only own a couple of old Xbox One controllers, I wonder if there's a way they'll be compatible..

Since you have to use a phone, is the Switch - Phone connection by cable? Then you connect a bluetooth controller to the phone?
I'd imagine it has to be bluetooth by phone then connect it to the dock?
or prolly bluetooth to bluetooth (inception).
I wonder it ios devices will be compatible.
 

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Cool, HID to VPAD for the Switch. I was wondering how long it takes until it appears.
Although it's not exactly like HID to VPAD.
HID to VPAD enabled two things: HID (not Xinput) controllers to be plugged in via USB. The controllers need a specific ini file telling the homebrew which hardware button is mapped to which input button. These configs were included for most popular controllers but for rare ones (like some random SNES pads from ebay) you had to do it yourself which was really easy as well. It also enabled the Switch Pro Controller (wired only obviously) to be used on the Wii U.
The second thing it enabled is using any controller that is supported by the homebrew as a replacement for the Wii U GamePad. That's right: This way the Wii U Pro Controller can be used to play "GamePad only games".
The reason I'm writing this is, because this might be interesting when we want to use the Switch Pro Controller to be registered as Joy-Cons so we can (theoretically) use it to play Pokémon Let's Go or Super Mario Party.

The closest it comes to is the HID to VPAD network client. This one enables all controllers, that are working on a PC, to be redirected to the Wii U with a small tool running on the PC the whole time.
 

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Rip Guess apple aint supported? Any input lag?
Why is wifi used?

the wifi is used because they have not been able to manipulate the Bluetooth of the Horizon OS, the support for the apple can even arrive if someone is willing to work with it
 

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So would this still require the controllers connected via a cable to either the phone or switch?
the controller should be connected via bluetooth or cable to the phone, an app on the phone then "captures" the input from the controller and translates it to a signal compatible with the switch. Then the signal gets to the switch via Wi-fi.
 
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the controller should be connected via bluetooth or cable to the phone, an app on the phone then "captures" the input from the controller and translates it to a signal compatible with the switch. Then the signal gets to the switch via Wi-fi.
Sounds better then I first thought. Was worried we would be stuck with a usb cable straight to the console dock. Not that that's a problem but would limit the distance from the dock
 

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