

When you first power your RP2 on after removing it from the box, it will boot into Android 6.0. Please ask for assistance in our Discord Server if needed.įollow this helpful video guide on how to apply the screen protector. This can brick your device if done incorrectly, so please only attempt at your own risk. If you need to restore Android to its original state, you will need to flash it. If this happens, you can find a backup image of Android here, and instructions on the process here.

If you do this, you will lose pre-installed emulators and possibly some configuration settings. Due to the age of the RP2's hardware, updates may actually reduce functionality, or cause an app to stop working entirely, due to removal of support for legacy hardware/firmware.īe careful about restoring/formatting Android. This does not apply to the RP2: the various installed Android apps are not written specifically for the RP2, but for all Android devices. If you are coming from a console gaming background, you may be used to all updates being both required and more-or-less improvements. Many of these are older or modified versions which have been optimized to work on the RP2. If this happens, a copy of the contents (without games) can be found here.ĭo NOT update or delete any of the preinstalled apps or RetroArch cores. This will result in the loss of the RetroidOS closed system and all pre-installed games. 6.1 Google Accounts on Android on the RP2ĭo NOT format the included microSD card.5.2 Setting the correct button order for Android games.4.2 Using Your SD Card as External Storage.4.1 Linking your internal apps to External SD card.3.1.1 Adding your own ROMs to RetroidOS.
