Guides

Step-by-step and tested on real handhelds, with no piracy. Start with the setup wizard if you're not sure where to begin.

Setup · Start here

Set up your Android handheld: unbox to first game

A plain-English, step-by-step setup guide for Android handhelds: updates, performance modes, microSD, emulators, GPU drivers and backups. Interactive checklist that saves your progress.

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Drivers

Custom GPU drivers on Android handhelds: Turnip vs Qualcomm, explained

Which GPU driver to use on Adreno 6xx, 7xx and 8xx handhelds, how to install it in Eden, Winlator, GameNative and GameHub Lite, and how to roll back.

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PC games

Winlator vs GameHub Lite vs GameNative: play PC games on your Android handheld

Which Windows-game app to pick, how to set up a container, and the DXVK, FEX/Box64 and resolution settings that actually raise FPS.

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Switch

Eden setup on Android handhelds: first boot to per-game tuning

Set up the Eden Switch emulator legally on your handheld: dump from your own console, controller mapping, GPU driver manager, per-game settings and mods.

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Setup

Day-one setup for a new Android handheld (Odin 3, Retroid Pocket 6, Thor and more)

The first 30 minutes with a new Android handheld: updates, performance and fan modes, the apps to install, storage layout and backups.

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Frontends

ES-DE vs Daijishō vs Beacon: pick and set up an Android frontend

Compare the three most popular Android game frontends and set one up step by step: ROM paths, scraping, emulator linking and making it your home screen.

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Performance

Frame generation on Android handhelds: when it helps and how to turn it on

LSFG, GameHub Lite's AI frame gen and LSFG-Android explained: requirements, the base-FPS rule, latency trade-offs and step-by-step setup.

Verified 2026-10-18 →

Tools

Tool

Setup wizard

Device + emulator → driver and settings.

Tool

GPU driver hub

Every Turnip / Qualcomm driver project, filtered by your chip.

Devices

Device pages

Specs, drivers and tested games per handheld.

New to handhelds? Read Start Here, the glossary and common problems & fixes.