r/ayaneo

Hi everyone,

I'm the main developer of Handheld Companion, an open source solution for Windows PC and handheld, and I thought this might be relevant to people here who own Windows handhelds and enjoy gyro aiming.

Since version 0.30.0.1, Handheld Companion can emulate several controller types that are recognized by Steam Input:

• Steam Deck
• Steam Controller
• DualSense
• DualShock4

The goal is to make Steam Input gyro features available on handhelds that either don't expose their IMU to Steam properly or don't have native Steam Input gyro support.

Under the hood, motion data from the handheld's IMU is translated and fed into the emulated controller, allowing Steam Input to handle gyro aiming just as it would with supported devices. This currently works across most Windows handhelds supported by Handheld Companion, including devices from ASUS, Lenovo, GPD, AYANEO, OneXPlayer, MSI, Zotac, and others.

For games that expect XInput, HC can also expose an emulated Xbox 360 controller for broad compatibility through its own gyro translation layer based on JibbSmart's JoyShockLibrary work.

I know many people here already have their preferred gyro setups, therefore I'm not trying to convince anyone but from the looks of it and because I hardly do any promotion on HC, not many people seams to be aware.

Case admittedly was big for the RG351 but it held everything like wifi dongles, readers, and cables in one neat package. So it did the job then.

With the Ayaneo, it does still have some wiggle room since the case is thicker. That's even with a silicon grip added. I prefer this over the old 3ds xl case I've resorted to using before 😅

Figured people might like knowing. Hope it helps someone.

Oh and just an additional FYI if it helps even more, I do have the ugreen one for the RG351 as well — the one that fits perfectly and the same one Retro Game Corp did a review on. No. It won't fit the Ayaneo even without the grip.

Ayaneo Pocket Ace and the Pocket Vert.

Over the past few weeks I’ve been building HandheldAtlas — a community-driven database focused on handheld gaming.
The goal isn’t just another list of settings.
It’s to build a place where handheld players can share:
• Benchmarks
• Game presets
• Battery life testing
• Optimization guides
• Real-world device experiences
The first feedback from Reddit has already helped shape new features and confirmed something interesting:
People don’t just want “best settings.”
They want to understand why those settings work.
So now we’re looking for a few early contributors who enjoy:
🔧 Testing games
📊 Benchmarking
🎮 Creating presets
📚 Writing guides
🧪 Finding bugs and improving the platform
We already have a Discord with benchmarking guides, testing workflows and community discussions.
If you’d like to help build something useful for the handheld gaming community while it’s still in its early stages, we’d love to have you involved.
🗺️ HandheldAtlas
🌐 https://www.handheldatlas.com

Very lightly used. Downgrading so I don't have to baby this and want a retroid device I can use with the dual screen Attachment.

Comes with the official grip case, pouch, thumb caps, full screen screen protector and 2 Etsy grip cases.

I'm located in Canada.

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Hey,

does anyone know where I can get those little rubber dust covers that sit between stick and device? I have lost 2 of them on my handhelds.

Cannot find ​anything online, maybe I am searching for the wrong term, I don't know.​​

Thanks in advance!

Hell yeah