[SOLVED] Unity Remote 5 not working

Hello,

I've been trying to get Unity Remote 5 working for 2 hours now and it still is not doing it's job.

The main problem I currently have is gettind Android SDK working. All the links I found online are outdated and link to the full Android Studio program, and when I download 1 line only, SDK I get a complete renewed file with no single usable program in it.

So I just decided to go with the full Android Studio program, but now in Unity itself I simply can't find any folder in Program Files > Android Studio which it accepts as an SDK folder.

Where am I going wrong and is anyone able to help me with this?

Thanks in advance,
Frisout

 

Bump. I tried it on 2 differnt phones, both got the settings in developer mode correct. I also installed the usb driver in SDK manager, the only thing right now is that I can't set the SDK folder in Unity

 

What do you see when you go to preferences -> External tools

At the bottom should be where you direct it to find the folders..

Example:

Code (csharp):

1. C:/Program Files (x86)/Android/android-sdk

Dumb question but you ran -> SDKManager.exe and downloaded all the stuff you needed right / and switched to android platform in Unity?

 

Well if you can tell me where oh where I can find SDKManager.exe that may would help a lot already. I just installed this because all the old SDK links link to this page: https://developer.android.com/studio/install.html

And in the External Tools all I see is that it wants me to direct a folder, but it doesn't seem to accept any folder in the program files/Android as a folder it can use. Also there is no android-sdk folder in my Android folder so I may just be missing out on a certain file that I need.

Thanks for the reply so far

 

The SDKManager.exe is in the android sdk directory. Just look for where it installed androidstudio and you should see it in there somewhere.

I never used android studio and downloaded the standalone sdk but based on what I read you can't do that anymore but there is a way but I did not try it and looks like its a batch file now.


Down at the bottom here is where you get just the SDK
=> https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html#downloads

 

Hm. well in the androidstudio folder there simply is no android sdk directory. I ran a whole search trough my entire pc yet it was not able to find it installed anywhere. Yet I'm certain that androidstudio is completly installed. What is up here?

 

Check here:

Code (csharp):

1. C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\appdata\local\android\sdk

It might be called sdkmanager.bat now.

Could also open up Android Studio and then select 'Settings' then => submenu: Tools -> Android -> SDK Manager
To check the location of where it installed it, then you just tell Unity where it is.

 

OOOH I totally forgot appdata was a thing :blush:
This totally fixed it and it is now working

Thank you so much for the help man!

 

Installing "ADB driver" fixed my problem. If anyone has that issue, I highly recommend install that driver:

http://adbdriver.com/downloads/

 

1 Install android SDK https://androidsdkoffline.blogspot.com/p/android-sdk-tools.html?m=1
2 unzip the files and in the tools folder inside the main SDK folder,run android batch file.
3 SDK manager will show up,select android SDK tools,android build tools,android platform tools,google usb driver(under extras),SDK platform and sources under the latest android version,install these packages.
4 in the platform tools folder,open command prompt,type adb devices(make sure to connect your phone with usb debugging and developer options 'on')
If the list displayed is null then go to
'Install OEM usb drivers ' in google
Download the usb driver of the os of your phone.
5 with your phone plugged in,go to device manager under portable or other devices,right click and select update driver and then browse to the Google usb driver folder(inside your sdk folder),click next.
6 , go through the command prompt again,if unauthorised is displayed then check your phone there must be a box '''Allow this device....." Like that, tap OK
7 install JDK and inside unity edit>preference s>external tools browse to your sdk folder and jdk [version] folder inside JAVA folder. In my case it is inside program files,C:
8 in project settings select any Android device option in the unity remote device drop-down.
9 close unity,open unity remote 5 and open unity again.
10 it should work

 

I really dont understand why this is so difficult. Why cant unity just install what it needs to make it work.

 

Ok i figured out why it was not working i think. Everytime I plug in my phone it asks me how it wants to be connected. do I just want to charge it? do I want to do file transfer? and there are about 7 different choices. I have been choosing to allow the computer to see my phone as a file transfer device. I tried to deny the allowance of file transfer this time and chose charge only and it worked. I also followed these steps specifically

• In Unity, leave enabled the option at “Unity Remote Editor Settings> Device> Any Android Device”
  
  
• Close Unity.
  
  
• Open Unity Remote App on your Android device.
  
  
• Connect your device to your computer.
  
  
• Chose Charge Only

• Open Unity again.
  

 

Every time on new machine I'm trying to make unity remote works It's kind a painful quest which exhaust my soul.

Thank you for you messages but it didn't work for me. What I've done:
1. Install jdk and sdk using Unity Hub
2. Set android device to developer mode.
3. Close Unity.
4. Connect to computer with usb.
5. Choose charge only.
6. Run adb devices.
7. Open Unity

And I did similar things about hundred times but nothing can helps me. As usually the problem will be in one ****ng toggle or something like that.
Does anyone have more suggestions how to setup unity remote? Or maybe where to look for any connection log?

 

I'm also stuck. The last time I made this work was 2 years ago and I can't get it to run ever since...

 

Just wanted to mention this worked for me. Crazy
I didn't install any special drivers or anything.

Did those exact steps.

 

I was having the same problem too until I stumbled upon this thread. I followed the exact steps.

 

Tried that, doesn't work...

 

It is to not that I get the warning:
Set-up Android SDK path to make Android remote work

But android support is installed.

 

OK, there is actually no sd installed in my */Unity/2019.3.12f1/Editor/Data/PlaybackEngines/AndroidPlayer\SDK

Why is that? SHouldn't it be installed with Unity?

 

Well, f*ck this. :/

There are actually install options under Android support in Unity install...

 

OK, still not working, this is some lame ass thing there, it used to work no problem. What has been done?!

I need to deploy to test now

 

[working for Me ]


So what I did is
1. I downloaded the android version of my phone in android studio's SDK manager
2. I copied the download location where it was installing
3.I changed manually specify the Android SDK Tools in the Unity->Preferences>External Tools>Android(second checkbox) . to where I installed the SDK
4.Enabled USB debugging in my phone and USB setting as connect as PTP
5.Launched the Unity remote and played
BOOM its working............... Thanks

 

What's android studio sdk manager?

Don't tell me I have to download Android Studio?

 

OK I installed android studio but when I change the sdk folder in unity to the install folder I get:
"You are not using the recommended android sdk tools..."

And as is it still is NOT working.

Which folder do you have to put there?

 

Geez I eventually made it work, I have no idea how...

Also, the UI is completely different than in the dev environment. :/

 

I recently had to get Unity Remote for Android working on a couple of computers for a project, so I put together an article after all the trials and tribulations I went through. Hopefully, no one else will have to go through what I did

Here's my 2020 guide to getting Unity Remote working, for anyone else looking for answers on this topic: https://blog.terresquall.com/2020/05/getting-unity-remote-for-android-to-work-on-windows/

 

Okay this definitely worked for me. Seems like the internal SDK installed with Unity 2019 version is broken. I strongly suggested downloading SDK and have Unity external tools point to it. Repeat do not use the recommended internal SDK in unity

 

Hi guys,

I have also spent a couple of hours trying to get Unity remote to work with Unity version 2019.3.14f and I've finally got it working using the Android SDK installed via Unity Hub.

These are the things I tried:

1. Installed the Google USB driver as per terresquall's blog post here (thanks for your work there).
2. Open the project in Unity goto File > Build Settings... make sure Android selected as the platform and verify you can see your connected Android device in "Run Device".
3. Edit > Preferences > External Tools. Click "Copy Path" button under "Android SDK Tools installed with Unity". Unselect the checkbox for "Android SDK Tools installed with Unity (recommended)" and paste or browse to the path you just copied. Oddly this will result in a warning that you are not using the recommended Android SDK tools.
4. Save and close Unity, restart your PC and Android device for good measure. Make sure your Android is still connected via USB. Start the Unity remote 5 app on your Android and load the project back up in Unity.
5. Go back to Edit > Preferences > External Tools and check the checkbox for "Android SDK Tools installed with Unity (recommended)".
6. Press Play on the editor and if all is going well, it will take just a little bit longer than usual to start and you should see the game viewport mirrored on your device.

TLDR: muck around with the checkbox / path for the recommended Android SDK Tools or have it point to an externally downloaded version of the Android SDK like the other guys have suggested.

Also if things are going well with the Unity remote app the available aspect ratios should get updated for the wider range used across mobile devices. You will want to pick an aspect that matches what you expect to see on your mobile or the screen might look skewed, especially for UI.

Anyhow, I hope this saves someone else some time and headache.

 

Hey UMatthew, thanks for your post. Strangely I found many solutions for resolving Unity Remote 5 connection issues but none of them worked for me. Finally I came up with yours and frankly I tried it without faith but it worked!! Thanks man... I wish Unity would provide more information on making Remote app work. It's really a great tool but it's quiet difficult to make it work.

 

OK I can't make it work again... seriously, is this even looked into?

Following this:
https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/UnityRemote5.html

I'm unable to make Unity Remote 5 work.

 

For info I had no problem compiling and deploying to the tablet...

 

This issue is still not solved, unity remote 5 desperatly does NOT show the debugging app.

Tried with a mobile phone, does the same...

 

been going at this for about 6 hours now and same issue for me.
What is great is i can use the andriod logcat and get a screen capture of my phone without issue. I can see the lag and comms from the phone and unity.
I can build and run from unity and the app auto loads the phone. But for the life of me nothing seems to get the live PLAY test to work....

 

FYI 2020.1 came out and with it an alternative game windo allowing, apparently, to better see how the application will behave on certain devices.

Unity Remote will stay as bad as it is so I guess it's our best bet.

Hopefully once the app is tested we won't get any surprises on deploy.

 

If more people were like you there'd be no war. You've saved my sanity, thank you.

 

This worked for me thank you!! <3

 

no fix provided here works, and the funny fact is that unity remote worked two months ago with the same project and device. Just did the same steps that always worked. first connect the device, open unity remote, then open the project, click play. should had worked as it always did in the past. but nope.

building and running the project successfully builds and upload the apk to the device and it automatically opens it.

there is a different version of unity remote maybe unity remote 2020 or something? this is an essential piece of software

 

I want to add to the chorus - this worked for me!

 

I was having issues with unity remote for a week now. Finally I got it working , I'll list all the things I did.
1) Everything was downloaded from Unity Hub , the SDK , NDK ,JDK .
2) Go to Edit > Project settings > Editor > Device and choose any android device and set your joystick source to Remote.
3) Now go to Edit > Preferences > External Tools > Android and make sure your SDK , JDK and NDK are setup properly.
4) On your android device , make sure USB debugging is enabled .
5) When you connect your device to your computer , it should be in PTP mode
6) *IMPORTANT* Now you need to install Android Studio . Open Android Studio , go to SDK Manager > SDK Tools and install Google USB Driver.

PS - I'm currently using Unity 2020.1.0f1
Also , I found a video which I think covers every point that I mentioned

 

ok got it working, when using the recommended JDK and ASK path, unity was wrongly using paths from a different version that was not even installed. It didn't wanted for me to manually edit the paths either. I finally fix it by opening the 2020 version of the editor and manually setting it up to 2020 paths. then finally it let me fix manually the 2019 version

I don't know what happened but probably the 2020 messed up some setting for the versions already installed.

go figure

 

Hello, I had the same problem and I just want to share my solution here as it is the first google result.

Nothing was working, but this: I had to dock my "Game" tab (I usually have it floating on a second monitor) and select "Maximize on play". After this and hitting Play mode, my Unity Remote on Android was working like a charm.

I used this solution on some previous versions too, currently I am on 2019.3.6f1

 

tried everything list in this thread including variations. Nothing works. Windows Unity Editor 2020.1.9f1. At this point, Unity should declare it deprecated or something and remove this junk from the Play Store for Android. FYI, Android studio (and command line) works fine, logcat, adb connect no problem. My device is also detecting in build settings etc. It's definitely an issue with the remote app or unity/unity android SDK version.

I tried on Mac Unity 2020.1.9f1 with an iPhone. Even though Unity can see my device. Unity Remote 5 refuses to work.

 

Okay I know that I'm incredibely late but this is how I did it -

once you install the modules from unity hub itself, in the preferences > external tools > android you gotta copy the path and paste it. And at the end instead of a forward slash, there is a backward slash. You Gotta' change that.

 

Thank you so much!!!
I spent an hour trying to configure Unity Remote on a Redmi Note 8 Pro, until I found your post...thanks!
edit: for me, point 4 was crucial to get things working.

 

An angle hit the spot...Thanks for that man!!!
I wasted 1 and a half of a day trying to make REMOTE work. I read your post and it helped a lot

 

This one is full proof! In my case, the issue was in my device's setup where I didn't have USB debugging enabled in developer options.

 

As it

Hi, as it is said you are an angel and you solved my problem too.
As far as I see, my problem is also solved after changing the sdk packages' ways manually (as you explained in the second part (magic tricks))

 

This worked for me too.
I changed the SDK package to my Android Studio ones, then closed Unity and checked my ADB devices,
installed Google USB drivers with Device Manager and updated

 

After a few hours, this is what worked for me, together with the Google USB driver pointed here as well. As I could understand, seems like the default sdk path that unity 2019 provides is broken, and doing these steps solved the problem. Thanks!

 

Just adding my story to this. I didn't have to install Android Studio or the ADB to fix.

I'm using 2019.4.9f1 on a project currently because it's an LTS release. Android device was a Moto G6 phone, don't judge me. Downloaded the Remote app onto it today; Play Store info said it was last updated Feb 1st so I was hopeful, even though the app has a 3 star rating and many angry reviews.

I set the USB type to File Transfer on the Moto and went to Went to Edit > Preferences > External Tools in Unity and saw this:



I noticed the JDK and SDK paths have slashes and backslashes. On SDK I clicked Copy Path, changed the slashes to backslashes in Notepad++ then pasted it in - and it still didn't work so I did the same for all the others



even Gradle and of course restarted the remote app and Unity couple of times, as per Roy's advice. And then the remote worked. I then tried re-checking all the boxes and running it again. And it still works - and the \ and / are back exactly like the first pic.

I didn't have to do this in 2019 when I last used the remote. I think Unity can do better. And that this post is very dull.