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Welcome to the Retroid Handhelds Community Official Wiki
The Retroid Pocket (RP1) & Retroid Pocket 2 (RP2) are handheld retro gaming consoles primarily used for emulation, android games, and streaming content from a PC.
Devices are currently available to be purchased from Retroid's Website. Availability varies by color.
This Wiki is a work-in-progress, with new content being added daily. If you need immediate assistance or cannot find the answer here, please check out our Discord Server subreddit, r/Retroid or Facebook Group. If you would like to be an author, please sign up for an account.
- Ordering & Shipping - Information on where to buy, different shipping methods, and expected timelines for shipping
- Overview & Specs - Colors, batch differences, dimensions & more
- Getting Started - Setting up your new RP2
- Emulators - Emulators that have been determined to work well with the RP2
- Frontends & Launchers - Comparison and guides for available frontends and launchers
- Games - Compatible games and game settings known to work well for the RP2
- Accessories - Information on accessories compatible with the RP2, like SD cards and cases
- Hardware Modifications - Community modifications for the RP2
- Troubleshooting & Known Bugs - Guides on fixing common issues with the RP2
- Firmware - Firmware, Re-flashing, and Root Access
- Wallpapers - Wallpapers for your RP2 made by the community
This is an open and public community site, if you would like to help correct, update, and add content, please sign up for an account and dive in!
The information in this Wiki comes from the Retroid enthusiast community and its members, as well as from our Discord, Reddit, and Facebook Communities. Credit is given to the original poster whenever possible. TortugasSs and straxusii both created our first starter guides and compiled much of the information found here, along with invaluable data from Taki Udon and his community and discord. Wiki infrastructure created by rickinbsb, with foundational assistance from Chthonox, Choosh, Ryan86Me, and StubbornPixel.
A huge thank you to Taki Udon, SBCGaming, RG Handhelds, SgtJimmyRustles, Smakx, Urya, R E T R O, TotallyTerry, CeeJay, Jecklen, Roxy "The Queen" Pepper, /silverdusk/, Thor!, 6ATO, PhelanMyself, Charlie, gsp112, sam_14, MoreTechSir!, Emulation Dojo, ETA Prime, Retro Dodo, Butterboy, Meatman, Midas, TopPom, WACK, Vero, Tomyumgone, kaoshade92, DrTank, Bustawulf, Brycat9001, AfterlitePurple, Franco Catrin, RetroX, Ssor "BobMod" Bob, Vader, Michelle Toussaint, Fred Weiss, and the rest of the Retroid community for their contributions big and small.
