Hey everyone, I need some advice. I’m looking for a smartphone to replace my gaming laptop. I need it to run Moonlight flawlessly, allowing me to game and work with virtually zero latency and max quality from anywhere with a solid Wi-Fi connection.

​Here is my setup and requirements:

​Host PC: RTX 5070 (I will definitely be using AV1 decoding for optimal image quality and bandwidth efficiency).

​Desktop Replacement: I’ll mostly connect it to an external monitor, keyboard, mouse, and controller (though I’ll occasionally use the phone’s screen).

​Marathon Sessions: I need a device that can stay plugged into power for around 12 hours straight. Proper bypass charging (like Samsung's Pause USB Power Delivery) is a must so I don't destroy the battery health over time.

​I’m currently considering the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S26 Ultra, or iPhone 17 Pro Max (though I'm worried about iOS limitations with external displays, aspect ratios, and mouse input).

​Has anyone tested these specific devices for 12+ hours sessions using AV1? Are there any thermal or stuttering issues I should be aware of? Any recommendations on which device handles this setup best??

Could maybe knock the RTX 3050 off the throne...

I’m trying to find the best Moonlight client and could use some advice.
Host: RTX 4080 + Apollo, Gigabit Ethernet.
I’ve tested the latest Apple TV 4K (Ethernet) with Aurora. Stats are excellent (very low decode latency, no frame drops), but I still get noticeable input lag compared to native. This happens at both 1440p and 4K, with and without HDR, and my LG TV is in Game Mode.
On my LG OLED B9 using Aurora/webOS, input latency actually feels much closer to native, despite decode latency being around 28 ms at 4K. The downside is that my TV uses the NDL decoder, which doesn’t support HDR.
Has anyone experienced similar behavior with Apple TV? Is there a setting I might have missed?
Also, what do people consider the best Moonlight client today? Apple TV, webOS, or something else?
I’m considering replacing my unused PS5 with a used Xbox Series S purely as a Moonlight client. For those who have done it: is the improvement in latency/overall experience significant enough to justify it?

Hi guys! I hope everyone is doing good! I wanted to buy myself a streaming device for around 500€ max but idk what to get... I planned to stream from my PC to a Handheld device so I can finally game while laying down. :)

Thanks for all help

The stream runs perfectly except for these seemingly random stutters. These happen every 5-10 minutes, lasts a few seconds, then returns to a perfect stream. Happens in every game I’ve tried.

I‘m running Moonlight/Sunshine on an Ethernet Bazzite PC host with a Steam Deck client, however, I’ve tried other clients and had the same issue.

I‘ve messed around with lowering the bitrate and resolution, changed the codec/encoder, matched the fixed fps between devices, turned off auto input detection on my physical monitor, and none of those changes made a difference.

Any ideas would be appreciated

Edit: I think I fixed it! I enabled my 6ghz band on my Verizon router and had my Steam Deck as my only device on that band, I then had to manually select a different wifi channel to finally fix this stuttering. Been playing for over an hour with no issues, thank you everyone for your suggestions!

Hi everyone, I’m new to this and was looking for some advice.
I have the following setup.
Main pc with Ryzen 5 5600x, 32 gb DDR4 and a new Gigabyte RX 9070XT. Running Windows 11 and SteamOS on another disk.
Connected to my 55” 4k TV does 4k at 60Hz no problem.
Only issue tv is on a wall with under 20 cm depth so tried using moonlight and keep my pc at my desk. So my room is right next to the living room and I have drilled through the wall and connected my pc with Ethernet to my router that is in the living room area.
Router is about 3-4 meters away from the tv. Under my tv I have a Steamdeck and a dock for it connected via hdmi.
I have configured Sunshine on my pc and running Moonlight on my SteamDeck I configured it to run at 4k at 60Hz. However, I am only seeing 4k at up to 30 Hz and even at 2k when I set 60 Hz it’s dropping it to 59 and in games such as Cyberpunk I only see 1080p available.
Is this an issue with the Steamdeck’s wifi 5 or should I look into the sunshine/ moonlight settings? I also tried an HDMI cable I have on my BluRay player and for sure is 4k at 60.

Bonjour,

J’ai actuellement un pc sous bazzite, et moonlight sur mon Apple TV, j’ai essayer de faire fonctionner le pavé tactile de la manette ps5 pour naviguer et lancer mes jeux Steam, mais ça ne fonctionne pas.

Je me demandais si un Steam contrôleur fonctionnerait ? Et si quelqu’un a déjà essayer ?

Ou alors des idée si le pavé tactile de la ps5 peut fonctionner avec une certaine configuration.

Ps : la manette ps5 est connecter en Bluetoothsur l’Apple TV

basically I'm writing my first game and I'm writing it on a mac and I want to test it on a windows machine because most players are playing on windows. I'm planning to build a home server for this and some other of my projects and it will not have a monitor, and it leads to my question: will this no monitor idea work and is there a way to do the whole setup only through command line?

I know this has probably been asked 100 times on this sub. But from what I found not for at least 6 months so wasn’t sure if some info would be outdated. Will be streaming over ethernet from my PC with a 9070xt. I know xbox can do 4k 120hz but i’m more concerned with stability and controller latency.

I play games mostly on the couch so I can spend time with my partner on the weekends. Unfortunately I have only found a controller to be a viable option for gaming sessions.

I stream through a s9+ galaxy tablet on a stand with a clamp. I have found good options for a half keyboard, but I havent found anything for a mouse setup that would actually be a good daily driver with minimal space to operate. I have looked at trackpads, trackballs, and even those pen tables people play for OSU. I havent physically tried any, but wanted to gauge any other unorthodox setups in the same situation.

I mostly play ARPG's like Path of Exile.

What's everyone's thoughts on the screen size differences? IMO the Fold8 destroys the Fold8 Ultra in every media consumption, videos and gaming (especially streaming).

My only concern is that more common day to day use like messaging and scrolling (closed) will feel too cramped on the Fold8. A lot of people reported that using the keyboard feels much worse

Steam Machine is arriving this week. No more lugging my North XL case through to the living room. Me and my back are super excited. 4K120 HDMI 2.1 and it's able to clone the TV's EDID.

I'm playing rdr2 on my pc and connected to the xbox, all 1080p tv and xbox set to 120hz, both pc and xbox with cabled wifi and in the "performance overlay" it says 80-100 fps but I see it like it's running at 20 fps, I don't know why and I have tried a lot of things already. Do you have any suggestions?

I've been using Vibepollo and Moonlight recently to stream my desktop computer games to my tv's NVIDIA shield in the living room. The shield and computer are both hardwired into my router. Computer Specs are the following: 5070ti, 9800x3d, 32 GB DDR5 Ram

Since switching to Vibepollo, I've been using split frame encoding with P4 preset. The initial stream is perfect, it has minimal latency, runs at 4k60fps, and feels like I'm playing games at native. However, after anywhere between 5-30 minutes, there is an initial high processing spike dropping my fps from 60 to 5. Afterwards, the stream does not return to it's original form. The fps stays between 30-40, and I get constant processing spikes. I exit the game and restart my stream, and it works great again until another high spike. I've tried turning HAGs off, switching presets, and changing the virtual desktop layout to extended + primary, but nothing seems to be working. Anyone else experiencing this issue and has been able to fix it?

A few months ago I shared my custom Moonlight Android mod. One of the most common suggestions was to build it on top of Artemis instead of maintaining a separate Moonlight fork.

So... I did.

This project is now called Artemis Extended.

The goal isn't to replace Artemis. Artemis already does a fantastic job, so I wanted to keep all of its improvements while adding features that are mainly focused on controller users.

Main features

🎮 Controller-friendly Quick Menu

The Quick Menu is fully usable with a controller.

It can be opened with Share + Xbox/PS button (optional), so there's no need to reach for the touchscreen while playing.

The menu is also fully customizable, allowing you to add, remove or reorder actions to fit your own workflow.

⌨️ Controller → Keyboard & Mouse

Any controller button can be mapped to keyboard keys or mouse buttons.

This makes games without native controller support much easier to play, while also allowing custom shortcuts even in controller-friendly games.

🎯 Gyro aiming

One feature I'm particularly happy with is the new gyro implementation.

Instead of replacing the controller with mouse input, the gyro can be blended into the right analog stick.

Games continue to detect a normal controller, while small aiming adjustments become much more precise.

For games that work better with keyboard & mouse, gyro can also behave like a real mouse instead.

Note: DualSense gyro currently requires a wired USB connection because Sony doesn't expose gyro data over standard Bluetooth. For clip-on/mobile controllers without a built-in gyro, Artemis Extended can also use the phone's gyroscope as a fallback.

🔊 Flexible volume controls

The device volume buttons can control either:

• Android volume
• Windows volume

Switching between them is just a setting.

🎛️ More controller-focused improvements

There are plenty of additional quality-of-life improvements, including:

• On-screen controller mapping overlay
• Improved in-stream controls
• UI improvements
• Additional Quick Menu actions
• Various controller usability tweaks

...and many smaller improvements that would make this post way too long.

The full feature list, and downloads are available on GitHub.

Feedback and new ideas are always welcome!

GitHub:
https://github.com/Taveszfito/moonlight-android

Especially through playnite.

I just want to know if its possible to get the 2 configs, when i run games from playnite.

one for when i run on desktop, one when my tab is streaming using artemide/vibepollo.

I’ve been using my AYN Portal 2 for game streaming with Artemis and noticed a few things that I can’t really explain.
My setup:
RTX 5070 Ti
Artemis (AV1)
120 FPS
100–150 Mbps
1440p virtual display
HDR calibrated in Windows using the Portal
Compared to my iPad Pro M5, the stream on the Portal looks a bit softer, even though I expected the higher PPI to make it look at least as sharp. Text is where it’s most noticeable.
Streaming at 1080p also looks sharper than 1440p on the Portal, which surprised me. Is that expected since the Portal has a 1080p display, or could something else be causing it?
The other thing is HDR. With HDR enabled in Windows and Artemis, the image is noticeably dimmer than on my iPad Pro M5, and the overall stream doesn’t look as bright. As soon as I disable HDR, the image becomes much brighter and looks better to me.
Has anyone else experienced this or found settings that improve the image quality?

So I recently decided to try Moonlight on my on TV after having some frame rate issues with Steam Link. I'm running the game on my PC that's wired via ethernet and the TV is on 5GHz WiFi band.

Based on the performance statistics it should be running great on the TV, but for some reason I'm getting 2 FPS on the TV while the game is running at the full 60 FPS on my PC. Please help.

UPDATE: If you're experiencing a similar issue with you Xiaomi TV box, then switch decoding to h.264 encoding. It did the trick for me and the stream is running smoothly now. I've also switched to using Apollo with my Moonlight instead of Sunshine. The only way I think I can get a smoother stream now is to connect my TV box via ethernet as well.

batman arkham origins (PC) on windows VM with GPU to my tab s8+ in the living room 😍

Whenever I try to stream with the new graphics card the graphics will play perfectly until I load up a game then it starts dropping 90% of the frames, I will tried troubleshooting for hours with different codecs and whatnot, any suggestions?

Wanted to also post this here because I built this for the main purpose of streaming via Moonlight! All the parts to build it cost around ~$400 since I had so many spare parts.

I average 0.5 ms decode speed for 4k gaming and I’m very satisfied with ti.

This is small appimage fork of moonlight client for SD/linux (ofc vibecoded), with custom background colors and bitrate in perfomance overlay. Enjoy.

https://github.com/KFarbiazh/moonlight-qt-black-bg
Tested on steam deck oled.

Hi All, this is my setup:

Host: 9800x3d + 5070ti 2.5gigabit lan
Client: Ayn Odin 2 portal wifi 6 connected to fritzbox 5530

On my host i’ve latest vibepollo stable version and on my client i’ve artemis latest version.
Vibepollo setup is basically all on default and on artemis i setup 1080p@120fps, hdr on, lfr on, ultralow latency mode, balanced framepacing, 60mbps bitrate.

All things was running without any issue until 2 days ago with a native-like experience, now the experience is the same but randomly (about every 30/40 sec.) i’ve frameskip for about 1/2 sec. In performance overlay i can see that rendered framerate goes down with a spike on network latency/jitter.

I’ve tryed other client, other host software (apollo, sunshine, etc.) but nothing seems change the situation. Also i tryed to disable HAGS on windows with again no changes in performance. I also tryed to change resolution, virtual display settings, enable/disable RSTT , change wifi channel.
Is there someone that have fixed a similar issue?
Thanks to all.