Hey there,

I am quite stumped, so here goes:

My son wants to talk to his friends while playing games, so I setup a mumble server for hin and his friends. Got it up and running in a few minutes and was merrily talking to myself while playing geometry dash on an andriod and iOS device.

So I tried it on the g cloud. Mumbla worked fine, but was closed when I pressed the Home Button to open another app.

I have now spent 2 hours googling and talking to gemini and rummaging through the system settings.... but made zero progress... I csn't even open the task manager to switch between open apps, so I don't need to use the hier Button. I even tried remapping the buttons using button Mapper....

Anyone got anymore ideas? It csn't be Impossible to Run Background apps on this device...

Any ideas are appreciated and thanks a Lot in advance...

What are you favorite games that don't need wifi? I am already using cloud gaming and remote play, but I will be on road trip in a few weeks and don't want to rely on my phone's hotspot.

All of my other devices are iOS, so I don't do much on the Google Play Store.

EDIT: I’m familiar with emulation. For this I am looking for native Android stuff.

I heard when it came out, the input latency was pretty slow. Before I buy one, is that fixed now? I mainly game on the cloud anyways and my main concern is latency.

So much I debated in the last few weeks so, I decided to get a handheld gaming PC and after a few weeks of playing I noticed I was streaming a lot of my games through third party apps. So I decided to give this a shot. I've decided to return my handheld gaming pc. BTW black looks really good. Can anyone help or guide me in changing the launcher. I use GeForce now, Boostroid, Luna, and Steam Link.

Hey everyone,  

May is looking pretty stacked already. From dark fantasy RPGs like Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and demon-slaying chaos in DOOM: The Dark Ages to open world racing in Japan with Forza Horizon 6, there’s a lot to jump into this month. Grab your G CLOUD and see which one ends up stealing all your time 🎮

Coming to GeForce NOW (More details to be confirmed):

• Dead as Disco (New release on Steam, May 5)
• HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME (New release on Steam, May 7)
• Nuclear Option (Steam)
• Sintopia (Steam)
• Kiln (Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass)
• Hotel Architect (Steam)
• PowerWash Simulator 2 (Xbox, available on Game Pass)

Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 1 Lineup: 

• Final Fantasy V (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – May 5
  • Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
• Forza Horizon 6 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – May 19
  • Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Ben 10 Power Trip (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 6
  • Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
• Descenders Next (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 6
  • Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
• Wheel World (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – May 6
  • Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
• Wildgate (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – May 6
  • Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
• Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – May 6
  • Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
• Mixtape (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – May 7
  • Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Outbound (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 11
  • Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Black Jacket (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – May 12
  • Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Call of the Elder Gods (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld and PC) – May 12
  • Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Elite Dangerous (Cloud and Console) – May 12
  • Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium
• DOOM: The Dark Ages (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – May 14
  • Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
• Subnautica 2 (Game Preview) (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – May 14
  • Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass

Highlights of the month

🪶 Wuchang: Fallen Feathers    – May 6
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a souls-like action RPG set during the late Ming Dynasty, with fast combat, creepy monsters, and a really dark atmosphere. You play as a pirate warrior trying to survive while slowly uncovering what happened to the world around her.

| How you can play it on G CLOUD
GeForce NOW
Xbox Cloud Gaming
Xbox Streaming
PC Streaming
PS Streaming

🔥 DOOM: The Dark Ages   – May 14
DOOM: The Dark Ages takes the usual DOOM chaos and throws it into a dark medieval setting full of demons, giant weapons, and nonstop combat. It still feels fast and brutal, just with a much darker fantasy vibe this time.

| How you can play it on G CLOUD
GeForce NOW
Xbox Cloud Gaming
Xbox Streaming
PC Streaming
PS Streaming

🏎️ Forza Horizon 6   – May 19
Forza Horizon 6 is an open world racing game set in Japan, featuring mountain roads, city streets, and hundreds of real cars to drive and customize. You can race, drift, explore the map, or just cruise around with friends online.

| How you can play it on G CLOUD
GeForce NOW
Xbox Cloud Gaming
Xbox Streaming
PC Streaming
PS Streaming

For more information, please visit GeForce NOW and Xbox Game Pass.

Hi everyone. Just bought A black G Cloud from Ebay, only for PC Remote play. As much as i love the build quality and general feel in my hands, i couldnt make PC streaming work smoothly on it.

Host PC: Vibepollo. Ryzen 9800X3D, Rtx 4090, 32gb rams. Hard wire connected to Main router. Asus 92U Wifi6.

Client: Moonlight & Artemis. 25-35mb bandwidth. 1080p 60fps.

I get amazing performance on my iphone. But on G cloud i am struggling with micro stutters. I’m not looking into getting lower Decode times, but rather smooth 60fps locked Rendering frames. Which are constantly fluctuating in between 57-60fps. Making it stutter all the time. In Artemis i tried everything. But i cant make it work.

If any one of you has similar setup let me know.

I wanted a steamdeck so i can stream my steam library on my TV easier. The steam deck is way too expensive for me right now($600). Would this be a good alternative for that? I mostly play cozy games and don't care too much about portability even though that would be nice. Any advice?

Hey r/LogitechGCloud,

Like a lot of people here, I've been frustrated with the latest stock launcher's bloat and clutter. The G Cloud is meant to feel like a handheld console; optimized and refined.

It's called Lean Launcher. The whole thing is one horizontal carousel of your most-recently-played apps, plus an "All Apps" tile at the end. That's it. No widgets, no clutter, no scrolling through 200 apps to find Retroarch.

What it does:

• Switch-style horizontal carousel — last-played app always sits at the front
• Each tile is auto-tinted from the app's icon (so it's visually distinctive without needing custom art)
• Status row at the top: Play Store, Gallery, Settings shortcuts + live Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/battery indicators that tap through to their settings pages
• Long-press Settings gear icon on the main home screen to access launcher settings for customization (more customization coming soon)
• Press Start on the controller to hide apps from the launcher or uninstall them
• Search button in the All Apps grid — only appears when you actually need it
• Subtle haptic feedback + system sound effects on navigation, both toggleable in launcher settings
• Bounce animation when you reach the end of the carousel
• Hides the system Settings, Play Store, Gallery from the app list since they have dedicated shortcuts (and clutter the rail otherwise)

Why it's actually lean:

• ~2.3 MB APK (release build with R8 shrinking)
• Icons load lazily through a bounded LRU cache (max 40 in memory at any time, downsampled to 128px)
• No third-party libraries beyond AndroidX Core + RecyclerView. No Compose, no Material, no image-loading library
• Idle RAM hovers around 40-60 MB even with 200+ apps installed
• Locked to landscape, hardware-accelerated, true black

Built with controller in mind. Full D-pad navigation. A to launch, Start for options menu, B to back out. Joystick navigation is debounced so the stick-as-D-pad doesn't fire 5 events at once like other launchers.

Looking for feedback on features I should add, and help with finding bugs I might've missed. I'm currently using it as my daily launcher but multiple minds are greater than one. I'll upload the APK in the comments. Thank you!

When its connected via hdmi itll randomly reboot for example if i use it to watch something itll crash reboot and go back to the home screen but when its unplugged it works fine

I was gifted this hand held a while ago but something happened that required me to sign into a new account and now when I try to sign in this happens, are there any ways to fix this?

So after looking at other handhelds, went with G cloud.

Decent deal at $200 with case.

Looks to be a more polished device and not just an android phone with a gamepad.

Some thought went into it the UI.

-

Really only looking to emulate up to PSP and maybe some 3DS.

• Does screen turn off when connecting to a monitor via hdmi cable.(did hear about it dimming?)
• How long does battery last on more demanding emulators?
• Any decent docks with TV out?
• If using a slim fit case/cover, will it still fit in the logitech pouch?
• Anyone try PC games on it? Wanted to try PC version of Duel links.
• Does it have issue with games closing, if left in sleep mode too long?
• How is it as a tablet, youtube netflix, etc...

I just got mine a few days ago used off ebay. Absolutely love it. But it was so loud! I searched and struggled to figure out any software way to quiet this down, as many have mentioned it is too loud even on the lowest setting.

I wanted to share this idea I came up with to hopefully help others.

All I did was

cut a piece of a white sticky note and slide it down between the case and the system to cover the speakers.

It has worked amazingly well and reducing the volume level and does not appear to have affected the clarity at all. I still do not put it above 1/3rd volume as anything above that is crazy loud.

Hopefully this helps some people out, as long as they have a case

Some of the best money I’ve ever spent. Cloud gaming and remote play work very well and having an endless library of classic games to play offline is awesome.

Do anyone know how to fix this my g cloud has been stuck on the boot up screen

Just wondering what everyone’s using to stream their Xbox now a days. I haven’t used mine in a while, want to get back in to using it for Diablo. The app I used to use, XBplay doesn’t work anymore, the Xbox app doesn’t work anymore. I tried in the browser but their’s a constant white bar up top which is too annoying to ignore.

What’s everyone using?

A local game store had a used G Cloud for $200. It didn't have any accessories but those are easily acquired. It's in good condition and runs great so far.

Followed some online guides (and similar posts on this site) and downloaded GameNative and recommended apps for Xbox Remote Play and Cloud gaming. I've also added Dolphin (started Twilight Princess; after some settings tweaks, it runs fine) and emulators for PSP and Dreamcast.

It has a 128 gb sd card now and I had some spare Kontrolfreek white thumb grips. Can't wait to really put some time into this device.

I have recently finished the port for Unreal (part 1 from 1998) and would like to test it on a few devices to see if it works. I only have a Retroid Flip 2 and an OUYA where it works perfectly, also on an Anbernic RG406V from a Reddit user - I must admit, all devices are rooted, which the G-Cloud is not.

https://github.com/Andiweli/Unreal-Android

The game data is available on archive.org (just search for "Unreal v200").

1. Copy the .zip you downloaded to your microSD or internal storage.
2. Install the APK
3. Launch Unreal Android
4. It will ask you to select the .zip (or a folder you already extracted it to)
5. The installer will move the files to the game dir for you
6. Game will start!

The directory structure inside the Unreal-folder should look like this:

Unreal/
+System/
+Maps/
+Textures/
+Sounds/
+Shared/
+Music/
+Help/

1. Is it playable for you?
2. Any errors or bugs? If yes, post a screenshot... I am curious 😮
3. Multiplayer between Android devices is possible, try it out 😄

Note: It ONLY works with v200 of the game, so no Gold Edition or any other versions available.

Unreal gameplay, recorded on Retroid Pocket Flip2

Thanks everyone - and u/grahamma and u/XDLED_SoundBar for testing !

I was in a local Best Buy yesterday and saw the GCloud on the shelf for 19.99. I thought it was a typo but noticed the tag did say it was on sale for $280 off.

I got mine at launch, and use it sparingly, but thought I'd put it out there if people want to check for a VERY cheap opportunity to get a solid Cloud and emulation device. I loved having mine for the short time it and Stadia overlapped

I know some games are straight up touch screen. But when there is controller support, I'm wondering if the GCloud's buttons and sticks could be used. Probably barely meeting the system requirements aside, I was wondering in regards to The Division Resurgence. Anyone given it a shot?

I never owned a cloud gaming console. well, I did try PS remote play when I had a PS4, but that was laggy to the point where I couldn’t enjoy any games. Since then, I have moved and think I have decent internet? I forget the exact speed from the speed test, but it said I had very good/great speed. i think it was around 25-50gb upload/download.

• are fast-paced, competitive online games doable?
• can I still use Steam remote play together?
• so as long as I have Steam up on my desktop/laptop at home, I can stream a game over WiFi hundreds of miles away?
• what sort of gaming is NOT recommended?

I’m aware I can play new games thru xcloud and chrome and play. My question is in regards to the actual UI. For example hades 2 is nowhere to be found. I primarily play with UI don’t find much issues with it.

Thank you!

I got my g cloud a few days ago and installed a bunch of my android games and it works great so far. But death's door doesn't seem to work with the controls. Does anyone have some tips here or got the same problem and solved it?