Unity Remote 5 on your Android device to test your game live in the Unity Editor
Unity Remote 5 - Game Testing Made Easy
"Unity Remote 5" is an Android app that facilitates testing and viewing games live from within Unity Editor 5.4 or later. By using your Android device as a remote control, it streams touch, accelerometer, gyroscope, webcam, and screen orientation events to the Unity Editor. This speeds up the development process, eliminating the need for constant compiling and deployment after each change, allowing for a more efficient testing workflow.
App stats
Rating: 2.97
0.04
(5,453)
Creation date: 2020-08-25
Email: an*****@unity3d.com
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Permissions
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
Camera: take pictures and videos
Other: full network access
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App summary
With Unity Remote 5, you can use an Android device to view and test your game live, right inside the Unity Editor 5.4 or later. Unity Remote 5 makes your Android device act as remote control. It streams touch, accelerometer, gyroscope, webcam and screen orientation change events back to Unity Editor. This is useful for rapid development when you don't want to compile and deploy your project to Android device for each change and prefer to use the Unity Editor Game window instead.
Extended product documentation is available on Unity Manual: https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/UnityRemote5.html
User reviews
Pros
- The app can work well for testing small things without having to build the whole app.
- Once configured correctly, it connects easily and allows for testing.
- Helpful for developers who understand how to set up their environment properly.
Cons
- Laggy and has resolution issues, making it hard to play test effectively.
- Requires a lot of troubleshooting and configuration to get it working.
- Inconsistent performance and dependency on Unity and device settings.
Most mentioned
- USB debugging must be enabled on the phone.
- Requires correct build settings in Unity for Android.
- Involves trial and error to establish a working connection.
- There are issues with certain versions of phone drivers causing connectivity problems.
User reviews
This app works flawlessly. If it doesn't work for you it's because you need to set your build settings to Android in the unity editor, and close unity. Turn on developer mode on your device and, turn on USB DEBUGGING in the developer settings. Once you plug the USB into your computer, make sure file transfer is selected, and let it install the drivers it needs before re-opening unity. There are some good YouTube videos that walk you through it, step by step if you still can't get it working.
It works well but I wish that when I play test, it's actually the game playing on my phone and not a "stream" of it from the PC because there's a lot of delay, lag and the resolution is quite bad. I don't know if that's possible tho but the app works well
I got this working on my first try. You will need the Androud Build Support installed on your project (Install with Unity Hub), switch platform to Android on your Build Settings, have your phone on USB Debugging with your computer (Search on google how to turn it on on your phone), and set the Editor to use Any Android Device on your Project Settings > Editor. Also try enabling File Transfer on your phone. Hope this helps.
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