FYI current release has massive fixes for controller support on Android - I wonder if that helps with your device. Now finally, controllers not listed in gamecontrollerdb.txt should work, in particular virtually any Xbox and PlayStation 5 compatible controllers should work.
Controller support is working pretty great now, but it would be nice if there was a way to hide the on-screen controls. Perhaps by detecting when a controller is being used and hide them automatically or by a toggle in the settings menu.
I also had great difficulty using the UI editor to move and resize the on-screen controls. Like the zone you have to aim for is so small and it would only resize a little at a time before stopping. Also I would accidentally “reset to defaults” because I’m pressing on the controls as I’m trying to move them around.
I need to look into that, that touch controls “do something” while moving them is not intended. Can’t find the cause in code, but will try to see if I can reproduce it anywhere.
The area to hit for resizing is the edge quarter - so top 25% resize upwards, middle 50% move, bottom 25% resize downwards.
As for auto-hiding touch controls when controller is used - yeah, will do, there’s similarly an auto-show of touch controls when touch is used on “no touch by default” platforms, could basically reverse that. Filed https://github.com/divVerent/aaaaxy/issues/221 for that.