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== Getting started ==
== Getting started ==


You can download ScummVM from the Android Market. '''ScummVM does not come with any games.''' Read the section 'Getting the games' below for information on how to get them.
You can download ScummVM from the Android Market. '''ScummVM does not come with any games.''' Read the section 'Getting the games' below for information on how to get them. You must install the ScummVM application '''and''' copy the game data files for the game you want to play onto your phone.
 
You must install the ScummVM application '''and''' copy the game data files for the game you want to play onto your phone.


== Getting the games ==
== Getting the games ==
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You can [http://scummvm.org/downloads/#extras download some free games] from our website, such as the popular adventure games 'Beneath a Steel Sky' and
You can [http://scummvm.org/downloads/#extras download some free games] from our website, such as the popular adventure games 'Beneath a Steel Sky' and
'Flight of the Amazon Queen'.
'Flight of the Amazon Queen'. You can buy other supported adventure games from various places, for example [http://www.gog.com/en/frontpage/?pp=22d200f8670dbdb3e253a90eee5098477c95c23d gog.com]. See our page on [[Where to get the games|where to get the games]] for more details.


You can buy other supported adventure games from various places, for example [http://www.gog.com/en/frontpage/?pp=22d200f8670dbdb3e253a90eee5098477c95c23d gog.com]. See our page on [[Where to get the games|where to get the games]] for more details.
Note that asking for, offering or asking for help with illegally downloaded copies of games will not be tolerated. Please buy a copy of the games you want to play.


Note that asking for, offering or asking for help with illegally downloaded copies of games will not be tolerated. Please buy a copy of the games you want to play.
== Current known issues ==
 
* Some devices display a black screen at startup for several seconds (or longer) while loading assets.
* Xperia devices with 'floating touch' have input problems (the 'floating touch' hover events move the mouse cursor).
* Some games fail an with unsupported color mode error.


== Input Controls ==
== Input Controls ==
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The Android version of ScummVM doesn't have an input configuration dialog yet,
The Android version of ScummVM doesn't have an input configuration dialog yet,
but as a temporary workaround, touchpad mode can be toggled with the "Mixed AdLib/MIDI mode"
but as a temporary workaround:
 
Direct mode can be enabled/disabled using the "Mixed AdLib/MIDI mode"
checkbox on the MIDI tab in ScummVM's main options dialog. Restart ScummVM after changing it.
checkbox on the MIDI tab in ScummVM's main options dialog. Restart ScummVM after changing it.


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