• Products
  • Solutions
  • Made with Unity
  • Learning
  • Support & Services
  • Community
  • Asset Store
  • Get Unity

UNITY ACCOUNT

You need a Unity Account to shop in the Online and Asset Stores, participate in the Unity Community and manage your license portfolio. Login Create account
  • Blog
  • Forums
  • Answers
  • Evangelists
  • User Groups
  • Beta Program
  • Advisory Panel

Navigation

  • Home
  • Products
  • Solutions
  • Made with Unity
  • Learning
  • Support & Services
  • Community
    • Blog
    • Forums
    • Answers
    • Evangelists
    • User Groups
    • Beta Program
    • Advisory Panel

Unity account

You need a Unity Account to shop in the Online and Asset Stores, participate in the Unity Community and manage your license portfolio. Login Create account

Language

  • Chinese
  • Spanish
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese
  • Ask a question
  • Spaces
    • Default
    • Help Room
    • META
    • Moderators
    • Topics
    • Questions
    • Users
    • Badges
  • Home /
avatar image
11
Question by balthazad-blake · Oct 20, 2016 at 08:00 AM · android

How to enable unity remote 5 to work with android device

im using unity remote 5 to connect to my laptop the version of the app of unity im using is 5.4 have tried everything but its not working any advice would be good,have already tried the sdk things but have not had luck

Comment
Add comment · Show 1
10 |3000 characters needed characters left characters exceeded
▼
  • Viewable by all users
  • Viewable by moderators
  • Viewable by moderators and the original poster
  • Advanced visibility
Viewable by all users
avatar image Lilius · Oct 20, 2016 at 10:22 AM 0
Share

Did you manage to run it on earlier versions? Sometimes it just wont work until you restart your android device.

24 Replies

· Add your reply
  • Sort: 
avatar image
6

Answer by botelho_gt · May 14, 2017 at 04:45 PM

Yeah, i wasn't getting it working at all, until i closed unity, after configure the Editor Settings, connected the usb cable in the motherboard entries (not the front panel ones), waited the smartphone connect, inicialized unity again, pressed play and voila!

Comment
Add comment · Show 2 · Share
10 |3000 characters needed characters left characters exceeded
▼
  • Viewable by all users
  • Viewable by moderators
  • Viewable by moderators and the original poster
  • Advanced visibility
Viewable by all users
avatar image nbbasuel · Dec 30, 2018 at 06:30 PM 0
Share

I legit created/confirmed my account to thank you hahaha I legit switched my usb port and did exactly what you said it worked! Almost gave up :) Thanks bud!

avatar image Bradyyy nbbasuel · Dec 15, 2020 at 05:59 PM 0
Share

me too ahah

avatar image
16

Answer by EdwinChua · May 05, 2017 at 01:10 PM

If anyone has tried the suggestions, and failed to get the Unity Remote working, do this:

Setup in Unity: “Unity Remote Editor Settings> Device> Any Android Device”

Then:

  1. Open a command window.

  2. Navigate to your Android ADB folder. (For Windows Users, C:\Users[UserName]\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools)

  3. Kill the adb server with the following command: adb kill-server

  4. Restart the adb server: adb start-server

  5. Open Unity Remote on your device.

  6. Press play.

Repeat whenever you encounter this issue.

Comment
Add comment · Show 9 · Share
10 |3000 characters needed characters left characters exceeded
▼
  • Viewable by all users
  • Viewable by moderators
  • Viewable by moderators and the original poster
  • Advanced visibility
Viewable by all users
avatar image masoudarvishian · May 14, 2017 at 09:03 PM 0
Share

God bless you :D It's working well

avatar image darylbaez · Jun 03, 2017 at 02:14 PM 0
Share

This is what worked for me....Thanks EdwinChua!

avatar image NienNumb · Jul 09, 2017 at 04:13 AM 0
Share

Any idea why I can't open the adb fil in the platform-tools folder? it just flashes the cmd screen for a milisecond and dissappears...

avatar image EdwinChua NienNumb · Jul 09, 2017 at 04:28 AM 1
Share

@NienNumb Assu$$anonymous$$g you are running Windows, you will need to do this:

1) Open a command prompt window (Start > command prompt OR run > cmd) 2) Copy your folder extension to adb (full path from file explorer) 3) in command prompt, type "cd path/to/adb" - This will get you to the right folder in command prompt 4) Now, follow the steps above

avatar image NienNumb EdwinChua · Jul 09, 2017 at 05:56 PM 0
Share

Thanks for the response! so in cmd copy : C:\Users\Darren\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools and then don't hit enter> Where do I add the cd path/to/adb part? Sorry I am consfused. I really want this android emulator to work in Unity and have been at it for days. It just won't do anything. and yes I have set up developer support in phone and added the file paths to untiy.

Show more comments
avatar image Snuffle3 · Apr 22, 2019 at 03:31 PM 0
Share

A bit late, but maybe someone can help. I am using Unity 2019.1 and downloaded the android build support and the sdk via Unity Hub.

For Windows Users, C:\Users[UserName]\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools

This path does not exist on my PC. The SD$$anonymous$$ is now in C:\Program Files\Unity\Hub\Editor\2019.1.0f2\Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\AndroidPlayer\SD$$anonymous$$. But when I type adb kill-server I get "adb is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, operable program or batch file."

avatar image Snuffle3 Snuffle3 · Apr 22, 2019 at 09:13 PM 0
Share

Ok, seems to be a bug link text

avatar image Basevich · Jun 20, 2019 at 03:26 PM 0
Share

Thank you!

avatar image
4

Answer by tocieslak · Apr 19, 2017 at 03:06 PM

In my case it works only when the device is connected to some USB on a motherboard (only first 4 USB's). Doesn't work on USB on the front panel and PCIE USB extension card.

Comment
Add comment · Share
10 |3000 characters needed characters left characters exceeded
▼
  • Viewable by all users
  • Viewable by moderators
  • Viewable by moderators and the original poster
  • Advanced visibility
Viewable by all users
avatar image
56

Answer by aRayon · Oct 20, 2016 at 10:15 AM

Not sure if this will help, but I also had this problem and I made it work following these steps:

  • In Unity, leave enabled the option at “Unity Remote Editor Settings> Device> Any Android Device”

  • Close Unity.

  • Open Unity Remote App on your Android device.

  • Connect your device to your computer.

  • Open Unity again.

It looks like it's working to me!

I hope that helps.

(I’m using Mac)

Comment
Add comment · Show 5 · Share
10 |3000 characters needed characters left characters exceeded
▼
  • Viewable by all users
  • Viewable by moderators
  • Viewable by moderators and the original poster
  • Advanced visibility
Viewable by all users
avatar image JohnBrown22 · Apr 30, 2017 at 09:06 PM 1
Share

I logged in just to upvote your post! this fix worked, been trying to find a solution forever! Thanks aRayon!

avatar image RumbleStrut · Dec 01, 2017 at 08:29 PM 0
Share

This is the only solution here that worked for me. If I close the remote app on my phone then I have to restart Unity to get it working again. A bit of a hassle but a great workaround. It's working perfectly if I leave the remote app open in the background.

Thanks for sharing! :)

avatar image FerroroshiX · Apr 02, 2019 at 09:09 AM 0
Share

Actually had to add the step "Reboot computer" between 1st and 2nd step for it to work...

avatar image robert97mc · Apr 10, 2020 at 05:16 PM 0
Share

Nice man. I've been trying to make this work for a long time, and this is the only solution that worked for me! GJ.

avatar image jerry_7 · May 30, 2020 at 03:15 PM 1
Share

i have followed all the steps mentioned above and in documentation but it is still not working. I am using macbook , mojave version and redmi K20 android device. Any Help ?

  • ‹
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Your answer

Hint: You can notify a user about this post by typing @username

Up to 2 attachments (including images) can be used with a maximum of 524.3 kB each and 1.0 MB total.

Welcome to Unity Answers

If you’re new to Unity Answers, please check our User Guide to help you navigate through our website and refer to our FAQ for more information.

Before posting, make sure to check out our Knowledge Base for commonly asked Unity questions.

Check our Moderator Guidelines if you’re a new moderator and want to work together in an effort to improve Unity Answers and support our users.

Follow this Question

Answers Answers and Comments

47 People are following this question.

avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image avatar image

Related Questions

where the avi file is saved on the android app 0 Answers

mobile phone getting lock if we not touched screen. 3 Answers

DeleteAll not working on android? 0 Answers

PlayerPrefs base saving system (works in editor but not works on android) 0 Answers

Load file on Android 1 Answer


Enterprise
Social Q&A

Social
Subscribe on YouTube social-youtube Follow on LinkedIn social-linkedin Follow on Twitter social-twitter Follow on Facebook social-facebook Follow on Instagram social-instagram

Footer

  • Purchase
    • Products
    • Subscription
    • Asset Store
    • Unity Gear
    • Resellers
  • Education
    • Students
    • Educators
    • Certification
    • Learn
    • Center of Excellence
  • Download
    • Unity
    • Beta Program
  • Unity Labs
    • Labs
    • Publications
  • Resources
    • Learn platform
    • Community
    • Documentation
    • Unity QA
    • FAQ
    • Services Status
    • Connect
  • About Unity
    • About Us
    • Blog
    • Events
    • Careers
    • Contact
    • Press
    • Partners
    • Affiliates
    • Security
Copyright © 2020 Unity Technologies
  • Legal
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
  • Do Not Sell My Personal Information
  • Cookies Settings
"Unity", Unity logos, and other Unity trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Unity Technologies or its affiliates in the U.S. and elsewhere (more info here). Other names or brands are trademarks of their respective owners.
  • Anonymous
  • Sign in
  • Create
  • Ask a question
  • Spaces
  • Default
  • Help Room
  • META
  • Moderators
  • Explore
  • Topics
  • Questions
  • Users
  • Badges