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The newest arrival from each of our 12 most recently updated categories
AYN Odin 3
Cable Matters 2-Pack U-Shaped 180 Degree USB-C Adapter
Chipolo ONE Point
Keychron M7 Wireless Mouse
WHOOP 5.0
Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold
Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro
Anker 737 PowerCore 24K (140W, 24,000mAh)
Baseus PowerMega 3 Ports Fast Charger 140W
Anker PowerHouse F3800 Portable Power Station
XGIMI MoGo 3 Pro
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Read articleFix & Repair Guides
The 12 most recently added fix guides
How to Fix PS2 Games Not Launching from ES-DE on the Retroid Pocket 6
Causes The single most common PS2 launch failure on the RP6 is a storage-permission mismatch: ES-DE hands NetherSX2 the game as an Android Storage Access Framework content:// URI, and NetherSX2 can only read that URI if it holds a persistent folder grant for the ROM folder — without it, games launched from ES-DE silently fail to boot even though the same game runs perfectly when opened inside NetherSX2 itself. The RP6 emulation guide documents that NetherSX2 declares no storage permissions at all (it is SAF-only by design), so granting all-files access does nothing; the folder-picker grant inside the emulator is the fix that matters...
How to Fix the SD Card Not Recognized or Needs Formatting Issue on the Retroid Pocket 6
Causes A microSD card formatted on a Windows PC gets refused by the RP6 out of the box — the RP6's Android build rejects a Windows-formatted exFAT card, and owners hit a 'card needs to be formatted' or 'SD card not recognized' message the moment they plug in a card they prepared on their PC. The battle-tested RP6 emulation guide documents this as the first setup gotcha: the fix is to format the card on the device itself as Portable storage, never as internal/adoptable storage. Cards formatted as adoptable on another Android device are encrypted and unreadable, fake-capacity cards fail mount checks, and a poorly seated card shows up as intermittent detection...
How to Fix Poor Speaker Audio (Tinny Sound, No Bass) on the Retroid Pocket 6
Causes The RP6's speakers sound rough out of the box — multiple dedicated RP6 speaker-fix videos document that the stock audio is tinny, lacks bass, and distorts at higher volumes, because the factory tuning ships with no meaningful equalization on the small front-firing drivers. There is no system-wide equalizer in the RP6's stock Android 13 build, so nothing corrects the anemic low end unless you install one. The community fix is a JamesDSP equalizer enabled through O2PTweaks, with a specific GraphicEQ preset that owners paste in to balance the drivers...
How to Fix the Chipolo CARD Point Beeping Randomly
Causes Unwanted tracking protection (anti-stalking alarm) triggered by separation — the CARD Point participates in Google's Unwanted Tracking Protection, a mandatory safety feature for all Find Hub-compatible trackers. When the card hasn't been connected to its owner's phone for a while and then detects motion, it beeps periodically to alert anyone nearby...
How to Fix the Chipolo CARD Point Location Not Updating or Stuck on Last Known Location
Causes The CARD Point has no GPS — it depends entirely on nearby phones relaying it — the card is a Bluetooth Low Energy beacon that broadcasts an anonymous identifier every few seconds. Any Android phone with the Find Hub network enabled that passes within Bluetooth range picks up that signal, encrypts a location estimate, and relays it to Google's...
How to Fix the Chipolo CARD Point Not Pairing or Connecting to the Find Hub App
Causes The Fast Pair popup was dismissed or never appeared — the CARD Point pairs through Google's Fast Pair "half-sheet" popup, and the most common first-run failure is tapping elsewhere on the screen and dismissing it. If Bluetooth or Location is off, the popup never shows at all — Chipolo's own pairing guide lists turning both on as the first check, and the "Oops, something went wrong" error that owners hit mid-pairing is almost always this handshake failing because a required radio or service isn't ready...
How to Fix Analog Stick Drift on the Retroid Pocket 5
Causes A loose or worn snap-fit stick cap — the RP5's hall-effect sticks use friction-snapped caps that loosen with heavy use, and owners in the Retroid Facebook group describe exactly this: the 'remove a little grey plastic bit' trick restores the stick for a day, then the dreaded drift comes back because the cap and stem assembly are still worn. Loose caps let the stem micro-...
How to Fix Emulator Graphics Glitches and Rendering Issues on the Retroid Pocket 5
Causes The RP5's stock Vulkan driver is an old, bare-minimum build — the device ships with Vulkan 0.3, and Retro Handhelds documented how this causes visible rendering corruption in 3D games, with Twilight Princess showing broken geometry in the screen corners on the stock driver while the same game renders cleanly after updating the driver. Emulators that default to Vulkan inherit every one of those driver bugs...
How to Fix Overheating and Thermal Throttling on the Retroid Pocket 5
Causes The RP5's tight internal layout with limited airflow — the Snapdragon 865 and Adreno 650 are packed into a slim 15.6mm shell with the active cooling fan as the only real heat removal path. During heavy PS2, GameCube, or Switch emulation the SoC draws close to its thermal limit, and the RP5 community has documented how cases, grips, and even the way you hold the device can trap heat and turn 60fps gameplay into throttled stutter...
How to Fix the Battery Draining Fast Issue on the Retroid Pocket 5
Causes Aggressive background apps and sync services — the RP5 runs stock Android 13, and emulator frontends like ES-DE, scraping tools, and cloud-sync apps keep working in the background even when you're not playing. Owners on r/retroid report losing roughly 15% overnight with Wi-Fi left on, and apps...
How to Fix the Black Screen or Won't Power On Issue on the Retroid Pocket 5
Causes A fully drained battery that has hit its protection cutoff — if the RP5 was left off for weeks or ran until it shut itself down, the 5000mAh cell can drop below the voltage threshold the Snapdragon 865 needs to boot. The screen stays black and holding POWER seems to do nothing, but the...
How to Fix Wi-Fi Dropping or Not Connecting on the Retroid Pocket 5
Causes A stale saved network entry with misapplied security settings — the RP5 stores each network's credentials and security parameters (WPA2 vs WPA3, band, MAC address) when you join it. If the router password, security mode, or band was changed since, the handheld keeps trying to reconnect with the o...