diff --git a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/customcontrols/gamepad/GamepadDpad.java b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/customcontrols/gamepad/GamepadDpad.java
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+package net.kdt.pojavlaunch.customcontrols.gamepad;
+
+import android.view.InputDevice;
+import android.view.InputEvent;
+import android.view.KeyEvent;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
+
+/*
+    Code from the android documentation
+ */
+
+public class GamepadDpad {
+    final static int UP       = 0;
+    final static int LEFT     = 1;
+    final static int RIGHT    = 2;
+    final static int DOWN     = 3;
+    final static int CENTER   = 4;
+
+    int pressedDirection = -1;
+
+    public int getDirectionPressed(InputEvent event) {
+        if (!isDpadEvent(event)) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        // If the input event is a MotionEvent, check its hat axis values.
+        if (event instanceof MotionEvent) {
+
+            // Use the hat axis value to find the D-pad direction
+            MotionEvent motionEvent = (MotionEvent) event;
+            float xaxis = motionEvent.getAxisValue(MotionEvent.AXIS_HAT_X);
+            float yaxis = motionEvent.getAxisValue(MotionEvent.AXIS_HAT_Y);
+
+            // Check if the AXIS_HAT_X value is -1 or 1, and set the D-pad
+            // LEFT and RIGHT direction accordingly.
+            if (Float.compare(xaxis, -1.0f) == 0) {
+                pressedDirection = GamepadDpad.LEFT;
+            } else if (Float.compare(xaxis, 1.0f) == 0) {
+                pressedDirection = GamepadDpad.RIGHT;
+            }
+            // Check if the AXIS_HAT_Y value is -1 or 1, and set the D-pad
+            // UP and DOWN direction accordingly.
+            else if (Float.compare(yaxis, -1.0f) == 0) {
+                pressedDirection =  GamepadDpad.UP;
+            } else if (Float.compare(yaxis, 1.0f) == 0) {
+                pressedDirection =  GamepadDpad.DOWN;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // If the input event is a KeyEvent, check its key code.
+        else if (event instanceof KeyEvent) {
+
+            // Use the key code to find the D-pad direction.
+            KeyEvent keyEvent = (KeyEvent) event;
+            if (keyEvent.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT) {
+                pressedDirection = GamepadDpad.LEFT;
+            } else if (keyEvent.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT) {
+                pressedDirection = GamepadDpad.RIGHT;
+            } else if (keyEvent.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_UP) {
+                pressedDirection = GamepadDpad.UP;
+            } else if (keyEvent.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN) {
+                pressedDirection = GamepadDpad.DOWN;
+            } else if (keyEvent.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER) {
+                pressedDirection = GamepadDpad.CENTER;
+            }
+        }
+        return pressedDirection;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isDpadEvent(InputEvent event) {
+        // Check that input comes from a device with directional pads.
+        // And... also the joystick since it declares sometimes as a joystick.
+
+        return (event.getSource() & InputDevice.SOURCE_DPAD) == InputDevice.SOURCE_DPAD
+                || (event.getSource() & InputDevice.SOURCE_JOYSTICK) == InputDevice.SOURCE_JOYSTICK;
+    }
+}
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