Input doesn't work when emulating N64

Is there an existing issue for this?

• This is a bug in RetroArch frontend
• I have searched the existing issues

Description

Hey, what happens is that after closing and then reopening RetroArch, the input emulation for N64 stops working. Buttons or hotkeys don’t respond, and it doesn’t come back even if I close and reopen the application. I have to change some setting related to input (like game focus, for example) to make it work again.

I tested with wired and bluetooth connection.

Expected behavior

Input working normally (hotkeys, etc…)

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Open a game
2. Close RA
3. Reopen RA and a game
4. Input doesn't work

Version/Commit

1.22.2 (aarch64 only)

Bisect Results

No response

Present in the nightly version

I don't know

Platform & operating system

Android 15

Affected Cores

Mupen64Plus (GLES 3) and Parallel N64

Environment information

• Controller: GameSir Nova Lite (Zikway HID when wired)

Relevant log output

[OctopusButtons]

it doesn’t come back even if I close and reopen the application. I have to change some setting related to input (like game focus, for example) to make it work again.

Posting a log should be helpful and might reveal details about how changing a setting making input work again. Though I myself don't have the ability to help, understand the log, or understand the relevant back-end code.