AYN Thor - 15+ Tips & Tweaks (Once You Finally Get It)
TechAntics
20,325 views
After spending some proper time with the AYN Thor, I've collected a bunch of small, more-or-less "secret" tweaks, apps and settings that genuinely made my Thor even more pleasant to use than it already was. None of the things shown here require you to root the device, and also, none of them require any kind of convoluted setup process.
In this video we'll set up quick launcher switching, screenshot and brightness button shortcut macros, turn the bottom screen into a touchpad and keyboard for GameNative, make file transfers and app updates easier, improve the speaker quality with ThorTune and JamesDSP (quite honestly, it's the first thing you should do after you get your Thor), go through the battery and charging settings, test charging separation with a USB power meter, take a look at the power bank charging, customize the fan curve, briefly touch on underclocking, and finish with a little TPU shell customization. That was a mouthful. The video goes pretty fast, so buckle up (and maybe don't drink coffee for this one).
So, you might be interested in this one if:
You've just got your AYN Thor and want to do some lesser-known useful tweaks after the initial setup.
You want to be able to set up better button shortcuts and get quicker access to your game launcher like on the RG Rotate.
You’re using GameNative and want to make better use of the bottom display (with the hybrid keyboard/touchpad mode).
You want to better understand the Thor's battery limits and how charging separation actually works on this device.
You want better speaker audio, thermals, and a few quality-of-life improvements.
Links / apps & items mentioned in the video:
AYN Thor:
https://amzn.to/4fZNJrf
My AYN Thor pre-buyer's guide:
https://techtactician.com/ayn-thor-bu...
Some more accessories for the Thor that I've tested:
https://techtactician.com/my-best-ayn...
My first AYN Thor video – unboxing, mura & accessories:
AYN Thor - Unboxing, Checking For Mura & S...
Mjolnir - Home button / launcher switching:
https://github.com/blacksheepmvp/mjolnir
The RetroHrai launcher:
https://retrohrai.app/
Key Mapper - for custom button macros:
https://github.com/keymapperorg/KeyMa...
Thor's Lightning – brightness shortcuts:
https://github.com/HughesTechNZ/Thors...
LocalSend:
https://localsend.org/
Obtainium:
https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium
ThorTune / JamesDSP setup:
https://github.com/androosio/thortune
Sleep / screen-off app shown in the video (TapLock):
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.a...
ClusterTune:
https://github.com/AurelioB/ClusterTune
More information on prolonging Li-ion battery life:
https://news.umich.edu/tips-for-exten...
Great bit of info on underclocking your handheld:
You Should Underclock Your Handheld
Anker Zolo 20,000 mAh / 30W power bank:
https://amzn.to/4xDADay
90-degree USB-C cable:
https://amzn.to/4x19o9R
KWS-X1 USB power meter:
https://amzn.to/4x55WLo
AYN Thor TPU shell:
https://amzn.to/4z6GAOB
And lastly, some of my tunes and art, if it caught your eye/ear:
Music / Handler1: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1YNTi...
Art & Prints / tomsmi: https://tomsmi-shop.fourthwall.com/
Affiliate disclosure:
Some of the links above may be affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the channel!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro & launcher switching shortcut
02:10 Screenshot button macro
03:02 Brightness shortcuts with Thor’s Lightning
04:25 GameNative touchpad & keyboard trick
06:40 LocalSend
07:12 Obtainium
08:06 ThorTune & JamesDSP audio fix
09:36 Battery & charging limits
11:12 Quick sleep/wake trick
11:27 Charging separation explained
13:43 The power bank talk
14:12 My absolute best accessory
14:30 Custom fan curves
15:10 ClusterTune & underclocking
15:30 Simple TPU shell customization
15:57 Final thoughts
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18 Comments
Turns the speakers into a damn home theater setup 😂
I am using it to play Opus Magnum and Space Chem, but I imagine it will be handy for some other mouse heavy games or games where I want to use those for some particular reason. Also, it has been helpful to very quickly bring up the keyboard to type in a character name or get access to the "ESC" button for settings.
Also, the sound is delayed by using the the equalizer and it's definitely noticeable if you're looking for it, but I'll leave it on regardless, you forget about the delay after while. It's like, do we want "performance mode" -audio sounds like a tin can or "quality mode" -sound is amazing, buy its playing at 30fps 😭😂
AYN Thor - 15+ Tips & Tweaks (Once You Finally Get It)
TechAntics
20,325 views
After spending some proper time with the AYN Thor, I've collected a bunch of small, more-or-less "secret" tweaks, apps and settings that genuinely made my Thor even more pleasant to use than it already was. None of the things shown here require you to root the device, and also, none of them require any kind of convoluted setup process.
In this video we'll set up quick launcher switching, screenshot and brightness button shortcut macros, turn the bottom screen into a touchpad and keyboard for GameNative, make file transfers and app updates easier, improve the speaker quality with ThorTune and JamesDSP (quite honestly, it's the first thing you should do after you get your Thor), go through the battery and charging settings, test charging separation with a USB power meter, take a look at the power bank charging, customize the fan curve, briefly touch on underclocking, and finish with a little TPU shell customization. That was a mouthful. The video goes pretty fast, so buckle up (and maybe don't drink coffee for this one).
So, you might be interested in this one if:
You've just got your AYN Thor and want to do some lesser-known useful tweaks after the initial setup.
You want to be able to set up better button shortcuts and get quicker access to your game launcher like on the RG Rotate.
You’re using GameNative and want to make better use of the bottom display (with the hybrid keyboard/touchpad mode).
You want to better understand the Thor's battery limits and how charging separation actually works on this device.
You want better speaker audio, thermals, and a few quality-of-life improvements.
Links / apps & items mentioned in the video:
AYN Thor:
https://amzn.to/4fZNJrf
My AYN Thor pre-buyer's guide:
https://techtactician.com/ayn-thor-bu...
Some more accessories for the Thor that I've tested:
https://techtactician.com/my-best-ayn...
My first AYN Thor video – unboxing, mura & accessories:
AYN Thor - Unboxing, Checking For Mura & S...
Mjolnir - Home button / launcher switching:
https://github.com/blacksheepmvp/mjolnir
The RetroHrai launcher:
https://retrohrai.app/
Key Mapper - for custom button macros:
https://github.com/keymapperorg/KeyMa...
Thor's Lightning – brightness shortcuts:
https://github.com/HughesTechNZ/Thors...
LocalSend:
https://localsend.org/
Obtainium:
https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium
ThorTune / JamesDSP setup:
https://github.com/androosio/thortune
Sleep / screen-off app shown in the video (TapLock):
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.a...
ClusterTune:
https://github.com/AurelioB/ClusterTune
More information on prolonging Li-ion battery life:
https://news.umich.edu/tips-for-exten...
Great bit of info on underclocking your handheld:
You Should Underclock Your Handheld
Anker Zolo 20,000 mAh / 30W power bank:
https://amzn.to/4xDADay
90-degree USB-C cable:
https://amzn.to/4x19o9R
KWS-X1 USB power meter:
https://amzn.to/4x55WLo
AYN Thor TPU shell:
https://amzn.to/4z6GAOB
And lastly, some of my tunes and art, if it caught your eye/ear:
Music / Handler1: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1YNTi...
Art & Prints / tomsmi: https://tomsmi-shop.fourthwall.com/
Affiliate disclosure:
Some of the links above may be affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the channel!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro & launcher switching shortcut
02:10 Screenshot button macro
03:02 Brightness shortcuts with Thor’s Lightning
04:25 GameNative touchpad & keyboard trick
06:40 LocalSend
07:12 Obtainium
08:06 ThorTune & JamesDSP audio fix
09:36 Battery & charging limits
11:12 Quick sleep/wake trick
11:27 Charging separation explained
13:43 The power bank talk
14:12 My absolute best accessory
14:30 Custom fan curves
15:10 ClusterTune & underclocking
15:30 Simple TPU shell customization
15:57 Final thoughts
If you enjoyed this video, consider subscribing for more hardware reviews, retro handhelds, local AI software guides, obscure gadgets, and many other things along the way. Thanks for watching and have a nice one!
And if you just want the 90-degree cable, hop on here: https://amzn.to/4x19o9R