diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index ede9022327..2215c48ddc 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
       </intent-filter>
+
+      <intent-filter>
+        <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
+        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+        <data android:scheme="content" />
+        <data android:scheme="file" />
+      </intent-filter>
+
+      <intent-filter>
+        <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />
+        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+        <data android:mimeType="*/*" />
+      </intent-filter>
     </activity>
 
     <activity
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/ControllerInputBridge.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/ControllerInputBridge.kt
index 3524de3bcf..97ed52d4b8 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/ControllerInputBridge.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/ControllerInputBridge.kt
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ class ControllerInputBridge : OnScreenController.ControllerListener {
   override fun onButtonPressed(button: OnScreenController.Button) {
     try {
       when (button) {
-        OnScreenController.Button.LEFT_TRIGGER ->
-          SDLControllerManager.onNativeJoy(VIRTUAL_DEVICE_ID, AXIS_LEFT_TRIGGER, 1.0f)
+        OnScreenController.Button.LEFT_TRIGGER,
         OnScreenController.Button.RIGHT_TRIGGER ->
-          SDLControllerManager.onNativeJoy(VIRTUAL_DEVICE_ID, AXIS_RIGHT_TRIGGER, 1.0f)
+          setTriggerState(button, pressed = true)
         else -> {
           val keyCode = getKeyCodeForButton(button)
           SDLControllerManager.onNativePadDown(VIRTUAL_DEVICE_ID, keyCode)
@@ -41,10 +40,9 @@ class ControllerInputBridge : OnScreenController.ControllerListener {
   override fun onButtonReleased(button: OnScreenController.Button) {
     try {
       when (button) {
-        OnScreenController.Button.LEFT_TRIGGER ->
-          SDLControllerManager.onNativeJoy(VIRTUAL_DEVICE_ID, AXIS_LEFT_TRIGGER, 0.0f)
+        OnScreenController.Button.LEFT_TRIGGER,
         OnScreenController.Button.RIGHT_TRIGGER ->
-          SDLControllerManager.onNativeJoy(VIRTUAL_DEVICE_ID, AXIS_RIGHT_TRIGGER, 0.0f)
+          setTriggerState(button, pressed = false)
         else -> {
           val keyCode = getKeyCodeForButton(button)
           SDLControllerManager.onNativePadUp(VIRTUAL_DEVICE_ID, keyCode)
@@ -96,6 +94,23 @@ class ControllerInputBridge : OnScreenController.ControllerListener {
     }
   }
 
+  private fun setTriggerState(button: OnScreenController.Button, pressed: Boolean) {
+    val keyCode = getKeyCodeForButton(button)
+    val axis = when (button) {
+      OnScreenController.Button.LEFT_TRIGGER -> AXIS_LEFT_TRIGGER
+      OnScreenController.Button.RIGHT_TRIGGER -> AXIS_RIGHT_TRIGGER
+      else -> return
+    }
+    val axisValue = if (pressed) 1.0f else 0.0f
+
+    if (pressed) {
+      SDLControllerManager.onNativePadDown(VIRTUAL_DEVICE_ID, keyCode)
+    } else {
+      SDLControllerManager.onNativePadUp(VIRTUAL_DEVICE_ID, keyCode)
+    }
+    SDLControllerManager.onNativeJoy(VIRTUAL_DEVICE_ID, axis, axisValue)
+  }
+
   private fun getKeyCodeForButton(button: OnScreenController.Button): Int {
     return when (button) {
       OnScreenController.Button.A -> KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BUTTON_A
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/FrontendLaunchHelper.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/FrontendLaunchHelper.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75c6a36fc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/FrontendLaunchHelper.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+package com.izzy2lost.x1box
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Build
+import android.provider.DocumentsContract
+import androidx.documentfile.provider.DocumentFile
+import java.io.File
+import java.util.Locale
+
+object FrontendLaunchHelper {
+  data class LaunchTarget(
+    val dvdUri: Uri? = null,
+    val dvdPath: String? = null,
+    val source: String
+  )
+
+  private val stringExtraKeys = listOf(
+    "rom",
+    "ROM",
+    "path",
+    "PATH",
+    "file",
+    "FILE",
+    "filename",
+    "FILENAME",
+    "romPath",
+    "ROM_PATH",
+    "uri",
+    "URI",
+  )
+
+  fun resolve(context: Context, intent: Intent?, gamesFolderUri: Uri?): LaunchTarget? {
+    if (intent == null) {
+      return null
+    }
+
+    for ((label, rawValue) in collectCandidates(intent)) {
+      val resolved = resolveCandidate(context, gamesFolderUri, rawValue, label)
+      if (resolved != null) {
+        return resolved
+      }
+    }
+    return null
+  }
+
+  fun persistReadPermission(context: Context, intent: Intent?, uri: Uri) {
+    if (intent == null) {
+      return
+    }
+    val flags = intent.flags and
+      (Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION or Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION)
+    if (flags == 0) {
+      return
+    }
+    try {
+      context.contentResolver.takePersistableUriPermission(uri, flags)
+    } catch (_: SecurityException) {
+    } catch (_: IllegalArgumentException) {
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun collectCandidates(intent: Intent): List<Pair<String, Any>> {
+    val candidates = ArrayList<Pair<String, Any>>()
+
+    intent.data?.let { candidates += "intent.data" to it }
+    getExtraStream(intent)?.let { candidates += "Intent.EXTRA_STREAM" to it }
+    intent.clipData?.let { clipData ->
+      for (index in 0 until clipData.itemCount) {
+        clipData.getItemAt(index)?.uri?.let { uri ->
+          candidates += "clipData[$index]" to uri
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    val extras = intent.extras
+    if (extras != null) {
+      for (key in stringExtraKeys) {
+        when (val value = extras.get(key)) {
+          is Uri -> candidates += "extra:$key" to value
+          is String -> candidates += "extra:$key" to value
+          is CharSequence -> candidates += "extra:$key" to value.toString()
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return candidates
+  }
+
+  private fun resolveCandidate(
+    context: Context,
+    gamesFolderUri: Uri?,
+    rawValue: Any,
+    label: String
+  ): LaunchTarget? {
+    return when (rawValue) {
+      is Uri -> resolveUri(context, gamesFolderUri, rawValue, label)
+      is String -> resolveString(context, gamesFolderUri, rawValue, label)
+      else -> null
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun resolveUri(
+    context: Context,
+    gamesFolderUri: Uri?,
+    uri: Uri,
+    label: String
+  ): LaunchTarget? {
+    return when (uri.scheme?.lowercase(Locale.ROOT)) {
+      null, "" -> resolvePath(context, gamesFolderUri, uri.toString(), label)
+      "file" -> resolvePath(context, gamesFolderUri, uri.path, label)
+      else -> LaunchTarget(dvdUri = uri, source = label)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun resolveString(
+    context: Context,
+    gamesFolderUri: Uri?,
+    value: String,
+    label: String
+  ): LaunchTarget? {
+    val trimmed = value.trim()
+    if (trimmed.isEmpty()) {
+      return null
+    }
+
+    if (trimmed.startsWith("/")) {
+      return resolvePath(context, gamesFolderUri, trimmed, label)
+    }
+
+    val parsed = runCatching { Uri.parse(trimmed) }.getOrNull()
+    if (parsed != null && !parsed.scheme.isNullOrBlank()) {
+      return resolveUri(context, gamesFolderUri, parsed, label)
+    }
+
+    return resolvePath(context, gamesFolderUri, trimmed, label)
+  }
+
+  private fun resolvePath(
+    context: Context,
+    gamesFolderUri: Uri?,
+    rawPath: String?,
+    label: String
+  ): LaunchTarget? {
+    val path = rawPath?.trim()?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() } ?: return null
+    val directFile = File(path)
+    if (directFile.isFile && directFile.canRead()) {
+      return LaunchTarget(dvdPath = directFile.absolutePath, source = label)
+    }
+
+    val treeMatch = resolvePathAgainstGamesFolder(context, gamesFolderUri, path)
+    if (treeMatch != null) {
+      return LaunchTarget(dvdUri = treeMatch, source = label)
+    }
+
+    return null
+  }
+
+  private fun resolvePathAgainstGamesFolder(
+    context: Context,
+    gamesFolderUri: Uri?,
+    rawPath: String
+  ): Uri? {
+    val treeUri = gamesFolderUri ?: return null
+    val treeRootPath = treeUriToFilesystemPath(treeUri) ?: return null
+    val normalizedTree = normalizeFilesystemPath(treeRootPath)
+    val normalizedFile = normalizeFilesystemPath(rawPath)
+    val relativePath = when {
+      normalizedFile == normalizedTree -> ""
+      normalizedFile.startsWith("$normalizedTree/") ->
+        normalizedFile.removePrefix("$normalizedTree/")
+      else -> return null
+    }
+
+    var node = DocumentFile.fromTreeUri(context, treeUri) ?: return null
+    if (relativePath.isEmpty()) {
+      return node.takeIf { it.isFile }?.uri
+    }
+
+    for (segment in relativePath.split('/')) {
+      if (segment.isEmpty()) {
+        continue
+      }
+      node = node.findFile(segment) ?: return null
+    }
+    return node.takeIf { it.isFile }?.uri
+  }
+
+  private fun treeUriToFilesystemPath(treeUri: Uri): String? {
+    val documentId = runCatching { DocumentsContract.getTreeDocumentId(treeUri) }.getOrNull()
+      ?: return null
+    val volume = documentId.substringBefore(':', "")
+    val relative = documentId.substringAfter(':', "")
+    return when {
+      volume.equals("primary", ignoreCase = true) -> buildPath("/storage/emulated/0", relative)
+      volume.equals("home", ignoreCase = true) -> buildPath("/storage/emulated/0/Documents", relative)
+      volume.isNotEmpty() -> buildPath("/storage/$volume", relative)
+      else -> null
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun buildPath(base: String, relative: String): String {
+    if (relative.isBlank()) {
+      return base
+    }
+    return "$base/${relative.trimStart('/')}"
+  }
+
+  private fun normalizeFilesystemPath(path: String): String {
+    val absolute = File(path).absolutePath.replace('\\', '/')
+    return if (absolute.length > 1 && absolute.endsWith("/")) {
+      absolute.dropLast(1)
+    } else {
+      absolute
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+  private fun getExtraStream(intent: Intent): Uri? {
+    return if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
+      intent.getParcelableExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri::class.java)
+    } else {
+      intent.getParcelableExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM) as? Uri
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/LauncherActivity.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/LauncherActivity.kt
index 13c085a5f3..025d7240a3 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/LauncherActivity.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/LauncherActivity.kt
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@ import android.app.Activity
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.util.Log
+import android.widget.Toast
 import java.io.File
 
 class LauncherActivity : Activity() {
+  companion object {
+    private const val TAG = "LauncherActivity"
+  }
+
   override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
 
@@ -27,6 +33,7 @@ class LauncherActivity : Activity() {
     val hddUri = hddUriStr?.let(Uri::parse)
     val dvdUri = dvdUriStr?.let(Uri::parse)
     val gamesFolderUri = gamesFolderUriStr?.let(Uri::parse)
+    val frontendLaunch = FrontendLaunchHelper.resolve(this, intent, gamesFolderUri)
 
     val hasMcpx = hasLocalFile(mcpxPath) || (mcpxUri != null && hasPersistedReadPermission(mcpxUri))
     val hasFlash = hasLocalFile(flashPath) || (flashUri != null && hasPersistedReadPermission(flashUri))
@@ -82,6 +89,40 @@ class LauncherActivity : Activity() {
       editor.apply()
     }
 
+    if (frontendLaunch != null) {
+      if (frontendLaunch.dvdUri != null) {
+        FrontendLaunchHelper.persistReadPermission(this, intent, frontendLaunch.dvdUri)
+      }
+      prefs.edit()
+        .putBoolean("skip_game_picker", false)
+        .apply {
+          when {
+            frontendLaunch.dvdUri != null -> {
+              putString("dvdUri", frontendLaunch.dvdUri.toString())
+              remove("dvdPath")
+            }
+            frontendLaunch.dvdPath != null -> {
+              putString("dvdPath", frontendLaunch.dvdPath)
+              remove("dvdUri")
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        .apply()
+
+      if (hasMcpx && hasFlash && hasHdd) {
+        Log.i(TAG, "Frontend launch resolved via ${frontendLaunch.source}")
+        startActivity(Intent(this, MainActivity::class.java))
+        finish()
+        return
+      }
+
+      Log.i(TAG, "Frontend launch queued, but core setup is incomplete")
+      Toast.makeText(this, R.string.frontend_launch_setup_required, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+    } else if (hasExternalLaunchPayload(intent)) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "Frontend intent received but no accessible game target was resolved")
+      Toast.makeText(this, R.string.frontend_launch_unresolved, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
+    }
+
     val needsSetup = !setupComplete || !hasMcpx || !hasFlash || !hasHdd || !hasGamesFolder
     val next = if (needsSetup) SetupWizardActivity::class.java else GameLibraryActivity::class.java
 
@@ -98,4 +139,28 @@ class LauncherActivity : Activity() {
   private fun hasLocalFile(path: String?): Boolean {
     return path != null && File(path).isFile
   }
+
+  private fun hasExternalLaunchPayload(intent: Intent?): Boolean {
+    if (intent == null) {
+      return false
+    }
+    if (intent.data != null || intent.clipData != null) {
+      return true
+    }
+    return sequenceOf(
+      Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,
+      "rom",
+      "ROM",
+      "path",
+      "PATH",
+      "file",
+      "FILE",
+      "filename",
+      "FILENAME",
+      "romPath",
+      "ROM_PATH",
+      "uri",
+      "URI",
+    ).any { key -> intent.hasExtra(key) }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/MainActivity.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/MainActivity.kt
index 72b44dacf2..0f48965e12 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/MainActivity.kt
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ class MainActivity : SDLActivity(), InputManager.InputDeviceListener {
     scheduleStartupSnapshotLoadIfRequested()
   }
 
+  override fun onPause() {
+    onScreenController?.resetAllInputs()
+    super.onPause()
+  }
+
   private fun scheduleStartupSnapshotLoadIfRequested() {
     val slot = startupSnapshotSlot ?: return
     if (startupSnapshotLoadScheduled) {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/OnScreenController.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/OnScreenController.kt
index e18e74012b..fc238c740e 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/OnScreenController.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/izzy2lost/x1box/OnScreenController.kt
@@ -373,20 +373,41 @@ class OnScreenController @JvmOverloads constructor(
     // Check buttons
     buttons.forEach { (button, state) ->
       if (state.activePointerId == -1 && isPointInCircle(x, y, state.center, state.radius)) {
-        state.isPressed = true
-        state.activePointerId = pointerId
-        controllerListener?.onButtonPressed(button)
+        pressButton(button, state, pointerId)
         return
       }
     }
   }
 
   private fun handleTouchMove(x: Float, y: Float, pointerId: Int) {
+    if (menuButtonPointerId == pointerId) {
+      menuButtonPressed = isPointInCircle(x, y, menuButtonCenter, menuButtonRadius)
+      return
+    }
+
     sticks.forEach { (stick, state) ->
       if (state.activePointerId == pointerId) {
         updateStickPosition(stick, state, x, y)
+        return
       }
     }
+
+    val activeButton = buttons.entries.firstOrNull { it.value.activePointerId == pointerId }
+    if (activeButton != null) {
+      val (button, state) = activeButton
+      if (isPointInCircle(x, y, state.center, state.radius)) {
+        return
+      }
+      releaseButton(button, state)
+    }
+
+    val hoveredButton = buttons.entries.firstOrNull { (_, state) ->
+      state.activePointerId == -1 && isPointInCircle(x, y, state.center, state.radius)
+    }
+    if (hoveredButton != null) {
+      val (button, state) = hoveredButton
+      pressButton(button, state, pointerId)
+    }
   }
 
   private fun handleTouchUp(pointerId: Int) {
@@ -415,9 +436,7 @@ class OnScreenController @JvmOverloads constructor(
     // Release buttons
     buttons.forEach { (button, state) ->
       if (state.activePointerId == pointerId) {
-        state.isPressed = false
-        state.activePointerId = -1
-        controllerListener?.onButtonReleased(button)
+        releaseButton(button, state)
       }
     }
   }
@@ -442,13 +461,40 @@ class OnScreenController @JvmOverloads constructor(
 
     buttons.forEach { (button, state) ->
       if (state.isPressed) {
-        state.isPressed = false
-        state.activePointerId = -1
-        controllerListener?.onButtonReleased(button)
+        releaseButton(button, state)
       }
     }
   }
 
+  fun resetAllInputs() {
+    handleCancel()
+    invalidate()
+  }
+
+  override fun onDetachedFromWindow() {
+    resetAllInputs()
+    super.onDetachedFromWindow()
+  }
+
+  override fun onVisibilityChanged(changedView: View, visibility: Int) {
+    super.onVisibilityChanged(changedView, visibility)
+    if (changedView === this && visibility != View.VISIBLE) {
+      resetAllInputs()
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun pressButton(button: Button, state: ButtonState, pointerId: Int) {
+    state.isPressed = true
+    state.activePointerId = pointerId
+    controllerListener?.onButtonPressed(button)
+  }
+
+  private fun releaseButton(button: Button, state: ButtonState) {
+    state.isPressed = false
+    state.activePointerId = -1
+    controllerListener?.onButtonReleased(button)
+  }
+
   private fun updateStickPosition(stick: Stick, state: StickState, x: Float, y: Float) {
     val dx = x - state.center.x
     val dy = y - state.center.y
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e596f3ca10..2518fc1de9 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
   <string name="settings_filtering_linear">Linear</string>
   <string name="settings_filtering_nearest">Nearest</string>
   <string name="settings_vsync">VSync</string>
+  <string name="frontend_launch_setup_required">Finish core setup before launching from a frontend.</string>
+  <string name="frontend_launch_unresolved">Could not access that game from the frontend intent. Pick the same folder in x1box first, or use a content URI.</string>
   <string name="settings_section_vulkan_driver">Custom Vulkan Driver</string>
   <string name="settings_vulkan_driver_none">System Default</string>
   <string name="settings_vulkan_driver_browse">Browse…</string>