entranceJoystick connection to android bluetooth 3.0. We connect the joystick from the PlayStation and Xbox game station
The smartphone market is growing rapidly, and vertically. That is, every day our mobile devices become obsolete and appear more and more powerful gadgets... In many other industries, manufacturers simply copy existing solutions and are passed off as new ones. In the field of new IT products, if such a stage comes, it will not be in the near future.
If you keep up with the times, then you understand that the best way to use the resources of the phone to the maximum is games. But the age of the beloved Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds, Doodle Jump is leaving after their progenitors Bomber Man and Snake 3. Dreams of playing serious things like Serious Sam or FIFA on a mobile device in transport on the way home are not the first day that have become a reality, but one the catch still remains - management. It's great to play strategy on the sensor, football is more or less, but any action or fighting becomes for me, as well as for many, a sheer curse. And that is why today we analyze in detail what a gamepad is, what it is eaten with, how to play it, and consider the best representatives of this genre.
Android can be used as a joystick for games. You can play your favorite races, flight simulators, shooters, using your android device as a full-fledged wireless joystick, part-time and a computer control panel!
Installing the required software
We will do everything using the application PC Remote... A brilliant application with great capabilities of Chinese origin. So, first you need to download the application and install it on your computer.
We will cover installation and configuration from using Wi-Fi Is the maximum convenient and no wires(you can also connect via Usb, but then the main idea - convenience - is lost).
You can download the application itself and the PC client here:
- Install the program on your Android smartphone
- Install Reciever client of the program on your PC
- Connect your smartphone and pc to the same router
Launch and setup
Congratulations, the devices are connected and ready to use, now all that remains is to select the joystick mode and start playing. The program offers many control options:
- android as [b] steering wheel for racing (with G-sensor support - that is, control by tilting the phone)
- phone like joystick with 2 control sticks and 12 programmable buttons
- android phone like gamepad for shooters(sticker for turning and walking, programmable buttons and screen rotation in an empty field)
- tablet or phone like flight simulator joystick.
Setting up controls in the game
Launch your favorite game and go to the control settings. Many modern games offer direct selection of keyboard and mouse or joystick control. In this case, select the joystick and, if there are options, select Monect. After that, you need to customize each joystick button to perform certain actions. This is individual in each game, so we will not dwell on this.
If the game does not provide for gamepad control, then you can try to set the slopes and buttons for each action in the keyboard settings. There is also additional services which translate joystick actions to corresponding keyboard buttons.
In this article, we learned that android can be used as a joystick for games. You can play your favorite races, flight simulators, shooters, using your Android phone or tablet as a joystick, steering wheel or gamepad.
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How to connect a PlayStation 3, Xbox360, Wii game controller to Android
No matter how large the screen of your device, smartphone or tablet, it will still not be very convenient to play on it. Part of what happens on the screen is hidden under the hands, and the fingers do not feel the buttons well. It is much more convenient to connect a joystick, then you can get maximum pleasure from the game. This article will focus on connecting gamepads from game consoles Wii, Xbox360, PlayStation3 to Android.
Joystick connection fromPlaystation3 for Android
Depending on whether you want to connect the PlayStation 3 joystick via Bluetooth or via microUSB, the connection procedure will differ.
1. Connecting a joystick from PlayStation 3 to Android via bluetooth
It's important to know:
- The Sixaxis Controller application requires root privileges.
- For the program to work properly, original Sixaxis and Dualshock 3 are required.
So, let's download the program SixaxisPairTool , install it on your computer. Using a USB cable, connect the joystick to it and launch installed program... After starting the program in the format xx: xx: xx: xx: xx: xx, the MAC address will be written.
Now we will install the Sixaxis Controller on the device, launch it. Here in the format (xx: xx: xx: xx: xx: xx) we see Local Bluetooth Address. The Change Master's SixaxisPairTool enter it and press the Update button.
After completing the connection to the device, click the item Change Input Method , then select the joystick.
1. Connecting a joystick from PlayStation 3 to Android via microUSB
In this method, the use of the joystick is limited - it can only be used in a game console emulator. This is a big drawback.
You need to know:your device must support Host mode .
Download the emulator of the desired set-top box (in Google play their great amount), install it.Connect the joystick to the microUSB device, launch the installed emulator, go to the settings and assign the necessary actions to the joystick buttons.If the buttons do not work, in the settings we will find the item Use input method , let's turn to him.
Joystick connection fromXbox360 to Android
The procedure is the same as for connecting a wired PlayStation joystick, but there is one important point to keep in mind.
For Xbox360 Wireless Controller special application does not exist yet, which means that in order to get rid of all the wires, it will be necessary to purchase a special receiver.
Connecting a Wii Joystick to Android
It's important to know: Not compatible with most HTC devices with Sense UI.
To connect Wiimote , you need to download and install special program Wiimote Controller . After starting the program, turn on Bluetooth, launch the application.
In the application, press the button 1.Init and Connect , and after that on Wiimote press buttons 1 and 2 at the same time. After the application finds the controller, press the button 2.Select WiiControllerIME and opposite WiiControllerIME put a tick. Everything, now you can play.
Wireless technologies have long become a familiar attribute of our time. Today management household appliances, charge tablets or smartphones, stream images to big screen wirelessly has become a common activity, and the list of such possibilities is constantly growing.
For example, users of Android devices can use their device as a joystick for a PC. We will now talk about how to do this.
In order to realize our desire, we need to install a special program on our mobile device and PC. There are several of them, but in our case we will talk only about two, since the principle of operation of such programs is fundamentally no different.
Monect Portable
Download to the computer and run server side programs Monect Portable for OS Windows. During installation, we give permission to requests the computer to make changes. The program is installed, after that we need to click on the tab " Install Monect Portable via wi-fi"Located in the lower right corner of the main program window:
Now download the application Monect Portable to your Android device. After downloading the program, extract the contents of the archive (zip) and run the file MonectHost(note - inside the archive in Android folder there will be an apk-file of the application, which can be installed without going through Google Play).
After starting, information may appear Windows firewall about denying access to the network, therefore, we will need to allow access.
Establishing a connection between Android and PC via Monect
We will consider the most optimal connection - wireless Wi-Fi network(of course, you can also connect using a USB cable, but in this case, the convenience that gives wireless connection). To do this, launch Monect Portable on your computer (as mentioned above) and on your Android device. This can be done in two ways:
- Enter in the field Host IP Address on the smartphone, the address that is displayed on the PC in the Monect window and click " Connect».
- To search and connect to automatic mode press " Search Host"(Without entering the address).
Once the connection has taken place, we will see a dozen different uses for our smartphone / tablet. For example, only joysticks we see three options:
Choosing the Touchpad mode, we turn our mobile gadget into a touchpad (or simply a mouse), with which we will control the cursor on the screen:
In this mode, there is a function function " 3D mouse", Designed for the use of position sensors directly in the space of the apparatus, which actually control the mouse pointer.
Monect Portable's keyboard, numeric keypad, and function keys
As for the Function keys, Numeric keypad and Typewriter keys modes, they are designed to call up different keyboard options - Text keys (English), numeric keys or keys of various functions:
Gamepad and joystick
As mentioned above, the program is endowed with three game modes, allowing quite convenient control in races or shooters. Support for the built-in gyroscope can also be used in the control (by default it is not turned on, so in races we press the center of the steering wheel "G-Sensor":
PowerPoint Presentations and Browser Control
In addition to the described functions, the Monect application can be successfully used to browse sites on the Internet and manage the demonstration of presentations. Here, working with the program should not cause any difficulties, since the control is extremely clear.
Mobile gamepad
Another application with which you can solve the question of how to use the phone instead of the joystick.
As in the previous description, we start using this application by installing the server part. Mobile Gamepad PC on computer. After launching the program, we will see a window with several tabs. The first will indicate the IP address of our PC, which will need to be entered into the application Mobile gamepad installed on the smartphone and connect mobile device to the computer.
In the second tab, click on ( + ) and the button " Browse", After which we indicate the path to the desired game.
By checking the box in the third tab, we will provide automatic start programs simultaneously with Windows. Allow connections from other networks, then change the port number to connect the device.
After we have launched the application on our Android and entered the IP address specified in the server program (on a PC), the smartphone screen will take the form of a regular game controller. We set the settings "for ourselves" (light or dark theme, vibration when pressed, support for the volume rocker), and enjoy the game.
How the gameplay looks like, we look at the video using the example of the game Mafia:
Friends! Good luck everyone, stay in touch.
Let's face it, touch screen is not the best way controls in some Android games. The good news is that you can connect your gamepad to Android smartphone or tablet.
Today we will tell you how to connect a gamepad to an Android device.
We'll be using the Xbox 360 Wired Controller, which is the most popular gaming controller available today. The Xbox 360 controller is equipped with a standard USB connector, making it work with both Android devices and stationary computers without additional settings. Just plug and play!
Connecting a game controller to your Android device is pretty simple. All you need for this:
- A gamepad with a USB connector (in our case, the Xbox 360).
- USB-OTG cable
USB OTG is a tiny adapter cable that consists of a full-size USB connector on one end and a micro USB connector on the other end. USB OTG allows you to connect any device with a USB connector, for example, keyboard, mouse, as well as a gamepad, to your Android smartphone. 
To connect the gamepad to Android, you need to connect the gamepad to the USB OTG cable, while the cable itself is connected to your Android device. That's all! We did not perform any additional settings, everything worked for us right away.
It is possible that older smartphones will need additional settings.
Games via a gamepad on Android
You can now download and play games that support gamepads. Most likely, you will need to go to the settings and select the method of control through the gamepad. 
The gamepad works surprisingly well with Android. The game controller can be used not only in games, but also to navigate the home screen and menu of the smartphone.
How to use a gamepad with unsupported games
If the game does not support working with a gamepad, then you need to make additional settings. To do this, you need Root rights to Android device... Most people recommend using the USB / BT Joystick Center app to use the gamepad with unsupported games.
We hope you managed to connect the gamepad to Android and enjoy your favorite games.