Whether you want to play on your iOS deviceMicrosoft’s XGPU cloud gaming, or A variety of fun game content on Apple Arcade. When you see that these platforms all mention that they can support joysticks, I wonder if everyone will be like the author and find that only iOS / iPadOS supports joysticks for most game consoles. However, for some unknown reason, the original Nintendo Switch joystick, which is currently popular in every household, is not included in the list of system support. However, this situation seems to have changed in the systems used by the next-generation iPhone and iPad officially announced at this WWDC. Continue reading iOS 16 silently adds support for Nintendo Switch joysticks, which is a blast! Report text.
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iOS 16 silently adds support for Nintendo Switch joysticks, and it’s a blast!
I don’t know if anyone is like the editor, although I really want to use an iPad with a joystick to experience various Apple Arcade games. But on the one hand, because the PlayStation 4 joystick is in an immortal state (too old?), I also feel that the PS5 is difficult to buy, so I missed the point where I wanted to lose (There should be a Pro anyway). In the end, I thought I would just buy the joystick alone, but I found that the Xbox joystick, which is recognized to have a good feel, is actually very difficult to buy! With a glimmer of hope, I hope I can use it next to the TV It’s also collecting dust I tried the Nintendo Switch joystick, but found that iOS / iPadOS / tvOS did not support the Nintendo joystick… (fall)
Fortunately, this situation seems to have been finally solved in this iOS 16 / iPadOS 16 (tvOS should also be available, right?) update!
According to developer Riles Testut, who has installed the latest Apple mobile device system, shared on Twitter. Confirming the news that iOS 16 finally provides native support for the Nintendo Switch Pro controller – he directly showed the Switch pairing Bluetooth connection page and game screen.
!!! iOS 16 natively supports Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers!!
Can confirm they work perfectly with Delta 😍 pic.twitter.com/p8u1sdjvTt
— Riles 🤷♂️ (@rileytestut) June 6, 2022
Although currently iOS 16 / iPadOS 16 is still in the developer preview testing stage, so all support is still subject to change. However, according to his current testing, it is confirmed that not only the original Nintendo Pro Controller can be successfully connected to iOS devices, but also the included Joy-Cons controller can be successfully paired and used – the same goes for Joy-Cons that can be divided into left and right joysticks.Can be used separately or as a single joystick pair. Detailed functions can be found in the menu.
Foreign media 9to5Mac later confirmed that not only the Nintendo Switch joystick will be supported in this wave of system updates, but also iPhone and iPad devices that can run the latest system. This update also adds support for 8Bitdo, BADA MOGA XP5-X Plus and Logitech F710 game joysticks.
Further reading:
“More Apple Watch” iOS 16 released: more interactive lock screen, more seamless sharing!
Source: KOCPC Chinese