How to activate the joystick on the phone: device settings

The smartphone has long evolved from a conventional means of communication into a universal tool, whose functions are supplemented with new points with each jump in technology. The phone is used as a camera and camcorder, case planner and notepad, it replaces a stationary PC for communication in social networks and passing game quests. High resolution and large memory operating systems allow gamers to play in any circumstances and conditions. One of the additional features that make life easier for VR lovers is the use of a smartphone as a joystick. Just activate it.

How to activate the joystick on the phone

In order to use the phone in the joystick format for a computer, you need to select and install the appropriate software on both gadgets. There is a special line of programs that are installed on Android and allow you to use your smartphone as a game controller. PC Remote software is very popular. The program needs to be downloaded to a computer and to a phone and connected to both devices to the same router.

Connecting software on a smartphone and PC:

1. Open the program on PC and Android.
2. In the provision on the smartphone, press the button at the bottom of the “Lost CONNECT” screen.
3. In the menu that opens, select the name of the computer to which you are connecting from the list. If the PC name was not in the list, click the button "Connect to PC (?)" At the top. a window will appear for scanning the QR code.
4. In the software on the computer, click in the lower right corner of the button "QR code".
5. Scan the code on a PC using a smartphone. Gadgets will contact each other.

How to set up a joystick

The bulk of users prefer this particular program, because it offers control options for any kind of game simulator. The smartphone can be used:

• as a steering wheel with tilt control;
• in the form of a joystick with sticks and twelve buttons that are customizable for easy control;
• as a game console for “shooters” and “walkers”;
• to control aircraft simulators.

To configure the joystick for a specific game, you need to launch it and go to the "Control Settings". Most games allow you to select the joystick or keyboard mode. In the latter case, the gamer himself adjusts the functions of the buttons for certain actions.