How to use the phone as a joystick for PC

Often you want to play the console, but there is no joystick. What to do? How to use the phone as a joystick - we will tell in this article.

How to turn an ordinary smartphone into a full-fledged joystick

First you need:

  • Gadget (smartphone, tablet), for the convenience of having a large screen, running Android, iOs, Windows Phone.
  • PC running Windows 7 and above.
  • A game that requires a joystick to control.
  • Internet to download the program.

So, if the first items are completed, install one of the programs on the PC.

Monect Remote program

One of the powerful programs, which, in addition to gaming, has a number of other features:

  • The gadget functions as a mouse or keyboard.
  • Depending on the type of games (shooter, various simulators, etc.) allows you to select the desired type of joystick. Here there is a device, "sharpened" only under GTA.
  • You can use the accelerometer of the mobile device.
  • The program can be used for remote computer control.
  • There are modes for viewing presentations, multimedia, browser control keys.
  • Ability to connect using Wi-fi and Bluetooth.

Now the algorithm:

  1. Find a client for your device on the Play Market, App Store, Windows Store. Install it, then the PC server. Following the instructions and executing the commands put the program on the PC.
  2. Then open it, see the window. Minimize with the "OK" button.
  3. On the mobile device, open the client part. Click on the most right lower icon, then on "Scan".
  4. A new window "Connect to PC" will show a list of all active devices.
  5. Choose your computer, connect.
  6. Devices are connected. Menu "Layouts", select the type of joystick. If necessary, make the settings in the properties.

PC Remote application

Now we solve the problem with the help of another powerful application from the Land of the Rising Sun.

IMPORTANT. Consider the connection and use of a wireless connection via Wi-Fi, because this method has high speed and unlimited wires.

The algorithm is similar to the previous one:

  1. First of all we download, install a remote server on a PC, an application on a mobile device.
  2. We connect both devices to the same network (one router).
  3. Run the program on your mobile device and computer.
  4. In the window that opens, click on the bottom field.
  5. A new window opens, look for your computer, click.
  6. Everything, devices are connected, ready to work. Select the type of joystick.

This application allows Android devices to control computers:

  • Remote duplication of mouse functions.
  • The ability to display a full keyboard with all the functional, hot keys.
  • Using a tablet / smartphone for remote control of a PC.
  • There are also modes for multimedia, browser control.
  • If necessary, you can remotely turn off, reboot, send a computer to sleep mode, or turn off the monitor.

With these programs, your smartphone will turn into a full-fledged joystick. Developers are constantly improving these programs and soon the ability to transfer files from a computer to a smartphone and back, self-searching and playing videos and others will be added to all the listed functions.

Watch the video: How to Use Android Phone as Gamepad Controller for All PC Games. HD (March 2024).

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