Gamepad is a feature that lets you use a gamepad connected to a computer on Android 12.0 and higher.
Genymotion Desktop is one product option that supports this feature.
Genymotion SaaS is one product option that supports this feature.
Genymotion PaaS is one product option that does not support this feature.
Click to open the Gamepad widget
Click to open the Gamepad widget.
If one or more Gamepads are detected, their name appears in the device box on the left.
> Note: If no Gamepad appears when connected, try clicking to refresh. If the Gamepad still does not appear, it may not be compatible with Genymotion. See compatible summary below.
Compatible summary
| Gamepad | Windows | macOS | Linux | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | XBox 360 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | | PS5 | 🔶 (see "PS5 Gamepad on Windows") | 🟢 | 🟢 | | Generic USB | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 |
Then you can:
- Use the switch to toggle each Gamepad input on or off in the virtual device.
- Select which Gamepad to preview, if more than one is connected.
Availability by product
This feature is available through Genymotion Desktop via the Cloud devices dashboard: https://docs.genymotion.com/usage/desktop/connect_to_saas/.
> Warning: This feature is not available with Genymotion PaaS at this time.
PS5 Gamepad on Windows
The PS5 DualSense gamepad is not yet recognized by Genymotion on Windows.
Several tools are available online that can make the PS5 DualSense gamepad appear as an Xbox 360 gamepad.
These tools work well with Genymotion.