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1.0 out of 5 starsMaybe choose a different wireless controller?
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2019
This device was confusing right out of the box. Reading the instructions first, it stated to charge controler for 2 hours before game play. Check. While Charging, controller lite up showing that it does, infact work.
Three hours later, I unplug the device ready to get started. Device shuts itself off from charging mode.
Now, the instructions tell you how to turn OFF the controller, but does not tell you how to turn it ON. You would have assumed that when you unplug it, it would have stayed on. But it did not. After 15 minutes of holding down random buttons, including the way to turn it OFF, it starts itself. For the record, hold down Home for 5-8 seconds. Apparently, I have to wiggle my home key to find the sweet spot...
Turn on your phone's bluetooth.
In order to start-up sync your controller to your phone for the first time, mine is a Samsung Galaxy J7, the instructions tell you "to hold down A and the HOME button simultaneously, or B and the HOME button simultaneously." I have an Android, so I had to use B.
That did not work.
Simultaneously means "at the same time."
I had to Hold down B, release it THEN hit the HOME button.
searching for Bluetooth, your home botton will flash as it is in "search" mode. It's looking for the device to synchronize with.
Once it finds your phone, it will vibrate and the home button will stay lite. No more flashing.
After the first initial sync, I have been able to hold down ONLY the home button to turn on or off, so no non-sense with the other "button simultaneously" crap.
Turn On: Home button for 5 seconds.
Turn Off: Home button for 5 seconds.
Now, the game I chose to try it out on, is a simple game. Minecraft Pocket Edition. I am editing my review here, as I have given sufficient time to test out the controller. The controller buttons gave a tendancy to ... keep the action going even after you have removed your fingers from said buttons. For example, the left toggle, designed to move you forward, will make your character keep walking right into a pit of lava and won't even allow you to deviate.
I have had to turn the controller off and back on, in order to "unstick" it. And it's not just the toggles, it's ALL the buttons. MC makes use out of every button and the controller will glitch you on each and every one. Not just the D-pad.
Sadly, it wasn't a once off. It happens daily since the day U bought it, and at this point, it has been a couple months.
So if you are thinking about getting a wireless controller, maybe keep looking elsewhere. I'm not a hardcore gamer, I play slow easy games. And even I got frustrated with this one.
There is supposedly an app that comes with the controller that you can play minigames on, but Google told me it was a questionable app and wouldn't let me download it.
Probably for the better...
So do yourself a favor, and DON'T buy this controller. Unless you can deal with hourly glitching.
I'm gonna get my money's worth out of mine, but I will NOT be buying another of this brand ever again.
And don't get me STARTED on the battery life... I can play for about an hour and the battery is already drained.
The instructions request that you don't play with the controller while it is charging. So I have to have intermittent game play. Charge for a couple hours. Play for an hour. Charged. Play. Repeat.... @_@
Edit: I have barely had this controller for a few months now. And as of this morning, the controller has had problems finding my phone. And once it finally does connect the joystick automatically manoeuvres me in random directions whether I am touching the device or not. I took great care with my controller as, for me, it was expensive to purchase. So it is not user error that the device has decided to sporadically flip out. Time to call it quits and get a new controller. Fun while it lasted but now I know to look for one with a longer battery life too.
Trial and error, my friends.
