Your iPhone or Android phone can work overtime as a full-on gaming console with the help of these mobile controllers.

With Android becoming a more powerful and popular mobile gaming platform, there's one obvious question: where are all the controllers? Sure you could use a PC a PC game controller on an Android tablet ...

8BitDo has teased a new controller during CES 2026 that turns your phone into a Game Boy. The controller is not yet available, but 8BitDo says it plans to launch it later this Summer. 8BitDo has ...

Why this is important: For Android gamers, these changes mean your phone or tablet might finally behave more like a proper gaming machine, with your controller in hand, and no touch-only compromises.

I've been covering Android and other mobile technology for close to ten years now, with a specific interest in phone accessories, e-readers, and what makes each individual phone different from another ...

Your foldable phone could soon replace your Steam Deck – just keep this one thing in mind ...

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A new menu found in the latest Android Canary build reveals the UI for a game controller remapping feature likely coming in Android 17. Found under Bluetooth settings, the “Game Controller settings” ...

Android 17 introduces a new Foldable Gaming Mode with a virtual gamepad, but it will only roll out to users in the coming ...

Gaming phones have been a thing for a while now, but for the most part they’re touchscreen phones with a few special features like enhanced cooling, RGB lighting effects, and sometimes air triggers.