Can you play Apex Legends Mobile on controller?

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Caustic, Wraith, and Bangalore pose in Apex Mobile's key art.
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Apex Legends Mobile’s worldwide launch on Apple and Android devices back in May had fans eager to jump into the latest iteration of Respawn Entertainment and EA’s famous battle royale. While competing battle royales, including Fortnite and PUBG, have had mobile versions for years, Apex took longer to break into the mobile scene.

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While the game does feature a fully-fledged touch-based interface, some players are wondering if the game supports mobile-specific controllers. Not all battle royale fans are used to using their fingers to play; many are coming from the mouse-and-keyboard or controller world. Others have accessibility concerns and are curious how Respawn will address these issues.

Here is everything we know about Apex Legends Mobile and controllers.

Apex Legends Mobile and controller support

At time of writing, Apex Legends Mobile does not officially support controllers. At launch, the development team shared that they are “actively working on” controller support, but it’s not yet at the level of polish and quality they expect for a feature release. Senior director of product Myke Hoff said fans can expect to see controller support “in the very near future,” but there’s still some work to be done to get it working correctly. Since those statements were made, Respawn has not revealed anything else about controller play.

Despite the lack of official support, some players have found out that their Bluetooth-enabled PlayStation and Xbox controllers work with the game, as do a handful of other mobile-specific controllers. It’s important to note that even if your controller does work, it may not have full functionality and you’ll likely encounter bugs and inconsistencies on the way.

Since controller support hasn’t yet exited development, there is no word on what controllers will be officially supported or how the game’s control scheme will change to adapt to gamepads. Fans should stay tuned to Apex Legends Mobile’s social channels to receive future updates on controller support.


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