Use your cell phone as a remote control with this application

There are currently a large number of applications that allow us to simulate the use of various things that we can use normally, thus giving us the possibility of avoiding having to buy these products, thus saving us a lot of money. ‘money. In this case we are going to show you how it is possible to use a smartphone as a controller to be able to play your favorite titles without having to invest more than necessary, although it will always be better to use a specific peripheral, mainly because than the comfort they offer.

Why do I want to use a cell phone as a controller?

There may be occasions when you want to use a controller to play but don’t have one on hand, or you simply aren’t looking to make such a large investment of money as purchasing one. a good device of this style. That is why in these moments it is always good to know what alternatives we have, and one of them is to use our own cellphone like a controller for this purpose.

The form is quite simple, since it is an application that simulates virtual control from a smartphone, making connection possible either through USB as for Wireless, which offers great compatibility, although it should be noted that it cannot be used on consoles, since the developers themselves do not allow it. In our case, we tested this virtual controller in a series of games, and we must say that its performance surprised us for the better.

The games we tested in were Ancient Ring, Vampire Survivors, Hogwarts Legacy Yes the dogma of the Dragon, being games that generally have great compatibility with controllers. When using various key combinations it is complicated, because due to the layout of the virtual controller it is complicated, for example in Hogwarts Legacy o the dogma of the Dragon cast spells and abilities, but in games with mechanics that don’t require keybinding, it offers no difference from a normal controller beyond ergonomics.

This command also offers the possibility of changing the type, so that if our mobile phone has a gyroscope we can use it as if it were a steering wheel, in addition to obviously changing the interface that he suggests to adapt it to his use.

How to turn your smartphone into a controller

To do this, it’s as simple as installing the app HandyGamePad both on our mobile device and on our computer, to do this we will show you step by step how to do it, as well as what you need to do to connect it:

1. We download the application from the official website.
2. We install both the application and the drivers (both come in the same installer)
   1. We also download the mobile application from the Play Store.
3. We start the desktop application and a window will appear with a “Free Slot”
4. We press the “Start” button that appears at the bottom of the application.
   1. We also start the application from our mobile phone and the virtual remote control will appear.
   2. On our smartphone we press the button with the application logo which is in the center of it.
   3. We press “Connect”, after this a tutorial will appear on how we can connect the controller, this can be done via Wifi or USB, if we do it via Wifi it must be on the same network as our PC.
   4. We choose the connection time and after that a window will appear that will locate our device if we have connected it via Wifi or USB, click on it.
   5. Then the usage time will appear, since we can use it for free for 10 minutes, having to reconnect it once this time has passed, if we see an advertisement we can use it for 20 minutes, and if we purchase the PRO version which costs $3, we can use it unlimitedly.
   6. Once the duration of use is chosen, it will automatically connect and we can start playing.

It should be noted that the paid version offers, in addition to unlimited usage time, the possibility of connecting more mobile phones to the same computer, which is perfect for those who want to play something locally with their friends.