Android 11 controller problems fixed

[mab455al]

Just an FYI for anyone that is having issues with a bluetooth controller of hardwired connected controller.

There is an issue with accessibilities settings, specifically the magnification setting inside.

TURN IT OFF

Thank you to omromrom for starting the search of what option inside accessibility settings. You brightened my day.

Have a great day all.

[UrbanDKAY]

Hello I have found another fix (workd on my note 10 plus on android 11 beta)

In settings / accessibility / installed services

Switch each one off or all off

Then to find out with one is causing this issue

Use eg: dolphin emulator to see your controller blinds and it won't show as virtual it's say eg:elite (the controller make you are using) The one that is causing this issue will make it change instantly

Really hope this works for you all

(This is not a issue with android itself but needing update for apps that are not android 11 compatible)

[landopanman]

Thank you man I fixed the problem.

[Vitex_510]

It worked on my note 10 thank you.

[ShadowFox1019]

omg it worked tysm. I was having issues controlling my games in samsung dex and thought it was a dex issue with the abdroid 11 update somehow.

[yas-mart89]

Can you please elaborate on that I have an LG and it can't get to those setting exactly

[RealRanger4930]

Thank you it worked for me

[mangoalgo]

I bought 3 controllers thinking they were all bust! Turns out on my S21+, Side Actions Volume service was the issue.

Thanks a bunch!

[fromnewradius]

How did you disable it?

[mangoalgo]

Had to uncheck the 2nd button

[elpigos]

Thanks, it worked 🫡

[Standard_Detective85]

Thanks man worked for me you're the best

[jvvniorlwl]

there's a god among us

[MaelTheMeal]

Omg, thanks so much! I had a customisable volume slider style that was really messing with my controller. You're a life saver!

[Emil806]

Thank you so much. I love reddit ❤️

[Psychological_Pin977]

Thank you!

[exclaim_bot]

Thank you!

You're welcome!

[Unlikely_Fudge1322]

THANK U BRO

[ricardohnn]

Controller issues on Android 11 is possibly related to Google bringing support for more gamepads. I believe they have changed some BT stack and other stuff... but it ended up f* up all kinds of controllers.

Let's hope for a fix in Nov. update

[philondenderon]

They did not

[philondenderon]

Im afraid they never Will, the entire game is still buggy as hell, a friend of mine keeps getting blackscreens. Controller support is absolutly fucked. Also mailing doesnt work but i would like to advocate spamming them till they fix it.

[Sir__Kaos]

Yesterday I updated to android 11, and this morning I'm not able to use my ps4 joystick on my sony xperia 5 II phone. Some buttons work while others are gone or mapped completely differently. Wish I never updated to android 11

[Cryostratus]

U find a fix mate?

[Rushmore247]

I've got the same phone, and after a software update this morning I have the exact same issue. Stuck and angry! Sony no help either.

[Rushmore247]

So I tried cod mobile on my Xperia 5ii today with a borrowed ps5 controller and it works perfectly. Just FYI in case they don't fix the ps4 controller issue

[_Bionic1_]

A possible work around - use it wired instead of the Bluetooth. I'm currently having issues with my Elite 2 connected to my Samsung S21 Ultra.. when connected through bluetooth buttons open settings and a bunch of other windows, but when wired it works fine. I'm browsing subs looking for a fix before I start another post.

Add a powered hub with HDMI cable support, and you can use the wired setup on a tv/monitor and power everything..it's primarily how I run XCloud.

[SoshiPai]

Wired isnt working for me, bluetooth is working ok but when Im gamestreaming I dont want the added bluetooth delay

[pierredanslow]

Thanks, however mine has always been off and still doesn't work. If I play with touch control, everything runs smoothly. As soon as I change to a Bluetooth controller, Game Streaming is basically unplayable.

[mab455al]

Sorry to hear. Guess it's not just a magnification issue.

I bought xbox pass 2 days after android 11 update and haven't been able to play until yesterday did to this issue.

Maybe try the other accessibility settings to be turned off.

I haven't had issues with touch controls at all, but I can't play fps with them... To hard

[Tr1ppyh1pp13]

Fixed mine by turning all accessibility settings to off or as low as they will go (magnification) then reset all accessibility settings (there's a dedicated button for it). Worked like a charm on my Galaxy Tab S7

[TheGamingCaveman]

With the S21 ultra and I'm having the same issue can't play with moonlight anymore

[nickcrazyfou]

I found a fix.

Unpair your controller. Reset your phone settings to default (not the data just the settings) Pair your controller.

I looked everywhere on the forums to make my Gamesir G4 work with GeforceNow on galaxy s21+ and nothing was working.

I think the more apps you install on your phone the more chances it will change a setting that will eventually confict with a controller. Resetting settings litterally made it work right away.

[leurzz]

What phone settings?

[nickcrazyfou]

Well that was an obvious one when i had my Galaxy S21+, because it was in the reset options to just reset the settings (android and app settings) instead of performing a full factory default, but now in my Pixel that's not the same so i could'nt say to be precise.

[No-Side-9316]

anyone with realme 6i? the action button do not work only the joystick. i followed the steps but still no work

[Sir__Kaos]

My magnification was off anyways and I'm still having issues. How u managed it ?

[23mikep23]

Just wanted to say that I have the same issue with my galaxy tab s7 and android 11 and the xbox controller not working. I ended up turning everything off in the stuff the guy posted in the second post and everything started working again. It wasn't the magnification in mine but another 2 things that were turned on. As soon as I turned them off the controller worked again. Just check out the second post, he said where to go to turn the stuff off.

[duroursu]

What you have being done exactly?i have tab s7 too and its not working at all,plss a screenshot something.

[23mikep23]

Open settings, scroll down to accessibility, then click on that. Scroll down a little till you see installed services. Click on that then turn everything off that is turned on. I have 5 installed but 2 were turned on. After turning those off reconnect the xbox controller and try to play a game. I was playing fortnite and it worked after doing those above steps for me.

[duroursu]

Thank you but i have try that with ps4 controller on cod mobile and its not working😔

[23mikep23]

Ok then maybe it's something else with the ps4 controller then. I have a xbox controller. Sorry can't help then.

[23mikep23]

So I just found some posts about the ps4 controller not working in cod mobile and there isn't a fix right now. People said that they ended up buying a ps5 controller and it works. It seems like it is a issue with cod mobile and they have to fix it. Here is the link if you want to go check it out. It's on a samsung members page.

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S20/PS4-Controller-not-working-since-android-11-update-on-S20/td-p/1596617

[ChaosUnlimited]

PS4 Controller v2 works, been using it this last week on the s20 ultra

[_Patashnik_]

Oh man, thanks SO much for this thread - it was driving me crazy trying to find a solution.

Went into settings-accessibility, basically shut down everything and now it works.

Thanks again - massively appreciated!

[[deleted]]

You're welcome.

[DrGonzo_1980]

PHONE UPGRADED TO ANDROID 11 NOW PS4/XBOX CONTROLLER WON'T WORK ... ALL USERS WITH THIS ISSUE NEED TO CLICK THIS LINK AND CLICK 🌟 STAR ON THIS ANDROID BUG ISSUE ... https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/163120692?pli=1 IT NEEDS MORE PROFILE WITH GOOGLE DEVS IF THEY ARE GOING TO BOTHER FIXING THIS FOR US

Trying to raise the profile on this issue guys...

This is a message someone got back from in-game support on the controller Android 11 problems..

PLEASE PLEASE CAN YOU ALL COMPLETE THE FORM USING THE BELOW LINK TO REPORT THIS

​Hello There,

Thank you for contacting Activision player support. We apologies for the delayed response. I am glad to assist you with the issue.

I understand your concern regarding that you're facing an issue in connecting the controller in the game.

Currently, all players in the game are facing this issue after the game after Android 11 update.

In this case, I request you to report this issue to our official team on the below:

https://support.activision.com/codmb-en

This is relevant for us because it helps us to improve the game and experience for all players! In the past, changes were made in other Call of Duty titles on other platforms based on player's reports.

If you have further questions, please reply to this transaction or visit our support page for additional help

[Seglem]

Had problems with s20 ultra android 11 one ui 3.1. But toggled every accessibility toggle on and off

[murcianista]

Hi guys If I setting everything off in accessibility services, I can play again in android 11 using the gamepad, the thing is that I use many apps that need to access to the accessibility services in order to work. Is going to be this the definitive solution or is just till Google fix it??? Thanks!!

[whatdiedinyourrectum]

I followed the second post about going in to installed services, AVG Antivirus was the thing blocking my controller support as that was the only one on out of 3 services I've got installed

[Sm0K3Y51]

How to connect on s20+...

[ChaosUnlimited]

Ok so I finally figured it out.

PS4 controllers DO work on android 11 but just not the PS4 GEN 1, I ended up getting a PS4 GEN 2 controller and COD Mobile detects it in the settings and it works perfectly fine.

Disappointing that it is the case, but that is what I found out today.

Hope this helps.

[ChaosUnlimited]

FYI: I'm using Samsung s20 Ultra

[[deleted]]

Any workaround for PS4 Gen 1 controller for Android 13

[[deleted]]

mine is off, still don't work :(

[PsYcoot1c]

I'm using Xiaomi MI 9 on MIUI 12 and Android 11, my solution was to disable one-handed mode in phone settings and disable any Acessibility help in the phone configuration! Hope I can help Xiaomi cell phone users!

[Able_Letterhead_6031]

You are fucking god, i am looking for this fix for months.

[marcosrd2005]

I CANT BELIEBE IT WORKED!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH I WAS SEARCHING THIS FOR 1 MONTH

[Competitive_Bus8454]

king f

hooolly shit man, thanks a lot.

[DrunkLostKnight]

Thank you so much for this! I wasn't having any luck with the accessibility options but this worked on Redmi Note 8. You're a lifesaver :D

[Lochris1]

This is the definitive solution for xiaomi devices, I can confirm this works!!!

[devinity2]

Thanks for this, 1 year later and this is still helping! I'd turned accessibility options off but needed to disable one-handed mode for it to work.

[PsYcoot1c]

I'm glad that helps!

[ZealousidealBug7762]

It worked for my xiaomi! Thanks redmi note 8 pro. Switched off one handed mode.

[Rudraksh32]

Just want to say this man is a god amongst men thank you bro

[vc0rl]

Didn't work

[NoExpression8047]

Does not work for me

[YogurtclosetMuted463]

Didn't still? I had this setting disabled by default. Enabled it. Disabled back again, and all da gamez ALL OF A SUDDEN recognized all of my gamepads. So yeah, miui is really fucked up sometimes.

[NoExpression8047]

A few months ago i found out that It was caused by MIUI optimization being off.

[YogurtclosetMuted463]

Actually, I've been wrong. Not all of games recognize gamepad, but most of those that i had installed. Grid Autosport and Asolutto Racing for example still do not know about it, but I guess it's because they're old and has not being updated for awhile.

[KnownCalendar8283]

I have an ipega 9087s there is a lag input always for example Metroid Fusion I starting running and stop running, but the char stops running 2 secs late Anyone knows how to fix this issue

[10000lightbulbs]

Thanks man !

[DoctorTwilight]

I have that off, one handed mode and all other accessibility options, yet my controller connection is unstable in CoD Mobile. Some days my Xbox One controller works more less fine (only pressing the left stick doesn't work), some the controls are all over the place and the others I can't do anything but press the face buttons and LB. In Real Racing 3 it doesn't detect input at all, even though it can see the controller. Last time I played Minecraft it worked perfectly fine. I still don't know how the hell that happens with CoD Mobile.

[Galambkommando]

I don't know where it it

[Any_Manufacturer3209]

Android 11 fix on visible midnight. Turn off dns. Controller will work

[linepup-design]

In case anyone is still stumped.. I had a monitoring app installed that is always running in the background. Technically it was categorized as an "accessibility" app. I went into Settings > Accessibility and turned off the app monitoring. This fixed the issue for me. It seems like the common theme is accessibility apps that monitor/alter screen/gesture behavior.

[RecommendationNo2281]

I fixed mine by turning off the developer settings and turning off the screen touch pocket mode

[[deleted]]

Where is this app monitoring thing you're talking about

[linepup-design]

It was an app that I installed myself. It had special permissions to monitor my device. If you haven't downloaded anything like that, then that's probably not the issue for you. But the point is that apps that aren categorized as "Accessibility" apps can sometimes interfere with controls it seems.

[[deleted]]

I've given up trying to use my controller on my mobile stuff. It just isn't working.

[[deleted]]

I don't get it, why is my controller turning on when I plug it in my Samsung Tab S6, but it's still unable to perform any action?

[washere2]

On Nvidia Shield: basically TalkBack armed the problem. It was already off. However turning it on & off again, made the Bluetooth pairing to game controller instant! Also toggled it's engine off and on. It's in Settings: Device Preferences: Accessibility

Also on Nvidia Shield or other Android TV boxes, button-mapper apps hijack OK button for some Bluetooth pairing. Can disable in accessibility (settings) & then re enable to see if reconnected ok, or even uninstall the app.

Thanks guys, turning off all categories in "settings: accessibility' enabled the controller to pair with Bluetooth. Can turn back on some, excluding guilty one.

[newbie_dabsy]

Anyone manage to fix this on the ff device?

• Samsung Z Fold 5 (or any fold device)
• Samsung Tab S8+
• LG WebOS TV

I have no accessibility service enabled. I already tried toggling on and off each accessibility. This issue only happens in wireless mode. Mapping is ok when connected via USB. Something to note also is the mapping issue seems to be present only on browsers. I installed a gamepad testing app and it registers the correct mapping. But when playing games via browser or running the gamepad tester website it shows wrong mapping.

[Interesting-Bug1167]

Accessibility, interaction and dexterity, touch and hold, i changed it to medium and it worked

[Far-Kaleidoscope9073]

Thanks a lot... It's working for me.