If you toggle on the Controller Emulation, common game controller buttons get mapped to keyboard keys and mouse buttons.
A new interface called Touch Alternatives and Game Control pops up showing better controls to run touch-based iPhone and iPad apps and games with Mac controls. The latest beta seems to bring a major improvement in this direction as it’ll completely change the way M1 users experience iOS games.įirst spotted by MacRumors, the new game controller feature appears in the preferences tab when running an iPhone or iPad app.
Apple has been constantly refining and improving the way that iPhone and iPad apps, especially the games, run on M1 devices. This will allow the M1 Macs to run iOS games by using the keyboard or a keyboard and mouse combo as a game controller. The Cupertino giant has released the latest macOS Big Sur 11.3 beta in which it has added game controller emulation for M1 devices.
Apple is reportedly bringing game controller emulation through the macOS Big Sur 11.3 to improve the way iPhone and iPad apps run on M1 Macs.
