Buzzing with a Game Controller

A game controller connected to your device works as a buzzer: any action button triggers the buzz, exactly like tapping the on-screen buzzer or pressing the space bar on a keyboard. Handy for keeping your eyes on the host's screen, or for playing on an iPad from a distance.

Connecting

1. Pair your controller with your device in the Bluetooth settings, or plug it in over USB.
2. Open Play Guess and Reveal and join a game.

There is nothing to configure in the app: as soon as a controller is recognized, the game screen says so at the top ("Controller connected: any button buzzes"). The notice goes away when the controller disconnects.

Any controller compatible with Apple devices is recognized: MFi controllers, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch Pro controllers, among others.

During the game

• The A, B, X, Y buttons, the triggers and the shoulder buttons all buzz. The Menu and Home buttons stay reserved for the system.
• The buzz counts under the same conditions as on screen: when the host has opened the answers. Between two rounds, or while another player has the floor, it does nothing.
• The controller only buzzes: the rest of the screen (reactions, hints) is driven by touch.

Devices

iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. Not on Apple TV: the remote is already used to navigate there, and its center button activates on-screen controls.