How to connect a wireless Xbox 360 controller to a rooted Nexus 7

October 19, 2012 1 min read

There is virtually no limit to the number of cool things you can do with Android. XDA-Developers.com recently showed readers how to connect a wireless Xbox 360 controller to their rooted Android tablet – specifically, the Nexus 7. Surprisingly, connecting the controller isn’t as difficult as you might think. In fact, XDA-Developers.com rated the instructions as 1 star out of 3 on the difficulty scale. What you need: -Xbox 360 wireless controller -Xbox 360 Wireless Dongle

Xbox 360 Make a Wireless Gaming Receiver

-OTG Cable

You can read the instructions by sleeplessninja in this forum thread. Basically, all you need to do is root the Nexus 7, access the Android shell, then enter a few basic commands (all the commands are listed in that forum thread). Here’s a video that walks you through the entire process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9czISrLGXNI&hd=1 How cool is that? Follow those steps and you’ll be playing Dead Trigger on an Xbox 360 controller in no time!

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John Doe 2 days ago

Great article! Very informative and well-written. Thanks for sharing.

Jane Smith 5 days ago

I found the security section particularly helpful. Looking forward to more content like this!

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