Although not announced on Apple’s website, it has been discovered that iOS 16 is adding support for the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Cons and Pro Controllers. Feature was Featured on Twitter by Riley Testutthe developer behind the video game emulator for iOS delta.

Nintendo Joy Cons
In a series of tweets, Testut said that iOS 16 supports both single left or right Joy-Cons, or both at once as a single controller. Testut added that it is possible to dynamically switch between using the Joy-Cons individually or as a single built-in controller by holding the screenshot capture and home buttons for a few seconds.

Testut also confirmed that iOS 16 supports the Nintendo Switch Professional console, which is a more traditional game console.

Controllers can be customized in the Bluetooth Settings app on iOS 16, which is available in beta for developers starting today. Apple said a public beta release of iOS 16 will follow in July, and a software update will be released in the fall.

iPhones have also supported PlayStation 5 DualSense and Xbox Series X controllers since the release of iOS 14.5 in April 2021.

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