PS5 DualSense controller tester

Connecting a DualSense to your computer

Over USB, use a USB C cable that carries data and press the PS button. Over Bluetooth, make sure the light bar is off, then hold the Create button and press and hold the PS button until the light bar blinks, and pick the controller in your Bluetooth settings. Sony lists Windows 10 and 11, macOS 11.3 or later and Android 12 or later as supported. Our PC connection guide covers each step and Steam Input.

What the browser can and cannot see

Through the Gamepad API you get every standard button, both sticks, analog L2 and R2, and the touchpad click as button 17. Rumble works in Chrome and Edge. The adaptive trigger resistance, touch coordinates, the speaker, the microphone and the DualSense Edge back buttons are not part of the standard API.

WebHID fills some of the gaps. With Chrome or Edge on a desktop you can:

• read the battery level and charging state in the battery tool,
• set the light bar color and the five player LEDs,
• read the gyroscope and accelerometer over USB in the gyro test.

DualSense numbers worth knowing

Independent tests measure the standard DualSense at about 250 Hz over USB. Over Bluetooth the rate is higher but less even, which the jitter figure in the polling rate test makes visible.

When the sticks drift

DualSense sticks are potentiometers, and drift is the most common fault. Measure it first with the stick drift test, then follow the steps in our PS5 stick drift guide: reset, update, clean, and only then repair. On the DualSense Edge you can swap the stick module yourself with an official replacement.