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My Polling Rate Dropped From 250Hz To 60Hz After A Windows Update
60Hz is suspiciously close to a browser frame rate, so the most likely answer is that the page is being throttled rather than the controller slowing…
Tyler VanceVerified Gamepad Tester team member
QA And Test Automation Lead at Gamepad Tester
Runs automated input runs across desktop environments so a release does not break a test.
Tyler leads test automation. Before each change to the tools here goes live, his pipelines drive simulated inputs through the pages across multiple browsers and desktop environments and compare the readings against known-good baselines. It catches the regressions manual testing misses: a button index that shifts, an axis that stops updating, a layout that breaks at one viewport.
On Gamepad Tester he signs off releases of the test tools and handles the answers where the tool itself, rather than the controller, is behaving oddly.
- Hands-On
- Runs the automated regression suite that every change to these test tools passes before release.
- Answers On Gamepad Tester
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What Tyler Works On
Browser test automationregression baselinessimulated input pipelinescross-environment QA
Tests Tyler Looks After
Gamepad TesterLive test of every button, stick, trigger and axis on any controllerFree · Open tool Button TestCheck each button for response, double presses and dead inputsFree · Open tool Vibration TestTest both rumble motors and the haptic feedback patternsFree · Open tool
Questions Answered By Tyler
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My Elite Profile Resets To Default Every Time I Restart My PC
A profile has to be saved to one of the controller's on-board slots to survive a reboot. A profile that lives only in the app is applied at runtime…
The Team Behind These Answers
Calder WrightFront-End Web Architect And Gamepad API Lead
Elena RostovaHardware Diagnostics Engineer
Garrett LindsayHardware Reviewer And Input Performance Specialist
Venom’s Tech (Abhishek)Peripheral Reviewer And Tech Journalist
Chloe HendersonHall Effect And Thumbstick Analyst
Thiago AlvesHardware Repair Educator
Devon MillerLow Latency And Input Timing Engineer
Liam DaviesBluetooth And Wireless Test EngineerEach answer is written by the specialist who owns that part of the hardware, tested on a real controller, and checked by a second team member. How we verify answers