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Controller Not Detected On My Mac But Works Fine On My Windows Laptop
This is usually Safari needing a button press plus a focused window, or an old macOS build. Chrome on macOS is the reliable test. Also check nothing…
Simon FletcherVerified Gamepad Tester team member
Browser Compatibility Tester at Gamepad Tester
Checks every test on this site against Chromium and WebKit so results do not depend on your browser.
Simon audits browser compatibility. The Gamepad API is implemented unevenly: a DualSense exposes adaptive triggers and haptics in one browser and not another, button indexes shift between engines, and Safari and Chrome disagree on when a controller becomes visible to a page. He tests each release of the tools here across Chromium and WebKit builds and documents the differences instead of hiding them.
On Gamepad Tester he handles the questions where a controller works in one browser but not another, and reviews the rumble and haptics answers.
- Experience
- 24+ years
- Hands-On
- Tests each release of these tools across Chromium and WebKit browsers and documents the differences.
- Answers On Gamepad Tester
- 1
What Simon Works On
Browser engine differencesChromium and WebKit testingGamepad API supporthaptics and adaptive triggers
Tests Simon Looks After
Gamepad TesterLive test of every button, stick, trigger and axis on any controllerFree · Open tool Trigger Pressure TestAnalog trigger travel, pressure levels and sensitivityFree · Open tool Vibration TestTest both rumble motors and the haptic feedback patternsFree · Open tool
Questions Answered By Simon
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