I absolutely love this controller. The color pops in person even more than in the pictures, the build quality feels solid and satisfying, and the small size is exactly what I was hoping for — truly pocket-ready without feeling cheap or fragile. It’s the perfect little travel companion for quick gaming sessions, emulator setups, or just tossing into a bag without a second thought. 8BitDo nailed the balance here: lightweight but durable, stylish but not flashy, and insanely convenient for anyone who wants serious function in a compact package. If you’re even thinking about picking one up, do it — it’s better than you expect in all the ways that matter.

When I travel, I often bring my Steam Deck, and sometimes it's nice to have bring a controller. But obviously space in bags and luggage tends to be at a premium on travel, so hauling around a bulky, hefty console controller isn't ideal. So I picked up the 8BitDo Micro. It works great! And it's called a "Micro" for a reason! It weighs barely anything and it can literally fit in the palm of a single hand, it's that tiny. It's even smaller, width-wise than a Switch JoyCon. If you have bigger hands, that might be something to consider. I'm a smaller person, with smaller hands, so it doesn't bother me so much using this tiny controller. But if it does, 8BitDo has larger-but-still-small controllers. Strongly recommend taking a look at other buyer's pictures to really get a sense of the size. Either way, it's better than having no controller. Pairing was a little confusing, since there are a few different ways to pair, depending on what device you're using (Nintendo Switch vs an Android device, for example) so make sure to read the included manual. But once it's paired, you don't have to worry about that anymore. Battery life is excellent. You can go hours and hours on it, before the need to charge via USB-C cable. Obviously there are no analog sticks. There are also no L3/R3 buttons. If the games you play need those, consider using a different controller like the 8BitDo Lite 2. But otherwise, it has all the rest of the standard buttons, including L1 & L2 and R1 & R2. It does have the Nintendo button layout by default. I prefer the Playstation/Xbox button layouts, so I remapped that on my Steam Deck. Not sure how that works on other devices (phones, tablets, etc). It comes with a little silicone wrist strap and a really short USB-C-to-USB-A charging cable (any cable with USB-C on at least one end should work with it). Again, it's a great little controller for gaming on the go. I might even try pairing it with my phone one of these days and seeing if I can use it with the Steam Link app.

This controller is compatible with the Hover X1 drone for manual flight mode, and while the initial setup is a bit tedious, it functions quite well once you get it working. The controller connects to your phone via bluetooth, and then the Hover app on your phone connects to the drone to relay the controller commands. First you need to put the controller in "keyboard mode" and map the buttons to keys that correspond to the supported flight controls (forward, backward, up, down, strafe, etc). This involves running the 8bitdo app on your phone and connecting the controller to it, which I expected a modern mobile app would walk you through, but it provides no instructions when launched. You have to click the lower-right button with the checkered pattern on it to power on the controller, and then hold it close to your phone until the app displays a picture of it, at which point it tells you to click the power button again to connect it to the app. The controller isn't actually paired yet, but the app can now update its configuration. At this point, it will tell you to switch the controller to keyboard mode if you haven't already, using the little slide switch at the bottom. The app UI is very basic with no real guidance, and it forces an awkward horizontal layout, but essentially you will click on the "Buttons" tab and then assign each button to a key, and finally click the "Sync" button to upload the key mappings to the controller. On Android at least, keep in mind that if you switch to another app and then switch back, it restarts the 8bitdo app every time and loses everything you've done that wasn't synced, forcing you to re-connect the controller and navigate back to the button mapping screen. Very annoying and frankly unacceptable for a commercially-developed app in this day and age. You can find a guide online for the supported flight control keys, but note that all of the guides and videos that I've seen map the controls backwards of what you'd expect when flying the drone from the camera perspective. I guess these folks are flying it with the camera facing them. When you've finished setting up the button/key mappings, you can close the horrible 8bitdo app and will only need to use it again if you want to change the mappings. Now you pair the controller with your phone as you would any bluetooth device, but first you must hold the tiny button on the bottom of the controller for a few seconds until the blue light blinks quickly, at which point it will show up in the bluetooth device list on your phone. Once paired, you just turn the controller on with the power button when you want to use it, and it automatically powers off after some time of inactivity. Now you can launch the Hover app, connect to the drone, go to manual mode (you'll need to activate this under "Modes" if you haven't used it before), and then click the "RC" button at the top right of the screen. It will show a "Connect" button but if you've already paired the controller with your phone, all you have to do is click any button and the app should immediately update, telling you it's connected. Finally, you're ready to launch the drone and fly it! The first-time setup is a little rough but it will be much easier every time after that.

Bought used like new in green. The package had been opened before but that is to be expected. Device worked perfectly and after a quick charge, I set up my procreate keyboard shortcuts to the buttons using the company's app. 10/10 would recommend for digital artists, especially if you're mobile. The controller itself is very small, which may not work for larger hands though, but is perfect for someone of my size. This also makes it great for travel. The buttons feel great to press and offer a good click, I have yet to give it a full test run, but I don't see myself pressing anything by accident. I really hope they come out with more colors! I would LOVE to pick up a pink version as well.

You can use it for a lot of things, personally I use it as a bt page turner for my e-reader. This is thanks to the keyboard mode

Partiamo con il contenuto della confezione. All'interno troverete: - 8BitDo micro, controller - Laccio da polso - "Cavo" USB-A -> USB-C per ricarica e connessione. Possiamo subito dire che questo cavetto è praticamente inutile: troppo corto sia per caricare (dovreste lasciarlo a penzoloni sul caricabatterie) sia per l'utilizzo del controller in modalità "con filo" (va da sè che è impossibile). Ho acquistato questo controller, ahimè, non per una vera e propria necessità quanto per la curiosità di provare il successore del Zero 2 (sempre 8BitDo), per la porta USB-C (Zero2 monta una micro-usb) e per il maggior numero di tasti mappabili (12 vs 16, contando anche i tasti direzionali)... ma dopo averlo usato sono stato contento di averlo preso, è un passo avanti in (quasi) tutto rispetto al predecessore. In questo nuovo modello la porta USB-C non serve soltanto per caricare il controller ma, ebbene sì, anche per utilizzare il controller in modalità wired (con filo). Se quindi vi capitasse di rimanere a corto di batterie vi sarà possibile utilizzarlo in modalità cablata. Il mio uso principale non è quello gaming: utilizzo infatti il controller mappando i tasti da PC per utilizzarlo con Photoshop e altri programmi. Rispetto al Zero 2 l'ERGONOMIA, se tenuto in verticale e con una mano sola (vedi foto), è lievemente peggiorata: le forme stondate del vecchio modello erano più "avvolgenti" e stancavano meno l'impugnatura anche prolungata. Se invece lo utilizzate in orizzontale il micro è più comodo e più facilmente impugnabile. La RUMOROSITA' dei tasti del Micro è migliorata: sono più silenziosi, soprattutto i bumper/trigger dorsali (in questo modello sono 4 trigger dorsali in totale, nel modello precedente 2). Il PAIRING è la selezione del dispositivo è più semplice da effettuare nel Micro (nel Zero 2 c'erano combinazioni di 2 tasti da premere in base al dispositivo). In questo ci sono 3 modalità selezionabili con il selettore posizionato nella parte inferiore: -S (switch, per la console) -D (controller Android) -K (tastiera windows) Il tastino laterale, se premuto a lungo, fa entrare il controller in modalità abbinamento. In generale il controller funziona bene, la batteria ha la durata più o meno dichiarata (10-12 ore) e la ricarica impiega circa 1-2 ore. Chiaramente non aspettatevi di riuscire a fare lunghissime sessioni di gaming... le piccole dimensioni sacrificano per forza di cose l'ergonomia. Tuttavia se lo utilizzate in verticale, per usi diversi rispetto al gaming, l'ergonomia è eccellente (non ai livelli di Zero 2, però). Un consiglio se intendete utilizzarlo come me, mappando i tasti. Nelle istruzioni controller viene indicato il programma ufficiale per mappare i tasti, usandolo nella modalità K. Tuttavia mi sono trovato meglio connettendo il controller al PC utilizzando la modalità S (switch), e connettendolo al PC (che lo vedrà come "Pro Controller"). Dopodichè installate il programma AntiMicroX (software Open-Source che trovate su GitHub), che vi permetterà di personalizzare il pad in maniera infinita: potrete anche associare alla pressione di un tasto del controller la pressione di più tasti contemporaneamente (es. premo il tasto B per fare copia CTRL-C, e il tasto A per fare in incolla CTRL-V)... Fidatevi, utilizzandolo in questa maniera non tornerete più indietro. In conclusione il controller mi è piaciuto, la qualità è la solita 8BitDo (alta), e la presa USB-C così come l'incrementato numero di tasti (16 in totale) mi hanno convinto alla acquisto. Al prezzo di circa 20€ nell'Ottobre '23. Consigliato! Mi riservo di aggiornare la recensione nel caso in cui vi siano cambiamenti rispetto a quanto scritto sopra.

It works very well, it connects to bluetooth quickly and has little to no input delay. My biggest concern was that it was too small but it really isn't, it's reasonable comfortable and extremely compact.

Ordered this based on advice on social media to connect to my Hover Air X1. Very simple to connect. Changing the button settings using the app is super easy.

Works excellently for Steam Deck & iOS, also got it to work with Kobo Clara Colour after a small mod to the ereader.