
But the Backbone’s accompanying app is the cherry on top of an already excellent package, creating a unified interface for your gaming apps, screen captures and social gaming options. With an iPhone’s Lightning port automatically picking up connectivity to Backbone One, the team would have been forgiven for calling it a day there, with many an app’s auto-recognition of an accompanying controller doing the rest of the work for them when it came to button mapping and the like. Our one concern would be the durability of the Lightning connector – unless you’re particularly nimble-fingered, the snap-back telescoping nature of the device can mean your phone may at times hold the connection at an awkward angle until you’ve had time to adjust it.īut with Lightning connection pass-through charging of the phone, and the presence of a 3.5mm headphone jack on the bottom, it’s about as fully-featured as you could hope for. Backbone One is the lowest power and lowest latency gaming device to ever work with the iPhone, it requires no charging while enabling incredibly responsive. But we’ve been testing with a large iPhone 13 Pro, and have found it to be comfortable throughout.

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There will be some difference from paired device to device of course, as the size of iPhones can vary. The Backbone One is a leading example of how to get around that problem without needing a full controller to hand - it clamps around your iPhone to offer all the same benefits, forming a mini. However I have founder status and have a lifetime membership. Also, the subscription model for the Backbone app isn’t great.

Downsides: I’ve had to get a warranty replacement once for trigger buttons that failed.
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Plus, for a limited time, receive three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with your purchase. The Backbone One features a dedicated button for recording gameplay or taking screenshots, and games can be recorded at up to 1080p at 30 frames per second. Great feel in the hands, super responsive buttons and completely superior to touch controls. A list of iPhones capable of running iOS 15 or later is provided below for reference. Just plug in and play any iOS game or service that supports controllers, including Xbox Game Pass and Apple Arcade, or even stream from your Xbox using Remote Play. The Backbone One can be used with any iOS device running iOS 15 or later. But is this compact iPhone controller as repairable as it is tactile Let’s take a closer peek. The sticks have just the right amount of travel (though they are on the smaller side), with a responsively-springy D-Pad and satisfyingly-clicky buttons. With Backbone One, gaming’s never been so effortless. The Backbone One sneaks into the mobile gaming market with a handful of interesting features, including a passthrough Lightning port, headphone jack (novel), and some dedicated controls, like gameplay recording and instant muting.

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It’s a supremely comfortable device from our testing. The Backbone app is an all-in-one launcher that aggregates all your games and platforms, plus the latest content, games and news, into one hub, even making.
