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Android 17 brings a customizable virtual gamepad to foldables

Séamus Bellamy
Jun 17, 2026
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Well, this is a sweet bonus: if you own an Android foldable like a Samsung Z Series foldable, OnePlus Open or Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, you may soon have access to a customizable, virtual gamepad baked into Android 17, which is set to start rolling out to Android hardware today. If you’ve ever used an emulator to play console games on yo…

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