# Letting players use their second-generation Siri Remote as a game controller Support the second-generation Siri Remote as a game controller in your Apple TV game. ## Discussion To add support for the second-generation Siri Remote in your Apple TV game, you make a few changes to your Xcode project and code. ### Configure your project First configure your Xcode project to handle directional gamepads and multiple micro gamepads. On the Signing & Capabilities tab in the project editor, add the Game Controllers capability to your project and check Directional Gamepad under Game Controllers. For more information, see . On the Info tab, add the key and set the value to `YES`. For more information, see . ### Handle multiple micro gamepads In your code, handle multiple micro gamepad connections. When a game controller connects, check if the controller is a directional gamepad using the method: ```swift if controller.microGamepad isKind(of: GCDirectionalGamepad.class) { ... } ``` Check if the device category is second-generation Siri Remote using the [`productCategory`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevice/productCategory) property: ```swift if device.productCategory == GCProductCategorySiriRemote2ndGen { ... } ``` If these conditions are true, you can use the connected second-generation Siri Remote as a game controller. ### Access the remote buttons and directional pad To access the center button of the second-generation Siri Remote, use the [`buttons`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/buttons-3257g) property: ```swift controller.physicalInputProfile.buttons[GCInputDirectionalCenterButton] ``` Then to access the directional pad, use the [`dpads`](/documentation/GameController/GCDevicePhysicalInputState/dpads-5yr9x) property: ```swift controller.physicalInputProfile.dpads[GCInputDirectionalCardinalDpad] ``` If your game requires an analog touch surface, check whether the directional pad is digital using the [`isAnalog`](/documentation/GameController/GCControllerElement/isAnalog) property: ```swift if physicalInputProfile.dpads[GCInputDirectionalDpad].isAnalog == false ``` For example, the Universal Electronic remote that works with Apple TV is a directional gamepad but with physical non-analog buttons. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)