SHAKS S2/S3/S5 supporting four (4) modes, Android / Windows / iOS, and Mapping, each mode of which is recognized as an individual device by its corresponding host game device. For example, when SHAKS is in android mode, it will connect to your android smartphone/tablet, it works like an “android Gamepad”. But, if you connect it to a windows PC, it does not work correctly (for example, haptic no function), because SHAKS says “I am in android mode”, but the PC can’t hear it, although its Bluetooth connection is made.
First, please note that the gamepad can be paired to one device with an exactly matched mode. It is auto re-pair to the same device once paired, but If you wish to switch from one device to another, please delete previously log data from your device to de-activate its automatic repairing feature, do the pairing process again.
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Compatible Device & Service
S5 is an Android, iOS portable mobile game controller for "on-the-go" gaming play, but it supports also Windows PC, Notebook, Mac PC, Chromebook, Apple TV, and Android TV box.
It is compatible with down-load gaming, Steam Epic Games, and most major cloud game service such as Stadia, X-cloud, Geforce, Luna.
One step more, by our own SHAKS GameHub app, S5 lets you play AAA touch-gaming by console grade controller, name a few, Garena Free Fire, CoD, PUBG, Genshin Impact, Roblox, Slamdunk, etc.
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Note) Please select the exact mode matching to your device for 100% compatibility according to each protocol. Otherwise, some feature is not supported fully although it looks like connected!
Button layout and LED Status Indication
Please note the name of each button/key name and LED indication status.
LED#1 shows power & charging status, LED #2,3 → connection status, LED #4,5 → mode selected
Tips) S5 mode is initialized by booting. On power off status, the mode change is not validated. Once you change mode, please reboot it by power off and on again.
Connect your device to the controller
3 Step setup: In power-off status, select the mode and power on again for booting. Click to Video
Press the 'Power' button for 3 seconds. The default is Android mode. S5 remember the last selected mode until you change it.
Press the 'Pairing button' on the front side for more than 3 seconds and find ‘SHAKS S5 xxxx ’ on the device & click to pair.
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S5 is not supporting Xbox, Switch, PS4 consoles.
In the same device, S5 is automatically pairing again whenever you use it again without the pairing process again (Auto-repairing)
S5 can be paired to one device per an exactly matched mode. If you wish to switch from one device to another, please delete previously log data from your device to de-activate its automatic repairing feature. And make a new pairing process.
The mode can be initialized by booting. During power-on status, the mode change is not validated. Once you change mode, please reboot it by power off and on again.
How to connect per each mode in detail process
Connecting with an Android Device
Mode Set-Up: Power off, change the mode to 'Android Switch', and power it on.
Connecting: Please proceed “Pairing” process and check Bluetooth name “SHAKS S5 xxxx Android” in the paired list of your device. If there are paired devices before, gamepad will do “Reconnect”.
When “Pairing” is successful: LED signals #2,3 turn off and #1,4,5 light up.
Note) If you want to play mapping mode at the same Android device, please delete “SHAKS S5 xxxx Android” from your device BT setting, then newly connect it in Mapping Mode (for Android only)”. It is the same vice versa.
Connecting with a Windows, Mac OS, Chromebook
If your PC does not support Bluetooth, please use “Wired Mode” or install Bluetooth dongle (any standard BT 4.1 or higher) additionally.
Mode setting: Power off, change the mode to 'Windows Switch', and power it on.
Connecting: Please proceed “Pairing” process and check Bluetooth name “SHAKS S5 xxxx Win-MAC” in the paired list of your device. If there are paired devices before, gamepad will do “Reconnect”.
When “Pairing” is successful: LED signals #2,3,4 turn off and #1,5 light up.
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In the case of Windows 10 or later, do not install any driver, already Win 10 has it. In the case of Windows 7, please install “Xbox 360 driver” driver first on your PC downloadable from our website.
While it is not required, we highly recommend downloading utility applications on our website ( ). You can use our advanced features such as turbo, sniper (for shooting gaming) including FW update.
S5 support Mac OS Big Sur or later of Mac OS
S5 can not be in two OS devices by turn. It can be paired automatically to one device if the other device is not available (power off, out of distance, or BT disabled). But if two OS is on at the same time, it can automatically be paired to only one device. Once it is paired into one device, S5 can't pair another.
Connecting with iOS device
Mode setting: Power off, change the mode to 'iOS Switch', and power it on.
Connecting: Please proceed “Pairing” process and check Bluetooth name “Xbox Wireless Controller”. If you did pair it already, S5 will be automatically repaired.
When pairing is successful: LED signals #2,3,5 turn off and #1,4 light up.
Connecting on Mapping Mode (for Android only)
Mode setting: Power off, change the mode to 'Mapping Switch', and power it on.
Connecting: Please proceed “Pairing” process and check Bluetooth name “SHAKS S5 xxxx mapping” in the BT list of your device. If there are paired devices before, gamepad will do “Reconnect”.
When pairing is successful: LED signals #2,3,4,5 turn off and #1 lights up.
Now you are ready to play games with mapped keys on your device! Only when you are in the mapping mode you can use touch keys as gamepad controllers that you set up.
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Note) If you want to play mapping mode at the same Android device, please delete “SHAKS S5 xxxx Android” from your device BT setting, then newly connect it in Mapping Mode (for Android only)”. It is same vice versa.
Wired connecting with a USB Cable for Windows, Android device
Connecting: Power off, then keep pressing ‘Pairing Button’, then connect to the host device using a USB cable (Sequence Important - 1st pressing and then power connect). The host device will detect the gamepad automatically.
When completed: LED signals #2,3,4,5 turn off and #1 lights up.
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Recommended to use Windows 10 or later. If you are using Windows 7, please install “Xbox 360 driver” driver first on your PC that you can find on our website.
With USB C to USB C cable, you can use “wired mode” with a smartphone, connecting as "Xbox compatible gamepad". It follows X-input protocol.
Reset & Initializing to recover setup process
If any issue during setup, please reset the gamepad and your device as below.
Press ‘S5: Pairing Button, S2/S3 Select+Start’ for 6 seconds longer to delete the stored BT profiles
On your device’s Bluetooth setting, delete all paired profiles regarding the gamepad completely to disable the auto-searching trial.
Booting your device again to confirm all cached log deleted or waiting for a while (3 seconds, automatically deleting process)
And repeat normal 3 step connection. 99.9% will be a success !!
While you do not need to install the app on your mobile phone to use the gamepad, we highly recommend it so you can benefit from the following features from the mobile app.
The options button (O) is set by default as a mouse. If you wish to change the options button into another feature besides the mouse, run the app on your device. Go under “Setting > Function Key Setting” to choose from:
- Mouse: navigate the screen or mouse-based "drag & drop" game like Angry Bird
- Sniper: Adjust the sensibility in aiming the target in a Shooting game
- Turbo: Speed up your gamin in racing games.
- Calibration of Analog stick
- and more LED brightness, sleeping time control, camera ....
How to find compatible game information
SHAKS is actively testing, verifying the compatibility with each game in each OS, device. Please visit our compatible game list for searching relative information. Or install our Android GameHub app. Here is an example of tips you can find there ;
Play Call of Duty
- In iPhone/iPad, COD is playable by S2/S3/S5 without any setting change. In the case of Android phones/tablets, two-way is possible.
: 1st, By using the “Touch-mapping” by ‘SHAKS GameHub" App. Please download this app from Google store, and refer to our manual.
2nd, or rename Shaks gamepad ID to “Xbox Wireless Controller” via ‘SHAKS GameHub" App. renaming feature.
- COD’s tutorial stage is not supported but in the main gaming, it should work without any issue.
The Kart Rider Rush Plus
- This was originally designed to be a touch-only game, not supporting any game controller. This is not something we can help you with.
- For Android, you can play by using our mapping service in SHAKS GameHub app downloadable from Google Playstore.
🩸Note and Useful tips
Charge battery by charging cable from a computer or USB power charging device.
- Low battery status: Fast blinking
- Undercharging: Slow blinking
- Fully charged: Stop blinking
- It is recommended to be charged by USB cable. But you can charge it by power bank or general power charger(5V-1A) as well. When you use ‘higher charger and fast speed charger’, please do it in a short time, because this might shorten the life of the battery
iOS, iPad OS or Mac OS (Apple), Android device connected via wire, all are not compatible with mapping service. Also, all consoles such as Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch is not supporting mapping mode.
In Wired connection, SHAKS Gamehub app is not working. This is under development now.
Mouse Mode works only on Android Mode. In other modes, it is not working.
iOS, iPad OS is not allowing any mapping application by their official policy.
Windows is not supporting mapping. Alternatively, you can use each game setting - key re-assignment program. For example, in the Steam game, you can edit key mapping in the controller setting menu. or try to use x360ce, Xpadder program.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE like the old version OS (6.0.1 lower) can allow only S-pen. So, not able to use the multi-touch function
FQA in troubles in the initial setup
I can't connect Gamepad to PC by USB cable
In most cases, this happens because the correct sequence is not followed. Do not insert the cable first. Keep pressing "BT pairing button" then connect the cable
Bluetooth connection is not established, interrupts, or lost.
Quite often, BT scanning takes time and causes trouble. In most cases, rebooting your device will solve the problem. You can reset the gamepad by pressing the "BT" trigger button in S5 and “Select+Start” in S2/S3 for more than 6 seconds. This will cause the gamepad to enter into pairing mode with default values (i.e deleting all previous pairings in memory).
Please check the following troubleshooting by yourself.
Pair the gamepad with other 2-3 host devices to compare
Check any RF obstacles between device and gamepad as per the below section
Reboot the computer and check steps 1-3 again.
→ After all, if gamepad still can't be seen on the Bluetooth window, it may have a hardware defect, please contact our AS center for immediate service.
When Bluetooth is connected, the gameplay is slowed down, and the frame drop.
This may be due to the overload in CPU resources by your device. please release cache data in the device.
or the application running in the background in your device, clear unwanted background applications.
or it can be generated by the game itself, example is 'Assassin's Creed: Valhalla", which shows a 20-30 fps drop with BT controller on the trial version, while 'Assassin's Creed: Odyssey" dropped only 5 fps.
To check it if using other gamepads, there is no such issue, please contact us to check it in deep technically.
I am not able to pair Bluetooth
In a lot of cases, RF interference with the WiFi routers can cause the problem. Please set the WiFi RF band from 2.4GHz to 5GHz. or manually select unused channel band among 1-13 channels in your WiFi router setting.
Delete unused BT device from your device BT setting menu, because generally there is a limitation of max BT device connection (example, Galaxy 10, 15 BT device can be paired)
Single Mac ID is recognized as a single BT device. If you switch gamepad mode (for example, Mapping mode ↔ Android), please delete the previously paired log. This is to avoid confusing one Mac ID with two-mode.
Windows connection is made correctly, but I am not able to play game
Go to your game setting menu, enable gamepad setting
Go to Shaks Windows app, do the key test
Check your BT dongle or power feeding
Go to BT setting and check BT on status: Mouse, Keyboard, Pen must be "On" connected.
How do I connect to Mac PC?
Support from MacOS "Catalina and Big Sur", please set the mode as Windows Mode (Xinput). The lower version of Mac is not supporting properly due to driver conflict issue
Can I use Mapping and Andriod at the same time?
Mapping and Android mode are two different modes. Android phones can pair each one of two-mode. Switching between two-mode (Android ↔ Mapping), please DELETE the previously paired log, and pair it newly once again.
Folder a phone such as Samsung Fold2 is being supported?
With its latest upgrade to Android 11 (One UI 3.0 later), it support. Please note out and inside screen should be mapped separately
Model : Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Fold (v1), Galaxy Z Flip / Z Flip 5G
Not able to do mapping again
Delete that game from the list and add again can be solved. For example, Genshin Impact
1. Go to the mapping service menu
2. Select Genshin Impact from the registered list
3. Select the "Delete" option - then it will be disappeared
4. Add again Genshi in the "new game list"
5. Do again mapping edit mode
Connected to my device but was not able to play or pairing
99% case, this is due to mode miss-matching. Do reconnect by initializing your device and Gamepad and pair again as above process.
