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How to Connect an Xbox Wireless Controller with an Android Phone

How to Pair an Xbox Controller with Android

The process of connecting this Xbox controller with Android is similar to connecting any other Bluetooth accessory. First, you need to open “Settings” on your Android phone. If you’re not sure where to find it, you can swipe down twice on the home screen of your Android phone to open Quick Settings. Now, tap the gear icon in the bottom-right corner of the Quick Settings panel on Android.

In Android Settings, select “Connected Devices” to open Bluetooth pairing preferences.

To navigate to Bluetooth pairing options, you can select "Connected Devices" in Settings on Android.

On the Connected Devices page in Settings on your Android phone, tap “Pair New Device.”

In the "Connected Devices" page in Android Settings, tap "Pair New Device" to put your phone in pairing mode.

This is the time to put your Xbox Wireless Controller in pairing mode. Press and hold the pairing button on the controller until the Xbox button starts blinking rapidly.

Xbox Series Controller Pairing Button
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The pairing button is located at the top of the controller, between the LB button and the USB Type-C charging port. We’re now ready to connect the Xbox controller with your Android phone. On the “Pair New Device” page in Settings on your Android phone, tap “Xbox Wireless Controller.” The controller’s name will appear under the “Available Devices” section on the “Pair New Device” page.

On the "Pair New Device" page in Settings on your Android phone, tap "Xbox Wireless Controller."

That’s it! Your Xbox controller is now connected to your Android phone. You can fire up any game that supports controllers and play it to your heart’s content. Just be mindful that some games don’t support controller input in the menus, but they do let you use your Xbox controller in-game.

The Xbox Wireless Controller showing up under "Connected Devices" in Android Settings.

This means that you might not always be able to navigate the mode selection or game preferences pages using the Xbox controller. However, the gameplay isn’t affected by this limitation.

If you also have an Xbox Series X|S, you’ll be glad to know that you can sync the Xbox Wireless Controller with two devices at once. Yes, you can pair the controller to both the console and your phone and quickly switch between the two devices.

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How to Apply a Color Scale Based on Values in Google Sheets

With conditional formatting, you can apply a two- or three-color scale quite easily. Plus, you can take advantage of the preset color gradients or use your own custom colors. We’ll show you how to do both.

Apply a Quick Conditional Formatting Color Scale

If you want to quickly apply a color scale in Google Sheets, you can use one of the nine presets. Select the cells that you want to format by clicking the first cell and dragging through the rest. Then, head to Format in the menu and choose “Conditional Formatting.”

Click Format, Conditional Formatting in the menu

This opens the Conditional Format Rules sidebar, where you’ll set up everything that you need. At the top of the sidebar, click the Color Scale tab. You’ll immediately see your selected cells with the default color scale applied. This gives you a nice example of how your data will look with the gradient.

Click the Color Scale tab

In the Apply to Range box, confirm the cells that you want to format and make edits if necessary.

Confirm or edit the cell range

Then, to use a preset, click the color scale below Preview. Here, you’ll see your nine gradient options. You can try out each option if you like by selecting one and then viewing your data.

Choose a preset color scale

By default, the values use minimum and maximum for the color scale without a midpoint, but you can adjust these values in the next area. You can choose a number, percent, or percentile for each and include the midpoint if it applies. Then, type in the values for these other options in the boxes to the right.

Adjust the values

When you finish setting up your rule, click “Done” at the bottom of the sidebar.

Click Done

Create a Custom Conditional Formatting Color Scale

Maybe you’d like to use specific colors for your scale. It could be your school colors or those in your company logo. Google Sheets lets you tailor the color scale exactly as you like. You’ll follow the same steps to set up your formatting rule. Select the cells, click Format > Conditional Formatting from the menu, and confirm the cell range in the sidebar.

Click the color scale below Preview and this time, choose “Custom Color Scale” at the bottom. To get a head start, you can choose a preset as the base for your custom scale.

Click Custom Color Scale

the right of each value, Minpoint, Midpoint, and Maxpoint, use the color button to display the palette. You can select a color or click “Custom” at the bottom. Then, enter a Hex code or use the slider and shade tool for the color that you want.

Choose a color or create a custom color

When you finish, click “Done” at the bottom of the sidebar to apply the rule.

Click Done

Whether you use a preset or a custom color scale, the conditional formatting rule adjusts if you change your data. So, when you make edits, the formatting accommodates those changes.

Color scale changes to data

If you want to apply your color scale rule to additional cells in your spreadsheet, you can copy the formatting in Google Sheets easily.

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Cum să anulați un driver în Windows 10

Problemele legate de drivere sunt destul de frecvente în Windows 10. Uneori, o nouă actualizare a unui driver nu se potrivește cu versiunea de Windows 10 pe care o executați. Din fericire, problema poate fi rezolvată prin anularea driverului. Această funcție este disponibilă în cadrul setărilor din Device Manager. Utilizând funcția “Roll Back driver” puteți inversa o actualizare a unui driver la versiunea sa anterioară.

Puteți utiliza opțiunea de anulare a driverului în Windows 10 înainte de a dezinstala driverul cu probleme. În special, dacă versiunea anterioară a driverului funcționează bine, atunci nu este nevoie să îl dezinstalați din PC.

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