Comment on OnLive comes to Ouya, Controller Makes Full Frontal DebutparentComments−needle014yWait, how can the OnLive controller support iOS? AFAIK iOS only supports Bluetooth HID keyboards, not joysticks/gamepads.−rsynnott14yhttp://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#featuredarticles/Ext...See also Core Bluetooth (though that's somewhat different, being for Bluetooth 4LE devices).−needle014yhttp://developer.apple.com/library/ios/qa/qa1657/_index.htmlAccording to this page the external accessory framework can only be used if the accessory developer is participating in the MFi program. I couldn't find any "Made for iPad" logos on OnLive's page.−Cushman14yMaybe it pretends it's a keyboard. It's not like they're tied down to gamepad drivers.−slantyyz14yThat's how iCade's products work.
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Wait, how can the OnLive controller support iOS? AFAIK iOS only supports Bluetooth HID keyboards, not joysticks/gamepads.
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#featuredarticles/Ext...
See also Core Bluetooth (though that's somewhat different, being for Bluetooth 4LE devices).
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/qa/qa1657/_index.html
According to this page the external accessory framework can only be used if the accessory developer is participating in the MFi program. I couldn't find any "Made for iPad" logos on OnLive's page.
Maybe it pretends it's a keyboard. It's not like they're tied down to gamepad drivers.
That's how iCade's products work.