How to Activate Gyroscope in Apex Legends Mobile

Nutan Lele
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<div class="paragraphs"><p> Apex Legends Mobile launched with the option of using Gyroscope Controls</p></div>
Apex Legends Mobile launched with the option of using Gyroscope Controls

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Apex Legends Mobile comes with a wide range of customizable settings.
Players can activate Gyroscope in Apex Legends Mobile through the 'Sensitivity' tab.

Apex Legends Mobile was launched on 17th May 2022 with an exclusive legend and many staples of mobile battle royales like Gyroscope controls. Apex Mobile, as it is sometimes called, brings the Apex Legends PC experience to the small screen with “streamlined controls and thoughtful optimizations” for both iOS and Android devices. Apex Legends Mobile has highly customizable controls, and a starting roster of ten unlockable Legends. The game also features a mobile exclusive Legend called Fade, a TPP (Third Person Perspective) mode and perks for Legends, all of which is absent from the PC version. Players familiar with the gryosope controls in games like PUBG Mobile and BGMI (Battlegrounds Mobile India) can activate Gyroscope in Apex Legends Mobile for a smoother transition into the brand new character-based mobile battle royale.

How to activate Gyroscope controls in Apex Legends Mobile

Players can use the ‘Settings’ tab on the main menu of Apex Legends Mobile to change a variety of settings including sensitivity, graphics and audio, enable controller setups as well as activate Gyroscope controls.

1. Start the game and tap the ‘Settings’ tab in the main menu.

The 'Settings' tab is where you can highly customize almost every aspect of Apex Legends Mobile.

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2. Select the ‘Sensitivity’ tab from the menu on the right.

3. Select the ‘Gyroscope’ tab here.

Select 'Sensitivity' and 'Gyroscope' to adjust those settings.&nbsp;

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You can change when Gyroscope gets activated, vertical and horizontal control, gyroscope sensitivity for ADS and different optics. Players also have the option to sync these settings to the cloud.

Best Gyroscope settings for Apex Legends Mobile

Your Gyroscope sensitivity settings depend on your unique preferences. A lot players prefer an overall low sensitivity without Gyro but with Gyroscope activated, a medium preset is a great starting point. You can see what Aim and Fire settings suit you best by trying them out in the Firing Range. Generally speaking, the more powerful your optics, the lower your aiming and shooting sensitivity needs to be.

Here are some of the settings you can try out and modify according to your requirements:

Here are some base Gyroscope settings which you can modify according to your preference.&nbsp;

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Here are the settings for different scopes.

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The higher the scope magnification, the lower the sensitivity should be.&nbsp;

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Nutan is experienced with content across various FPS, MOBA, and BR titles for both PC and mobile gaming. Basically, she's a Jill of all trades. As the former captain of an all-woman esports team, her roots lie firmly in PC gaming but she does enjoy that one map in Call of Duty: Mobile.