Google TV may soon let you use your phone as a gamepad

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TL;DR

• Google TV already lets you use your phone’s touchscreen to remotely control its interface.
• Google looks like it could be expanding that remote support to work as a gamepad.
• The company recently implemented a touchscreen gamepad for foldables, and this mode could end up resembling that.

Google TV may get the job done when it comes to streaming, but so far Android hasn’t made much momentum on moving gaming into your living room. Gaming from the couch is bigger than ever, with new launches like the Steam Machine even bringing PC gamers into mix, but Android has really yet to capitalize on any of that. Now we’re wondering if Google might be reconsidering its gaming priorities, as we spot a new Google TV feature in the works.

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