Controller vibration test
Connect a controller, press any button, then start a short vibration on each motor separately. If one motor stays silent, you know which side has the problem.
No controller detected yet. Connect one and press any button.
- Connect the controller by USB cable or Bluetooth before testing, and close apps that might take exclusive control of it (for example Steam Big Picture or DS4Windows).
- Click on this page, then press any button on the controller. Browsers only reveal a controller after a real button press.
- Still nothing? Try another USB cable or port, re-pair over Bluetooth, or try a Chromium-based browser or Firefox. Some controllers only work in a specific mode (for example XInput or DirectInput).
Vibration (rumble)
Connect a controller, press a button, then start a short vibration. You can stop it at any time.
How to test vibration
- Connect the controller by cable or Bluetooth and press any button so the browser detects it.
- Press Weak motor, then Strong motor. Each should produce a distinct buzz: the weak motor is a lighter, faster rumble, the strong motor a heavier one.
- Press Both motors to feel them together. Stop ends any vibration immediately.
- Hold the controller by each grip in turn to tell which side is vibrating.
Reading the result
- Both motors work: you feel two different rumbles.
- One motor is silent or rattles: that motor or its connection is likely faulty. Rattling can also be a loose weight on the motor shaft.
- Nothing at all, and the page says vibration is not supported: the browser cannot drive this controller's motors. That does not mean the controller is broken — try Chrome or Edge.
Browser and controller support
- Chrome and Edge can vibrate most Xbox controllers and DualShock 4 / DualSense controllers through the standard rumble effect.
- Firefox and Safari generally do not support controller vibration on web pages.
- DualSense haptic feedback and adaptive triggers are separate features that websites cannot control; this test uses the classic rumble that DualSense emulates.
- Xbox impulse triggers (small motors in the triggers) are not reachable through the standard browser effect either.
Questions
Why doesn't my controller vibrate here?
Most often the browser does not support rumble for that controller or connection. Try Chrome or Edge, a USB cable instead of Bluetooth, and check that vibration is not disabled in the controller's or the operating system's settings.
Can vibration damage the controller?
No. The test only plays short effects of up to two seconds, like a game would.
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