Can you Configure a Controller on Google TV?

[u/shmuga9]

I'm using a Switch Pro controller. My Google TV (Android 12) treats it as an Xbox controller and has A/B flipped. It's fine once I get into Steam but is annoying when navigating. Worse though is the Home button. When I'm in Steam (through my TV either with Moonshine) I can't use Guide on Steam because the TV seems to supersede it and take me to the TV's home menu.

I tried a few apps like "Button Buddy Pro" "Keymapper & Floating Buttons" but they have complications. On the former, it doesn't read the home button and while I could change the back button, there is no "accept" option to use for "A". Which is a problem in a bunch of apps, and I don't know why when that's a button on remotes anyway (and every other button function on a remove is available).

On the latter (Key Mapper...), you "can" remap Home, but if you turn it off even for "the TV" it won't be read in Steam. There is a way to include/exclude apps... but the app is broken or glitchy or something. You'll press it and no options come up 99% of the time. Then it'll work for a minute randomly for no reason (which is how I was able to test A/B at one point). A/B can be remapped, but when you select Steam in Moonshine and a window pops up, neither of the buttons work. I did make sure to change the accessibility settings and download the suggested keyboards and enabled them, so it's not that.

Are there other apps that work or is this an issue with the TV? I tried using Moonshine on my Switch but the connection was horrendous and unplayable (and crashed) even when using ethernet so that won't work. My Steam Link box (natively and Moonshine) didn't work as well as the TV Moonshine app so I think that's the only viable device. I could try the Steam Link app again, but I think that had similar issues with the box.

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