From 5c002ba0b984086f5cbbc541854c17a44e67ab40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sam Lantinga <[EMAIL REDACTED]>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:52:06 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed the NVIDIA SHIELD Controller showing up twice on macOS
Fixes https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/issues/14911
(cherry picked from commit 1fe6bf49827d18f00c774ced2f0c2346f54a277c)
---
src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick.m | 11 ++++++++++-
src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick_c.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick.m b/src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick.m
index aaae7a8938ec9..45bf0f25fb039 100644
--- a/src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick.m
+++ b/src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick.m
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ static bool IsControllerSwitchJoyConPair(GCController *controller)
}
return false;
}
+static bool IsControllerNVIDIASHIELD(GCController *controller)
+{
+ if ([controller.vendorName hasPrefix:@"NVIDIA Controller"]) {
+ return true;
+ }
+ return false;
+}
static bool IsControllerStadia(GCController *controller)
{
if ([controller.vendorName hasPrefix:@"Stadia"]) {
@@ -343,6 +350,7 @@ static bool IOS_AddMFIJoystickDevice(SDL_JoystickDeviceItem *device, GCControlle
device->is_ps5 = IsControllerPS5(controller);
device->is_switch_pro = IsControllerSwitchPro(controller);
device->is_switch_joycon_pair = IsControllerSwitchJoyConPair(controller);
+ device->is_shield = IsControllerNVIDIASHIELD(controller);
device->is_stadia = IsControllerStadia(controller);
device->is_backbone_one = IsControllerBackboneOne(controller);
device->is_switch_joyconL = IsControllerSwitchJoyConL(controller);
@@ -354,6 +362,7 @@ static bool IOS_AddMFIJoystickDevice(SDL_JoystickDeviceItem *device, GCControlle
(device->is_ps5 && HIDAPI_IsDeviceTypePresent(SDL_GAMEPAD_TYPE_PS5)) ||
(device->is_switch_pro && HIDAPI_IsDeviceTypePresent(SDL_GAMEPAD_TYPE_NINTENDO_SWITCH_PRO)) ||
(device->is_switch_joycon_pair && HIDAPI_IsDevicePresent(USB_VENDOR_NINTENDO, USB_PRODUCT_NINTENDO_SWITCH_JOYCON_PAIR, 0, "")) ||
+ (device->is_shield && HIDAPI_IsDevicePresent(USB_VENDOR_NVIDIA, USB_PRODUCT_NVIDIA_SHIELD_CONTROLLER_V104, 0, "")) ||
(device->is_stadia && HIDAPI_IsDevicePresent(USB_VENDOR_GOOGLE, USB_PRODUCT_GOOGLE_STADIA_CONTROLLER, 0, "")) ||
(device->is_switch_joyconL && HIDAPI_IsDevicePresent(USB_VENDOR_NINTENDO, USB_PRODUCT_NINTENDO_SWITCH_JOYCON_LEFT, 0, "")) ||
(device->is_switch_joyconR && HIDAPI_IsDevicePresent(USB_VENDOR_NINTENDO, USB_PRODUCT_NINTENDO_SWITCH_JOYCON_RIGHT, 0, "")) ||
@@ -492,7 +501,7 @@ static bool IOS_AddMFIJoystickDevice(SDL_JoystickDeviceItem *device, GCControlle
subtype = 4;
#ifdef DEBUG_CONTROLLER_PROFILE
- NSLog(@"Elements used:\n", controller.vendorName);
+ NSLog(@"Elements used:\n");
for (id key in device->buttons) {
NSLog(@"\tButton: %@ (%s)\n", key, elements[key].analog ? "analog" : "digital");
}
diff --git a/src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick_c.h b/src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick_c.h
index 967ac0ff1c7fb..6e275c00a24fa 100644
--- a/src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick_c.h
+++ b/src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick_c.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ typedef struct joystick_hwdata
bool is_switch_joycon_pair;
bool is_switch_joyconL;
bool is_switch_joyconR;
+ bool is_shield;
bool is_stadia;
bool is_backbone_one;
int is_siri_remote;