# Add more inputs?

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**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 7, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/add-more-inputs/3376 "2020-09-07T10:45:36Z")\
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If you need four control axes, I think using 2P controls on PC emulator and stick+accelerometer on hardware is worth exploring. It may not be a good fit for a twin-stick shooter though.

One warning - last I checked, reading accelerometer inputs activates an emulated mode that makes other inputs on the Android emulator difficult to use, so you may want to make that a configurable option.

Is there a supported way to feature detect an actual accelerometer to distinguish it from emulation? Based on [How can I access the name of my program? - #8 by mmoskal](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-access-the-name-of-my-program/764/8), maybe along the lines of `control.getConfigValue(DAL.CFG_ACCELEROMETER_TYPE, 0)` ?

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