{"id":48387,"date":"2023-06-08T19:51:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T19:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/sprint-controls"},"modified":"2024-07-20T04:23:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T04:23:11","slug":"sprint-controls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/gta-online\/sprint-controls","title":{"rendered":"How To Change Sprint Controls In GTA Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/gta-online\/san-andreas-mercenaries-mission-list\">GTA San Andreas Mercenaries update<\/a> coming out on 13th June 2023, a long-awaited feature is coming: players will be able to switch up their sprint controls. Rockstar announced the upcoming feature in a blog post detailing all of the changes coming in the San Andreas Mercenaries update, many of which have been requested by players for a long time. Along with the ability to change sprint controls, other fixes and quality-of-life changes are coming too, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/gta-online\/orbital-cannon-nerfed-players-have-mixed-feelings\">nerfs to the Orbital Cannon<\/a>. In this guide, we&#8217;ll walk you through <strong>how to change your sprint controls in GTA Online<\/strong> now that you&#8217;re able to toggle this feature to your liking.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mce-toc\">\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#mcetoc_1h2o7vl1q1\">How Does Sprint Work In GTA Online Currently<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mcetoc_1h2o7vl1q1\">How To Change Sprint Controls In GTA Online<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/Zc1MvwvDKPjaJKJYO1iWgEUn23RvPs1xyFeXPppBVdY\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9ndGFfb25saW5lL0dUQV9PbmxpbmVfTWljaGFlbF9EZV9TYW50YS5qcGc\" alt=\"gta online sprint controls\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">Sprint controls can now be changed in GTA Online. (Picture: Rockstar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1h2o7vl1q1\">How Does Sprint Work In GTA Online Currently<\/h2>\n<p>In GTA Online, players have to continuously tap the sprint button on their controller. However, with the introduction of the &#8220;hold to sprint&#8221; control option, players can now sprint by simply holding down the button. This is a welcome change as it eliminates the need for repetitive tapping which can cause discomfort for players who use this control frequently. Whilst this might go down as a quality-of-life feature, there&#8217;s no doubt that this is also a fantastic accessibility feature for certain players who might have otherwise been unable to play the game before.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1h2o7vl1q1\">How To Change Sprint Controls In GTA Online<\/h2>\n<p><pre>Update - Here's where you need to go in the menu to change your Sprint Controls:<br><br>Pause Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Controls &gt; Sprint Mode &gt; Hold To Sprint (To Activate Hold To Sprint)<\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<p>To change your sprint controls, you&#8217;ll need to update your settings and find the &#8216;sprint controls&#8217; toggle. While the default sprint control is mashing a button to run, you can switch it out to use a different control to sprint. You&#8217;ll have to hold a button down instead of mashing one.<\/p>\n<p>This will make it a lot easier for players to sprint without having to mash one button repeatedly.<\/p>\n<p>The GTA San Andreas Mercenaries update hasn&#8217;t gone live yet, so the specific steps to change your sprint controls might change. When the update goes live, we&#8217;ll be sure to update this article with the most specific steps to change your running controls in GTA Online as well as screenshots to show you how it&#8217;s done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the upcoming GTA San Andreas Mercenaries update coming out on 13th June 2023, a long-awaited feature is coming: players will be able to switch&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12834,"featured_media":48388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gta-online","genre-sandbox","content_type-guide-tutorial"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How To Change Sprint Controls In GTA Online - GINX TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wondering how to change your sprint controls in GTA Online? 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