diff --git a/src/modules/patcher/patches/src/poll-gamepad.ts b/src/modules/patcher/patches/src/poll-gamepad.ts
index 53cca1c8..6b86f729 100644
--- a/src/modules/patcher/patches/src/poll-gamepad.ts
+++ b/src/modules/patcher/patches/src/poll-gamepad.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@ if (window.BX_EXPOSED.disableGamepadPolling) {
 
 const currentGamepad = $gamepadVar$;
 
-const btnHome = currentGamepad.buttons[16];
+// Guard against gamepads that don't expose a buttons array or have
+// fewer than 17 buttons (e.g. GameSir G7 SE with 15 buttons and
+// non-standard mapping). Without this guard the exception kills the
+// entire polling loop and controller input silently stops working.
+const btnHome = currentGamepad.buttons?.[16];
 // Controller shortcuts
-if (btnHome) {
+if (btnHome?.pressed !== undefined) {
     if (!self.bxHomeStates) {
         self.bxHomeStates = {};
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/ui/dialog/latency-test.ts b/src/modules/ui/dialog/latency-test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07b1a663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/ui/dialog/latency-test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { NATIVE_FETCH } from "@/utils/bx-flags";
+import { STATES } from "@/utils/global";
+import { ButtonStyle, CE, createButton } from "@/utils/html";
+import { t } from "@/utils/translation";
+
+// Latency test for gssv regions — pings every region's provisioning endpoint
+// and recommends the fastest one, to help pick `server.region`.
+//
+// Why NATIVE_FETCH + `?probe=1` : the script rewrites requests to
+// `/v5/sessions/cloud/play` (region selection). The test must measure the real
+// network path to the target region, so it bypasses every fetch hook and makes
+// the URL unmistakable (`probe=1`).
+export const LatencyTest = {
+    render($parent: HTMLElement): void {
+        const $list = CE('div', { class: 'bx-latency-test-list' });
+        const $btn = createButton({
+            label: t('latency-test-button'),
+            style: ButtonStyle.FULL_WIDTH | ButtonStyle.FOCUSABLE,
+            onClick: () => {
+                void LatencyTest.run($btn, $list);
+            },
+        });
+        $parent.appendChild($btn);
+        $parent.appendChild($list);
+    },
+
+    async run($btn: HTMLButtonElement, $list: HTMLElement): Promise<void> {
+        const regions = STATES.serverRegions;
+        const names = Object.keys(regions).sort();
+
+        $btn.disabled = true;
+        const original = $btn.textContent || '';
+        $btn.textContent = t('latency-test-running');
+        $list.textContent = '';
+
+        if (!names.length) {
+            $list.appendChild(CE('div', { style: 'opacity:.7;padding:6px 0;' }, t('latency-test-no-regions')));
+            $btn.disabled = false;
+            $btn.textContent = original;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const results: { code: string; label: string; ms: number; isDefault: boolean }[] = [];
+        for (const name of names) {
+            const region = regions[name];
+            // Hôte propre : baseUri (ex. https://eus.core.gssv-play-prod.xboxlive.com) —
+            // PAS shortName (contient l'emoji drapeau « 🇺🇸 EUS » → hôte invalide)
+            const url = (region.baseUri || `https://${(region.name || name).toLowerCase()}.core.gssv-play-prod.xboxlive.com`)
+                + '/v5/sessions/cloud/play?probe=1';
+            const t0 = performance.now();
+            let ms = -1;
+            try {
+                await Promise.race([
+                    NATIVE_FETCH(url, { mode: 'no-cors', cache: 'no-store' }),
+                    new Promise((_resolve, reject) => {
+                        setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('timeout')), 3000);
+                    }),
+                ]);
+                ms = performance.now() - t0;
+            } catch {
+                ms = -1;
+            }
+
+            const code = region.shortName || region.name || name;
+            const label = region.displayName || name;
+            results.push({ code, label, ms, isDefault: !!region.isDefault });
+
+            $list.appendChild(CE('div', { style: 'display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:8px;padding:2px 4px;' },
+                CE('span', {}, `${code} — ${label}${region.isDefault ? ` (${t('latency-test-default')})` : ''}`),
+                CE('span', {}, ms >= 0 ? `${Math.round(ms)} ms` : '—')));
+        }
+
+        results.sort((a, b) => (a.ms < 0 ? 1e5 : a.ms) - (b.ms < 0 ? 1e5 : b.ms));
+        if (results.length && results[0].ms >= 0) {
+            const best = results[0];
+            $list.insertBefore(CE('div', { style: 'padding:6px 4px;font-weight:700;color:#7ed321;' },
+                `⭐ ${best.code} (${Math.round(best.ms)} ms) — ${t('latency-test-recommended')}`), $list.firstChild);
+        }
+
+        $btn.disabled = false;
+        $btn.textContent = t('latency-test-again');
+    },
+};
diff --git a/src/modules/ui/dialog/settings-dialog.ts b/src/modules/ui/dialog/settings-dialog.ts
index 95f2bb2e..aa2a7e5c 100755
--- a/src/modules/ui/dialog/settings-dialog.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ui/dialog/settings-dialog.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { setNearby } from "@/utils/navigation-utils";
 import { PatcherCache } from "@/modules/patcher/patcher";
 import { UserAgentProfile } from "@/enums/user-agent";
 import { UserAgent } from "@/utils/user-agent";
+import { LatencyTest } from "./latency-test";
 import { BX_FLAGS } from "@/utils/bx-flags";
 import { clearAllData, copyToClipboard } from "@/utils/utils";
 import { GlobalPref, StorageKey, StreamPref, type AnyPref } from "@/enums/pref-keys";
@@ -205,6 +206,9 @@ export class SettingsDialog extends NavigationDialog {
                 multiLines: true,
             },
             GlobalPref.SERVER_PREFER_IPV6,
+            ($parent) => {
+                LatencyTest.render($parent);
+            },
         ],
     }, {
         group: 'stream',
diff --git a/src/utils/translation.ts b/src/utils/translation.ts
index f070ac85..8f6abf49 100755
--- a/src/utils/translation.ts
+++ b/src/utils/translation.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ const Texts = {
     "korea": "Korea",
     "language": "Language",
     "large": "Large",
+    "latency-test-again": "📡 Re-run test",
+    "latency-test-button": "📡 Test server latency",
+    "latency-test-default": "default",
+    "latency-test-no-regions": "No regions available.",
+    "latency-test-recommended": "recommended region",
+    "latency-test-running": "📡 Testing…",
     "layout": "Layout",
     "left-stick": "Left stick",
     "left-stick-deadzone": "Left stick deadzone",