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Google Stadia Users: Stadia Controller Update: Unlock Bluetooth Mode
January 13, 2023 at
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Promoted 01-18-2023 by slickdewmaster | Staff at 11:07 AM View Original Post
Google is offering Google Stadia Users: Stadia Controller Update to Unlock Bluetooth Mode in Stadia Controllers for Free.
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- Note, click "Switch to Bluetooth Mode" to begin the Update
- Switching to Bluetooth mode downloads a software update
- System requirements: Chrome 108 or newer
- Once you switch your controller to Bluetooth mode, you can't change it back to use Wi-Fi on Stadia. You can still play wired with USB in Bluetooth mode.
- You can switch to Bluetooth mode, check the controller mode, and check for Bluetooth updates until Dec 31, 2023.
- How do I pair my controller using Bluetooth?
- After switching your controller into Bluetooth mode, press and hold the "Y + Stadia" buttons for 2 seconds to enter pairing mode. The status light will flash orange.
- Then, go to the device you want to play on and pair your controller in the settings. Once paired and connected, the status light on the controller will turn solid white.
- List of Supported Devices
- For Additional F.A.Qs, click here.
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Edited January 17, 2023
at 05:19 PM
Awesome news from Stadia team, they are adding the Bluetooth functionality on the controller.
update: the tool is here:
https://stadia.google.c
https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/c...utm_conten
update: the tool is here:
https://stadia.google.c
https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/c...utm_conten
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You might have seen one last game arrive on Stadia today. It's a humble ❤️ thanks ❤️ for playing from our team.
Find it here: https://stadia.google.c
In addition, many of you have expressed the desire to enable Bluetooth on the Stadia controller. We have some good news: next week we'll be releasing a self-serve tool to enable Bluetooth connections on your Stadia Controller. We'll share details next week on how to enable this feature.
https://community.stadi
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Mine worked fine within the steam infrastructure (steam deck specifically). Recognized it and treated similarly to an Xbox controller
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Just go to https://stadia.google.c
You will need the following:
1. A USB-C data cable
2. Chrome 108 or higher
3. The understanding that this is a one-way permanent change to your controller and it will no longer be a Stadia Wi-Fi controller (not that it really matters at this point)
4. The understanding that you have from now until the end of 2023 to install the software and upgrade your controller
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In Bluetooth mode, headphones won't work when you plug them into the Stadia Controller. To hear audio over headphones, connect them to the device that your Stadia Controller is paired with, or connect your controller with a USB cable.
After shutdown, the Google Assistant Assistant button and Capture Capture button buttons will not open Google Assistant or capture game clips.
I liked Stadia, but I only really played 1 game on it.... Cyberpunk 2077. It was the best way to play it without having to own a supercomputer or play on gimped/buggy console versions. 90% of the time I couldn't even tell I was streaming it was so smooth. I completed that game a long time ago.... and Google still gave me a full price refund for it 2 years after the fact. That is crazy and I wasn't expecting it.
Google pulls out of projects too soon. Stadia needed another 3-5 years to get more titles and increase user count. But instead they took it out behind the barn and shot it.
edit - oh the controller has to be fully charged before you can switch to BT mode, even though it's plugged in. Um, ok. Mine was dead as a doorknob after being in a drawer for 2 years.
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