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SirRobinthBrave
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Xbox One Controller Not Being Detected by Stadia in Chrome on macOS

I'm having an issue in which my Xbox One controller isn't being detected by Stadia on macOS.

It gets detected by Stadia and works perfectly in Chrome on a Windows computer. On macOS, it's detected by gamepad-tester.com when connected by Bluetooth (but not when connected by USB) which indicates that it's not an issue with macOS, Chrome, or the Controller. It also works perfectly in Steam on my mac.

I updated the controller on a Windows computer with the Xbox Accessories app but that didn't help:

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/controller/update-xbox-wireless-controller

I also tried the controller in other Chrome browsers (e.g. Chrome Canary) and in incognito mode per Stadia support's suggestions, but that didn't work.

I tested it with macOS apps designed to test controllers (like Controllers Lite) and they all pick up the controller perfectly when connected by Bluetooth.

I tried using the 360Controller patch that gets proposed as a solution by 70% of online articles but that didn't work. (I know that it's only supposed to work for USB-connected controllers but the 360Controller software wouldn't pick up the controller whether connected by cable or wireless). 

https://github.com/360Controller/360Controller

I tried the Control Stadia Chrome Extension and with this extension, Stadia actually detects the controller. However, the extension doesn't have proper button mapping for the joysticks, so it's effectively useless.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/controlstadia/faodiopjdcjfeflfmeadfkgodcbioejp?hl=en

I can't think of what else to test. Any suggestions? 

 

Here are my specs:

macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Chrome Version 87.0.4280.67 (Official Build) (x86_64)

The controller is by Microsoft and supports Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DF248LD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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guitareciel
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Hello,

 

I bought a Wireless XBOX one controller today and I have the same problem. The controller works everywhere (gamepad test, controller light etc...) on my mac and on chrome but NOT on Stadia.

It doesn't get detected.

 

Any suggestions ?

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IconicTroubadou
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Same here. How is that even possible ? Google don't test their product before launching their product ?

We are speaking about the second most popular OS and the most popular controller here.

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qutips
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

This is also happening to me, but it appears to only be the newer xbox controllers for series x and s. I have some old xbox one controllers and they work fine. It's only my newer controllers for the series x that aren't being detected by stadia. I'm guessing this will just have to be something google figures out.

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Bonaniki
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Same problem

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Kirbyisabee
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

For anyone wondering - Stadia has a specific list of compatible controllers. Sadly, the new XBOX one X|S is not on that list. So you’ll have to use the older XBOX ONE controller instead.

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