Hey guys, I recently started to use the stadia app more because it seems like every browser I try I keep getting booted every hour or so. But the problem with that is whenever I try to access the stadia menu with my stadia controller, I can bring the menu up by pressing the stadia button but then I can't access the menu with the controller so I have to use the touch screen options. This is very annoying especially when I have to access the menu on the fly while I'm playing online with my friends etc. I've only been playing Red Dead online lately. When I bring the menu up the stadia controller is greyed out. So I am currently running a Samsung tab S7 Plus, it hasn't updated to Android 12 yet if that helps how do I get the menu to recognize the controller please?
Hi @19BERZERKER79,
I don't think there's a way to use a Stadia controller connected wirelessly in the menu when playing via the Android app. This is because the controller isn't actually connecting to the phone (where the menu is rendered in the app) but rather directly to the game instance in The Cloud. Android doesn't know anything about the controller so it can't be used for local input.
The instructions for playing Stadia on mobile devices mention that you can access the menu by pressing the Stadia button on the controller but that you'll need to tap the device's screen to interact with it.
https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/9609786
A workaround might be to connect the controller to your phone with a USB-C cable; the controller should then work fine for local input (though I confess it's been a while since I actually tested that).
Hi @19BERZERKER79,
I don't think there's a way to use a Stadia controller connected wirelessly in the menu when playing via the Android app. This is because the controller isn't actually connecting to the phone (where the menu is rendered in the app) but rather directly to the game instance in The Cloud. Android doesn't know anything about the controller so it can't be used for local input.
The instructions for playing Stadia on mobile devices mention that you can access the menu by pressing the Stadia button on the controller but that you'll need to tap the device's screen to interact with it.
https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/9609786
A workaround might be to connect the controller to your phone with a USB-C cable; the controller should then work fine for local input (though I confess it's been a while since I actually tested that).
Thank you for your response sir you've been very helpful. ![]()
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You're quite welcome! I'm glad I could help ![]()