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Genna
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Another Bluetooth connectivity request

I would love to use my Stadia controllers wirelessly for non-Stadia games too.

On the Stadia controller help page, it's stated that Bluetooth Classic radio it's present, but functionality may be implemented at a later date.
https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/9338851?hl=en

It's been almost 2 years! This is such a basic feature for a modern controller. There's any plan to release a firmware update to enable it?

 

@GraceFromGoogle @ChrisFromGoogle would love to hear some feedback from you!

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JohnZoidberg
Gold Stadia Guide
Gold Stadia Guide

Hello @Genna 

For Stadia gaming, the controller uses either WiFi or USB to connect. So, enabling Bluetooth would only be useful for non-Stadia gaming use-cases. This is likely why it has not been prioritized. If you want to see this prioritized, though, please send feedback to Google through the "Feedback" feature built in to the Stadia app on a phone or tablet.

Why not Zoidberg?
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Genna
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Thanks for suggesting to use the Feedback feature of the app.

But there's a BIG difference between not prioritizing a feature and don't even consider it for 2 years straight.

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JohnZoidberg
Gold Stadia Guide
Gold Stadia Guide

Is there, though? Google doesn't discuss what's on their backlog, let alone what priority order the items are currently in (ok, they did – once – and then covid happened and they delivered a bunch of that stuff late and people complained, etc.; So, they decided to stop talking about their roadmap in public). It's likely this work item is on there somewhere. I guess what I'm saying is, we have no way of knowing that they haven't considered it at all for two years. All we know is that it hasn't been released. I still think it's likely to be a relatively low priority at this point. I just wouldn't want to engage in supposition.

Why not Zoidberg?
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I agree that this should be prioritized, and I have a Google related reason to want the feature released versus how great it would be to use with other third party applications.  I just got a Chromecast with Google TV device today.  I have a ton of Chromecast Ultras already, but I wanted to try this out and with the Netflix promotion that was running, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to secure it.  I really like Google TV a lot, though it is a little more awkward to launch Stadia compared to the Chromecast Ultra.  I can no longer just turn on the controller and play.  That said, the benefits of the device make it worth launching the app from the remote or voice control and then linking the controller to my session to play.  

That said, I was pleasantly surprised to see I could play other games from my Google Play library directly on the Google TV.  How cool is that?  I installed one and went to launch it, only to be told that I couldn't launch it without a compatible gamepad.  I have my Stadia controller which should be a compatible gamepad right?  Wrong?  You can only link a controller to the Google TV via Bluetooth.  I'm planning to link my PS4 controller, but I really like the Stadia controller and it just seems crazy that items within the Google ecosystem don't always play together (I know it was awhile just to get support for Stadia on the device at all).  It seems even crazier knowing the controller actually has Bluetooth built in.  

I'd like to second the request to prioritize this.  I'll be submitting the feature request via the Stadia app and the Google TV app.  If enough of us ask for the feature through the official channels, maybe it will make its way into a future firmware update.  

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Genna
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Can relate.

We have Google controllers that aren't usable wirelessly on Android phones/tablets apart from Stadia. I find it REALLY dumb.

It would be beneficial also for promoting Play Pass.

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Genna
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Well.. Stadia is shutting down. Can we start talking about this issue, now?

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Emmkaa86
Community Member

I would like to point out my interest in that as well, due to the news from yesterday. Please make that possible!

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Rio425ee
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

The time to remind them that they have to fix this is now. Before their controllers become worthless e-waste

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Angry
Community Member

Hey, Another reminder, GIVE US BLUETOOTH PLEASE.

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vertigocreative
Community Member

Just adding my support to this issue. Please, Google, provide a means to unlock Bluetooth connectivity.

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