Stadia controller drops link with the new Stadia app, both on GoogleTV and Nvidia shield

[skuggan74]

Hi!

I have a problem with my Stadia controllers connecting to wifi. The problem started when I switched my Chromecast Ultras against a GoogleTV and a Nvidia shield hoping the app for those would be better for gaming.

I connect a controller and start up a game. Soon it rumbles, the white light blinks and then turns solid white again but without me being able to control the game. Using other controllers I note longer see my Stadia controller linked. I turn off the controller to turn it on again. Sometimes it connects again and I can play and sometimes it doesn't work so I keep turning the controller off and on. Bluetooth controllers works fine with no problem but I want to use the Stadia controllers.

I tested a lot of things with my network but none worked. I then unplugged the Shield and replaced it with my old Chromecast Ultra. No problem connecting the Stadia controller, it simply ran fine. Therefore I think there is something with the new Stadia app that is the problem. The broken links with the Stadia controllers are both with the Shield that I have connected with ethernet and the GoogleTV that I run on my Wifi. Have a mesh network with two nodes so everything is on the same network. I created a guest network and put controller and GoogleTV on that. Didn't solve it. Also turned of QoS on my Asus Zen but still the same problem.

How it is possible that the Stadia controllers run great on the older Chromecast Ultra but not on two new media streamers with the new Stadia-app?

Any suggestions would be great. 

Thanks!

/Henrik

[HatDroid · Accepted solution]

Hey @skuggan74 , one quick question!

Do you have multiple wifi on your home? Like 2.4ghz and 5ghz with the same name? in order to be able to connect the controller to the device (chromecast/GGTW) your controller should stay in the same network, some router split the Wifi in two separate network with the same name and something it can happen that the controller is linked to one (let's say the one with 2.4ghz) and the device on your tv with the other, check if both devices are connected to the same network, this may solve the issue

[MrVacca]

Great suggestion @HatDroid!

If that idea doesn't work, my next suggestion would be to do a factory reset of your controller.  I have a feeling that @HatDroid's suggestion will be the solution.

[skuggan74]

It turns out that the problem was, as you suggest, that I had to have two separate networks. The smart band function to combine 2.4 gHz and 5 gHz was the problem. Strange though that it worked fine on my Chromecast Ultra but not with the app Anyway, now it runs fine. 

Thanks for fast help!

Henrik