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SkodaBoy76
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Stadia controller slow to connect to WiFi

Anyone else find their Stadia controller takes a while to connect to WiFi? When I turn it on, it usually flashes white much longer than the 12 seconds suggested by Google's support information. It usually gives up and goes back to flashing orange, suggesting it has no WiFi connection, but if I then don't touch it and wait a further 30 seconds to a minute, it eventually connects and then it's fine after that (I don't get any disconnects or other problems).

It doesn't seem to matter how close I am to my router, so it's not a signal strength issue.

I often find if I've used it just recently, it's much quicker to connect when I turn it back on.

Is it likely just my router's fault, or do others find their controller takes a long time to connect when they first turn it on?

Not a major problem I guess, I'm just curious.

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BinaryJay
Gold Stadia Guide
Gold Stadia Guide

What colour is it flashing initially, white?  Have you tried inputting the controller linking code during that time period that you're waiting?  Mine has always pretty much connected within a couple of seconds of inputting the code assuming it's not already linked where I'm planning on using it.

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SkodaBoy76
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Thanks. Yes, slower white blinking as soon as I turn it on, then it vibrates once when it's connected to WiFi, followed by a slightly faster white blinking indicating it's ready to link (or a double vibrate if it auto-connects to my Chromecast and therefore bypasses the linking).

I have to admit, I haven't tried entering the linking code immediately, so I'll give it a go. Although I'm guessing it may not work, otherwise auto-connecting to my Chromecast would also happen immediately.

Just to be clear, when it's ready for the linking code, it always connects within a second or two of me entering the code. It's just that initial connecting to WiFi that's slow.

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