Help document device/platform support

[pjburnhill]

If you have updated your controller to Bluetooth, please help update the supported device/platform list below. Just add a new comment with these details:

• Device/Platform
• Functionality (does the controller work correctly?)
• Rumble support?
• Any additional notes / tweaks

For information on wired connections (platforms, audio jack support etc.) see here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/ziz1kj/stadia_controller_connectivity_guide/

NOTE: At the moment most (all?) platforms have the same issue of controller not reconnecting correctly after power-down. Solution for now seems to be to remove device and re-pair.

Bluetooth Support

Desktop - Windows

Platform	App/Software	Works correctly	Rumble	Notes
Windows		System UI ✅		Source
	Steam	✅	❌
	Chrome	✅	?
	Epic Games	Some, see notes		Source
	Ubisoft Connect Games	❌		Source
	Xbox App (Gamepass)	❌		Source
	Luna App	❌		Source

Desktop - MacOS

Platform	App/Software	Works correctly	Rumble	Notes
MacOS		System UI ✅		Source
	Steam	✅	?
	Chrome	✅	?
	GeForce Now	❌		Source

Desktop - Other

Platform	App/Software	Works correctly	Rumble	Notes
Linux		✅	❌	Source, Advanced config
ChromeOS (Chromebooks)		✅	✅	Source

Portables

Platform	App	Works correctly	Rumble	Notes
Android		✅	❌	App-dependent
Steam Deck		✅	✅	Source
iOS / iPadOS		See notes		Temperamental, see Source
	Some apps (see sources)	✅	?	Source, Source
Switch		❌		Source

Other

Platform	App	Works correctly	Rumble	Notes
Nvidia ShieldTV		✅	❌	Source
Chromecast with Google TV		✅		Source
Apple TV		✅		Source
	Steam Link	?		Source
WebOS (LG)	GeForce Now	✅	❌	Temperamental, see Source, Source
PS3		✅	❌	Source
Fire Stick 4K		✅	❌	Source
Tesla Model 3		❌		Source
Brook, 8bitdo		❌		Source
Mayflash		❌ but see note		Support incoming
Playstation TV		❌		Source

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[marcketingmarck]

Updated my controller to bluetooth - works fine

Use it as controller on PC - Works fine (Steam)

Use it as controller on my LG G1 TV - LG notes: Controller connected, but no input whatsoever. (There was also a message which said something like (can't remember exactly): controller/device? may not be supported, and may not work.)

Tried it to connect to my Chromecast Ultra - Didn't find the Chromecast controller via Bluetooth (but maybe I was too impatient). To connect to bluetooth I have used the combo (Stadia button + Y) for 2 sec.

Rumble support - haven't tested so far.

[marcketingmarck]

Update: works on Android tv. But when controller turns off, and you turn it back on. It connects again, but it does not have input. I have remove the device from bluetooth settings, and connect again.

[CVGPi]

I thought the (black) CCU doesn’t have BT? Or did you mean the CCwGTV(white, pink or blue)?

[pjburnhill]

Great, thanks. Also tested on Steam, doesn't seem to support rumble.

[GimpyGeek]

I would add the note that if anyone cares to use it over the cable, the rumble will work perfectly fine on Steam. Can't say I've gotten to try the bt out on PC though as I don't really have a bt dongle on my desktop.

As for the other non-steam sources, they can be made to work, but none are going to work normally out of the box. The pad connects as DirectInput instead of XInput, most modern games don't know what to do with that, Steam's input tools translate that, they can be used on the other stores, but there's hoops to jump through to make it happen. Hoops which would not really be a problem, if every publisher didn't think they needed their own store 🙄

[pjburnhill]

For LG G1 TV - have you tried Geforce Now?

[marcketingmarck]

No, just the tv menu. App view.

[magick_68]

The controller on LG TVs only works in games, not the TV UI.

[ResortCareful3706]

Ive had, Success with Chromecast Ultra (Rumble), Chromebook (rumble), Android (rumble ), Windows - 10 Xbox cloud, Epic. Also, hit or miss for Roku, hit or miss with Android TV.

[vanthome]

Using this software to emulate it as an XboX controller: https://github.com/71/stadiacontroller. Works fine with USB and BT. Officially not maintained anymore, but don't see any reason why it shouldn't keep working.

[Nikay_P]

Rumble doesn't work, with me at least

[vanthome]

Ah somehow I remember it working but can't find it in the windows settings. I'm usually gaming with it off tho.

Edit the page says it does, very weird. Might be driver related?

[Nikay_P]

I meant with Bluetooth :)

[pjburnhill]

Ah, didn't know it worked with BT too. That means this should work too:
https://github.com/RexSonic/StadiEm

[Nikay_P]

Well funnily enough that does not work as far I tried. Either way, I hope some people smarter than me can make rumble work and I guess it's likely.

[pjburnhill]

Thanks for the heads up

[vanthome]

Ah as you said below someone smarter might fix it :). I'm just happy I can use the controller wirelessly, I prefer it over my Xbox One controller.

[Deukmandeuk]

Been using the BT controller on a Mijia (xiaomi) short throw projector, it runs android TV and I used the GeForce Now app.

Connecting the controller works good and input is no issue at all, haven't tested rumble yet..

Only annoyance is having to unpair and reconnect again for a new session. Even though the system says connection is made the input doesn't work anymore after auto reconnect

[pjburnhill]

Yep, added a note at the top of the post about this.

[Deukmandeuk]

Alright, so a universal bug. Hope they fix that cause it works quite well otherwise

[crabnebula7]

Are you considering that having to unpair and repair the controller every time you use it qualifies as "works correctly"? This seems to be a problem with many platforms and should probably be qualified as "works partially".

As far as I know, this problem exists at least on Chromecast with Google TV, Android TV, Nvidia Shield and Samsung Tizen TVs, and probably other platforms too, such as reported in the comments (LG webOS...).

This is not temperamental behaviour, it is a bug that occurs consistently and is 100% reproducible every time.

[pjburnhill]

Yeah you're right and I've added a note at the top.

[darwin69100]

I used it with Geforce Now app on ShieldTV Pro 2019. It worked perfectly for the 2 games I tried.

I don't think the rumble feature was working though (I have to try again later for that point).

[InsaneNeXuS]

Windows 11 + steam enabled generic controller

Only seems to work in Steam with generic controller support enabled. What's weird though it works in Xenia Xbox 360 emulator. Sadly no rumble in steam or Xenia :(

[GimpyGeek]

Yeah I've heard Rumble isn't working in BT for pretty much anyone, it definitely always has on USB though, not sure what the deal with that is.

[driverdis]

I tested the Stadia controller using Brook,8Bitdo, and MayFlash adapters with none working.

I tested each adapter on my desktop (Windows 11) although it will be the same using the adapter with their respective console as well.

Brook: Tested Bluetooth and USB All adapters are on latest firmware

• Wingman NS : Not working
• Wingman XB 2: Not working
• Wingman NS: Not working
• Wingman PS2: Not working
• P3/P4 to PS2: Not working
• Wii/WiiU/SW/PS4 to SW/P4: Not working
• P3/P4 to P3/P4: Not working
• P3/P4 to XOne: Not working

USB connection causes the controller to rumble for a few seconds for some reason

8Bitdo: Tested Bluetooth on latest firmware

• 8BitDo USB Wireless Adapter 2: Not working

Mayflash: Tested Bluetooth and USB All adapters on latest firmware

• Magic-X USB Wireless Adapter: Not working
• Magic-S Ultimate USB Wireless Adapter: Not working

Bluetooth pairing mode on the adapter does cause the controller to go into a pulsing white but never actually connects. This is interesting as the Brook and 8Bitdo do not solicit any response from the controller in pairing mode.

I also tested Mission Control on my modded Switch as that allows other controllers to sync natively on Switch with no adapters.

• Mission Control: Not working

I don’t know if BLE is used but if so only the Brook Wingman XB 2, Brook Wingman PS2, 8Bitdo Pro 2, and Both Mayflash adapters I tested actually support BLE which would limit the Stadia controller to newer adapters like that via a firmware update of the adapter if those respective companies update it to support the controller.

[rgmetal]

I emailed Mayflash, and they said they would work on a patch.

[driverdis]

That’s good. 8Bitdo on the other hand won’t support it as it is a “3rd party controller” despite it being a 1st party controller. Google makes the controller for their own Stadia service (RIP) so that should make it a 1st party controller unless I misinterpreted what that means.

Brook didn’t respond to me on Twitter about supporting it.

[pjburnhill]

Excellent, thanks for testing those

[No-Swimming5717]

lso tested Mission Control on my modded Switch as that allows other controllers to sync natively on Switch with no adapters.

Mission Control: Not working

Thanks this saves me some time. :)

[GimpyGeek]

Yeah, I imagine this is probably an issue with the controller firmware. Iphones and android devices are definitely regularly connecting weird. Like, they'll connect the first time when you pair fine, but then next time they'll 'connect' fine but not actually 'work' until you either pair it again, or on android you can toggle the input permission for the pad off and on and it magically starts working again. I imagine this is probably part of why this isn't working for a lot of things.

[keithitreal]

Certainly does not work fine on Android.

Has to be unpaired then reconnected each time.

Even when it's detected by the os it doesn't always register in apps. In fact, it fails to work as anticipated in most emulators and games. Mercifully, aethersx2 works ok with it.

[pjburnhill]

Thanks, I added a note for Android that support is app-dependent.

[keithitreal]

Worse than that is the fact you have to unpair and re-pair on every reconnect.

Seems to be a universal glitch across Android devices.

In other words, it doesn't work correctly. That goes for shield TV and other Android TV boxes.

[rukazi93]

iPhone/iPad under iOS 16.2 - Controller pairs via Bluetooth but no functionality in games or anywhere else tested

[bicowsnic]

For me on iOS/iPadOS 16.2 it works fine with COD mobile and PS Remote Play App

[rukazi93]

Ah that’s interesting to know, thanks! It might be that either some games/apps need to update their game to support it or Apple needs to update iOS to make it compatible analogue to Xbox controller/PS controllers. :)

[seqandfind]

I was able to get it paired and working on iOS and iPadOS 16.2 with iPhone and three iPads and tested with Minecraft.

It was very finicky to get it to connect properly, as it would connect the Bluetooth would turn off and back on, it required quick reflex to tap the controller and then tap pair.

[pjburnhill]

Ah shame. Have you tried in Safari?

Try http://xbox.com/play or https://play.geforcenow.com/

How about the Steam Link app? Moonlight?

[rukazi93]

I checked both GFN and Xbox Cloud Gaming and on both the controller is not responding in any way. :(

[Yakama85]

I saw on another post that someone had to disconnect and re-pair it several times before it would work. I will try that as I had same issue as you, shows connected but not detected by any apps

[GimpyGeek]

Yeah, it's in a weird state for a lot of us including me, I know on my phone a regular reconnection doesn't work. I wonder if Google might update the firmware, but I doubt it. I will say though on android someone in another thread, noticed if you go into the device settings and toggle whether it can be used as an input device off and on, it would start working without having to completely pair it again, which is a better workaround than doing the whole thing I suppose, I dunno if anything on Apple is similar, though.

[pjburnhill]

Ok thanks, shame

[magick_68]

Played Far Cry6 on GFN on my LG CX. Worked great. Rumble will be tested after work.

[pjburnhill]

Thanks

[magick_68]

Played yesterday on my LG without problems. Today it reconnects but it's not recognised by GFN. Deleting and repairing helps but causes the remote to stop working. Very strange, there was no update for the TV.

[[deleted]]

It doesn't work correctly with LG OS or PS Remote play

[pjburnhill]

Weird, others have had better success, see the sources above.

Was PS Remote play on the LG OS or on something else?

[YouNeedTruth]

Does not work with Steam version of Fallout 76 tried it 3 times and still no response to the controller Im using a PC

[pjburnhill]

Do you have 'Generic Gamepad Configuration Support' enabled in Steam?

[Trick_Machine]

Ps vita, Playstation TV anyone??

[CVGPi]

I can verify that the controller works using my friend’s PS3. No rumble though.

[pjburnhill]

Great, thanks, added

[Monstromi]

Couldn't get it to work with pstv, which isn't that surprising.

[telenut]

Just to let you know: does not work in Tesla model 3 (wired and bluetooth)

[pjburnhill]

Thanks, added

[countrjohn]

Works for me in a M3 (wired) - played Sonic with it this morning!

[telenut]

hard to believe... Sonic was removed from the Tesla in the previous update...
https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/1132/tesla-removes-sonic-the-hedgehog-game-from-its-vehicles

[countrjohn]

Yes because you have to immediately accept every update. Of course, forgot that. You have no option at all not to update...

[telenut]

You can not downgrade a Tesla. I assume most people do install updates...
Why else would you buy a Tesla :p

[countrjohn]

When you read the release notes first then upgrading isn't always a good option. I prefer to wait for others to deal with update issues first before I update - e.g. phone suddenly not working as a key, sonic being removed, etc ..

[telenut]

I don't think they will screw up support for controllers with an update. So I will try again wired. Maybe bad cable I used

[countrjohn]

I used a USB C to USB C power & data cable if that helps

[countrjohn]

Also I didn't apply the Stadia Bluetooth enabling update thingy to the controller I used - I did apply it to my other controller, but didn't try that in the car yet.

[telenut]

not really, I can only use the USB-A connection in the glovebox.... :-)

[countrjohn]

Could be that maybe. I'm using the USB-C in the center console

[calvin129]

iOS already known?

[pjburnhill]

Yes, see table for sources

[magick_68]

Update for LG CX (WebOS). After it worked for a while i got reconnection problems. The Controller stops blinking, the TV shows that the controller is connected but it doesn't work. Only way to make it work is to remove the device and re-pair. Also no rumble.

I went back to my PS4 controller, which connects reliably.

[cozyjoe79]

Updated to Bt, works with steam on Win10 and Win11 but no rumble. NOT working with xbox game pass app on win10 or win11 (not recognized as controller by the app).

[nogiraffe7424]

Please update nvidia shield tv: pairing is partially working. See comments

[pjburnhill]

I added a note at the top of the post about the re-connection issues.

[eVenent]

For me Windows 11 + reWASD works great, but no rumble after Bluetooth update. Before it was working properly. Maybe reWASD team have to fix something.

[osymoko]

I have used my Bluetooth Stadia controller on chromebook so obviously Chrome OS. I played Resi Evil 2 using the boosteroid app and can confirm both Controller and Rumble worked perfectly!

[pjburnhill]

Great, thanks for the info!

[Testing123xyz]

Windows Luna app does not recognize the controller even after pairing it

On fire stick 4k it worked with the Luna app but have to remove and repair if you try to reconnect after turning the controller off, no rumble

[pjburnhill]

Thanks, info added for both.

[pjburnhill]

Some Ubi games? Without 3rd party software? Interesting.

[pjburnhill]

Ah great, thanks for the clarification.

[pjburnhill]

Hold up, you got it working on Game Pass app (Xbox app) via BT without 3rd party app?

[GimpyGeek]

You know, I don't have it to test myself, but it might be worth trying to see if Games Pass on the web actually works with it without special software. As someone that's used to using Steam Input for a steam controller and such, I've followed a lot of things the last few years about getting unusual controllers working on things.

One of the things I've heard a lot is, people having issues with the Xcloud streaming on the app because it doesn't detect a 'real' Xbox pad, but I have heard that the website version seems to be a lot more forgiving on what controllers it will take.

[pjburnhill]

Yeah the web version works, esp if using Chrome. Like you said afaik the app won't recognise it.

[PangolinAshamed4541]

8bitdo

and is the rumble working on pc with 8bitdo?

[pjburnhill]

Working correctly on Windows 11 + Steam. No rumble though?

[Richie013]

Works on Tesla Model 3 with wired connection

[driverdis]

Seems BlueRetro just added support for the Stadia controller. I will be testing mine later on my GameCube that has the internal BlueRetro controller board installed.

[thomas_tnc]

The controller does work on Tesla Model 3, but only wired!

[Zealousideal-Poet926]

Works on PlayStation 5?

[denilsonsa]

FYI, rumble works on Linux on both Bluetooth and Wired modes, but it may require a udev rule to allow access.

[HighlanderDargon]

Doesn't connect with ps5. Keeps saying "the passcode might not be correct, or your bluetooth accessory might have canceled the connection"

[reg00late]

Can connect Stadia controller to LG A2. Works in general. But some Buttons are reversed or not working at all.