{"id":598657,"date":"2023-01-18T06:50:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/18\/stadia-users-can-now-unlock-their-controllers-bluetooth\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T06:50:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:50:07","slug":"stadia-users-can-now-unlock-their-controllers-bluetooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/18\/stadia-users-can-now-unlock-their-controllers-bluetooth\/","title":{"rendered":"Stadia users can now unlock their controller\u2019s Bluetooth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Google has released the online tool it promised to enable Bluetooth support on the Stadia controller. This gives the cloud-streaming gamepad a second life, so owners can use it with PC, iOS or Android devices, preventing the platform\u2019s central accessory from becoming a glorified paperweight. Stadia will shut its doors for good<\/a> on Wednesday at 11:59 PM PT.<\/p>\n

Owners of the Stadia controller can visit this web-based tool<\/a> to unlock Bluetooth. The process is quick, simple and easy to follow. First, you\u2019ll need to connect your controller to your computer using a USB-C cable and ensure it\u2019s charged to at least 10 percent. Then, you can open the tool in Chrome and follow the website\u2019s instructions.<\/p>\n

Google announced in September that it would shut down its cloud gaming service. It refunded<\/a> all game and hardware transactions starting in November, and several game studios stepped in to assist with porting progress. For example, IO interactive released<\/a> a promised <\/a>Progression Carryover tool for Hitman <\/em>players, and Ubisoft is offering free PC copies<\/a> of its games purchased through Stadia.<\/p>\n

I dusted off my Stadia controller to test out the tool. After half an hour of charging (it had been in a box for two years), I connected it to my MacBook, fired up Chrome and had no problems completing the process. After finishing, you can hold down the Stadia button and the \u2018Y\u2019 button to pair it with compatible devices.<\/p>\n

The Bluetooth tool disables the controller\u2019s WiFi, required for Stadia gameplay, so you may want to wait until after the closure if there’s a chance you\u2019ll want to play one last time. You could even seize the opportunity to try the Worm Game<\/em> Google released last week as a \u201cthanks\u201d to its loyal users<\/a>. Stadia had its share of enthusiastic and dedicated fans; they just fell short of the numbers needed to keep the service afloat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Google has released the online tool it promised to enable Bluetooth support on the Stadia controller. This gives the cloud-streaming gamepad a second life, so owners can use it with PC, iOS or Android devices, preventing the platform\u2019s central accessory from becoming a glorified paperweight. Stadia will shut its doors for good on Wednesday at<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":598658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3803,46,22504],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-598657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-stadia","category-technology","category-users"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=598657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/598658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=598657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=598657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=598657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}