Google is only giving Stadia users until the end of the day to install their Bluetooth upgrade — unless you want to use an unofficial tool.

The Stadia controller conversion tool was Google’s way of letting customers who purchased the controller avoid its obsolescence. The controller was meant to be for the sole purpose of playing games on ...

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Stadia will be shutting down next week. As one last hurrah, the Stadia Team says it’s enabling Bluetooth pairing on Stadia controllers. The company also just released one last game. We’re in the last ...

When Google announced the Stadia shutdown, fans of the service were left disappointed, but not just about the service going away, also the lack of Bluetooth support for the controller. See, the Stadia ...

The tool was originally set to be taken down at the end of 2023, giving the owners a good few months to convert their controllers after the project’s shutdown. However, Google extended it for another ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The Google Stadia Controller is a really nice controller to game with. The quality of it was apparent from the ...

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Little by little, Google has opened Stadia up, and now Stadia has come to virtually all Android phones. You don't even need a controller to play, provided you don't mind buttons all over your screen.