Stadia followers are refusing to let its controller die with the streaming service

Following the latest information that Google is shutting down Stadia in January, followers of the service are discovering methods to save lots of its controller from an e-waste destiny by connecting it wirelessly to different methods. While the Stadia controller can already be used with PC, Mac, and smartphones through a wired connection, a wi-fi connection through Bluetooth is at the moment restricted to the soon-to-be-defunct Stadia platform. That hasn’t stopped followers growing workarounds.

One technique entails utilizing an Android machine as a transmitter. Last yr, YouTube creator LateStageTech demonstrated how his app, Wiredless Pro, lets customers join wired controllers to an Android machine, which then sends the sign wirelessly to a PC. Then, this October, YouTuber Benjaninja demonstrated that this technique works with Stadia controllers, albeit with just a few caveats. In Benjaninja’s demonstration, neither of the Stadia controller’s set off buttons had been acknowledged, which may prohibit the variety of video games playable utilizing this technique. The want for the Stadia controller to be bodily linked to an Android machine can also be lower than perfect for many who need to keep away from a wired connection utterly.

Another technique has been created by engineer Parth Shah, although it’s solely obtainable on PC and requires a bit of extra work. As reported by Digital Trends, Shah’s method requires customers to install Python 3 onto their PC and obtain version 1.2.0 of his software program from GitHub. Then, they’ll comply with Shah’s guide to obtain the ZIP file and run a file inside named server.exe. A Stadia icon will seem of their PC System Tray, which supplies an URL you must kind right into a browser on the Android machine linked to the Stadia controller. This technique nonetheless frustratingly requires a wired connection from the Stadia controller to an Android machine, nevertheless, all buttons seem like useful in Shah’s demonstration.

Some Stadia customers have requested Google to open up the Bluetooth capabilities constructed into the Stadia controller to make these connections simpler. Google has acknowledged these requests and is wanting right into a attainable firmware replace to make it a actuality. For now, not less than, a wired connection stays a useful various to make sure the controllers don’t turn into e-waste.