Google’s Stadia Controller Bluetooth support is available now
by Tom Warren from The Verge - All Posts on (#67XPZ)
Image: Google Google's Stadia Controller Bluetooth support tool is now live, allowing all Stadia controllers to connect to PCs and other devices with Bluetooth Low Energy. Google's tool to update Stadia controllers works over the web using Chrome, so it should work for both Windows and macOS users without the need to download an app.
The tool itself will disable the proprietary Wi-Fi connectivity on the Stadia Controller and replace it with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) instead. That means if you want to use Stadia for one final time today or tomorrow, you'll need to wait to run the update, as it'll disable the controller's connectivity with Google's servers.
Disabling the Wi-Fi connectivity also means that many workarounds will no longer function. Some...