To play Stadia on your TV, connect either the official Stadia controller or a compatible Bluetooth controller.
NOTE: You can only use the Stadia controller to navigate within the Stadia app. To navigate other sections of your TV interface, use a Bluetooth controller or the remote that came with your device.
How do I connect a Stadia controller? - Set up your Stadia Controller on the same Wi-Fi network as your Google TV or Android TV.
Connect your Stadia Controller to Wi-Fi
The Stadia app uses Location access, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth® to find and set up your controller. If any of these are turned off when you begin setup, you'll be asked to turn them on during the setup process.
- To turn on your Stadia Controller, press and hold the Stadia button
for 2 seconds until it vibrates. - On your mobile device, open the Stadia app
. - In the top right, tap the controller icon
. - Select your controller from the list.
- When your controller starts vibrating, tap Yes
Continue. - Tap Connect to [network name], where [network name] is the Wi-Fi network your mobile device is connected to.
- To connect your Stadia Controller to a different network, tap Choose a different network.
- Enter your Wi-Fi password, then tap Connect to Wi-Fi
Done. - Your controller will download and install an update. You don't need to wait for the update to finish before continuing.
- Tap OK.
- Download the Stadia app on Google TV, then use your TV remote or a connected Bluetooth controller to launch it.
- On the Stadia home screen, select your avatar at the top right.
- Select the controller icon
. - On your Stadia Controller, press and hold the Stadia button
until the controller vibrates twice and the button blinks white. - Use the Stadia Controller's d-pad and face buttons (
,
,
, and
) to enter the linking code displayed on the TV screen.
Note: If you connect a Bluetooth controller to Google TV or Android TV, you can use it to play games on Stadia without a linking code.