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Play Google Stadia games on your TV with any controller or even your phone
July 21, 2025
Google continues to support itsStadiacloud gaming streaming service with new features. Today, it revealed that it will roll out a new feature that will enable any third-party game controller to access Stadia onsupported Android TV smart televisions. It will also add the same feature for TVs that have either the Chromecast Ultra or theChromecast with Google TVdongle attached.
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In addition, this new feature will also enable iOS and Android smartphones to turn into touch-screen controllers for Stadia on televisions. The touchpad controls include Google Assistant icons when you want to access the digital helper. There’s also a Capture button for taking screenshots or recording gameplay videos. This new feature will begin its rollout on September 27. Here’s how to get the new controller support working.
Add controllers with supported Stadia Android TV televisions and Google TV
Add controllers with Stadia via Chromecast Ultra
Add mobile device touchpad controllers with supported Stadia Android TV televisions and Google TV
Add mobile device touchpad controllers with Stadia via Chromecast Ultra
The new feature will likely be welcomed by Stadia players who will no longer be limited in the types of controllers they can use while streaming games on a big television screen. Keep in mind we are still waiting for LG to add Stadia support in its smart TVs as well.
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