You can connect your Stadia Controller to a compatible device with a USB cable or a wireless Bluetooth® low-energy connection.
Buttons and controls
| To do this… | Do this |
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| Turn on the Stadia Controller |
Press and hold the Stadia button To make your controller ready to pair with a Bluetooth device, press and hold the Stadia button |
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Press and hold the Stadia button If the controller is plugged into a device with a USB cable, disconnecting it will turn off the controller. |
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| Turn off the controller (hard power down) |
Press and hold the Stadia button |
and the 
button.|
Face buttons A button B button X button Y button |
The face buttons are used for different actions, depending on the game that you're playing. |
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Shoulder buttons Left bumper (L1) Left trigger (L2) Right bumper (R1) Right trigger (R2) |
The shoulder buttons are the bumpers and triggers located on the top of the Stadia Controller. |
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Direction pad Up Down Left Right |
This 8-directional D-pad is used to perform directional actions (up, down, left, right or diagonal). |
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Direction sticks Left stick Right stick |
The Stadia Controller has two 360° sticks. They're commonly used to move your character or move the camera view. Either stick can be pressed like a button. These 'buttons' are called L3 and R3. |
Menu |
This button is often used to pause games or access game menus. |
Options |
This button is often used to pause games or access game menus. |
Assistant |
This button can no longer be used to talk to the Google Assistant. |
Capture |
This button can no longer be used to capture screenshots or video clips. |
| Solid orange |  |
The controller is charging. The status light will turn off when charging is complete. |
| Blinking orange |  |
The controller is ready to pair to a device over Bluetooth. |
| Blinking white |  |
The controller is ready to connect wirelessly to a paired device. |
| Solid white |  |
The controller is turned on and connected to a device. |
You can plug headphones into this jack when your Stadia Controller is plugged into a device with a USB cable. The headphone jack does not work when the controller is connected wirelessly with Bluetooth.
- If you don't hear audio when your Stadia Controller is plugged into a computer and your headset is plugged into the audio jack, switch the audio source on your computer to output directly to your controller.
- If you plug your Stadia Controller into a computer and get low-quality audio through the headphone jack, plug your headset directly into your computer.
- To charge the Stadia Controller's battery, use a USB-C cable to plug it into a power adaptor or a USB port on a computer.
- For wired play, use a USB-C cable to connect the Stadia Controller to device that has a USB port, like a computer or mobile device.
- If a USB-A to USB-C cable is used to connect to a computer, the USB-C side must be connected to the Stadia Controller. Connecting the USB-A side to the Stadia Controller via an adaptor is not recommended.
- To charge your Stadia Controller during wireless gameplay, turn on the controller, connect it wirelessly to a device then plug it into a power adaptor or your computer's USB port. To charge your controller during wireless gameplay on your computer or mobile device, plug it into a power adaptor.
- Use a USB-C cable to connect the Stadia Controller to another controller in tandem mode.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth low energy 4.2 (BLE)
Headset jack
3.5 mm headset jack
Note: The headphone jack is not supported in Bluetooth mode.
USB port
USB-C port for charging, wired gameplay and tandem mode
Weight
268 g
Dimensions
163 mm x 105 mm x 65 mm
Battery
Internal rechargeable Li-ion battery
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