{"id":2153,"date":"2026-01-20T23:50:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/google-has-finally-killed-the-stadia-bluetooth-tool-but-this-person-rescued-it\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T23:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:50:46","slug":"google-has-finally-killed-the-stadia-bluetooth-tool-but-this-person-rescued-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/google-has-finally-killed-the-stadia-bluetooth-tool-but-this-person-rescued-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Google has finally killed the Stadia Bluetooth tool \u2014 but this person rescued it"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/akrales_191113_3779_0163.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Did you save your Google Stadia controller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/829631\/save-google-stadia-gamepad-steam-deadline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like I told you last month<\/a>? It&rsquo;s <em>still <\/em>not too late. This week, Google has <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/01\/20\/google-stadia-controller-conversion-tool-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finally removed the tool<\/a> that converts the now-useless controller into a decent Bluetooth gamepad. But there&rsquo;s another way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Christopher Klay, who previously developed the Stadia Enhanced browser extension, is one of many who saved a copy of the tool to <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ChristopherKlay\/stadiacontroller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a personal GitHub page<\/a>. What&rsquo;s more, they&rsquo;re hosting a working copy of that Google website <a href=\"https:\/\/christopherklay.github.io\/stadiacontroller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right here<\/a> to make it even easier. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">I haven&rsquo;t tried Klay&rsquo;s mirror, as both of my gamepads are already converted, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w-4yYrTyoiY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here&rsquo;s my video<\/a> on how easy the process is. It&rsquo;s worth doing now tha \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/864543\/google-has-finally-killed-the-stadia-bluetooth-tool-but-this-person-rescued-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you save your Google Stadia controller like I told you last month? It&rsquo;s still not too late. 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