Google Stadia has been out for some time now. this cloud-based video game streaming platform from Google eliminates the need for buying an expensive gaming PC or console and lets you play PC and console games on your Android smartphone. It is really convenient, but after the Android 11 update, some Pixel devices are facing an issue where the controller gets disconnected frequently. This guide helps you fix that issue. Here’s how to fix Stadia controller disconnection issue on Pixel devices.
Fix Stadia Controller disconnection issue on Pixel devices
The users have been complaining about the disconnection of their Stadia controller on Pixel devices. This is happening on all the series of Pixel devices – Pixel 2, 3, and 4. This problem was seen in the beta builds and these builds are prone to bugs of this nature. But even the stable releases had this issue. In some cases, it isn’t only the Stadia controller that has this issue, but other controllers got disconnected too.
Follow the steps below to fix this disconnection issue.
This workaround/fix was found by a Reddit user who suggests that disabling the Magnification Gestures will fix the issue. But some users stated that turn this particular option didn’t work for them and they had to turn off a couple more options on Accessibility settings to get the controller working again. So, let’s get right to it.
Step 1: On your Pixel device, open Settings.
Step 2: Scroll down and tap on Accessibility Settings.
Step 3: Turn off all the enabled options you see.
Step 4: Enable the options again one by one and test the controller. This is to recreate the issue and find the culprit.
Step 5: After you find the particular option that is causing the issue, keep it disabled.
Step 6: If you couldn’t find the culprit, I suggest you keep everything disabled until Google rolls out an official fix.
