Google Stadia Controller Blinking Orange

What does your Google Stadia controller blinking orange mean? Is there a known fix for this issue?

Since the cloud gaming service launched last year, its users have been dealing with the Google Stadia controller blinking orange, which renders them unable to continue playing their favorite games.

Naturally, questions about a potential fix pop up often. When your controller blinks orange, that signals an issue with connecting to WiFi.

Here’s how Google describes it in an support article:

“The controller needs to be set up with WiFi. Open the Stadia App and tap the controller icon to set the controller up on your WiFi network.”

If following the above advice doesn’t work, it’s a good idea to try restarting your phone or Chromecast and checking your WiFi connection.

A simple restart has proven enough of a fix for the Google Stadia controller blinking orange in many cases.

With that in mind, it’s also worth checking to see if any new updates were released for the controller or if Stadia as a whole is having connection trouble.

Remember, your Stadia controller and the device you’re trying to play games on both need to be connected to the same WiFi network in order to work.

For more on the cloud gaming service, Director of Games Jack Buser recently revealed that “about 400 games” are currently in development and headed to Google Stadia.

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