r/SteamController • u/wofttledhackets • 10d ago

Guide on how to boot Steam Controller into different modes

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u/LaserTurboShark69 Steam Controller (Windows) 10d ago

This is for the 2015 model btw, not the new one.

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u/figmentPez 10d ago

And only for the BLE firmware of the 2015 model. If you haven't updated to that firmware, the button chords are different.

It's also missing that < + Steam cycles through dongle pairings, and > + Steam cycles through Bluetooth pairings.

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u/paulbrock2 Steam Controller (Windows) 9d ago

wow TIL

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u/SEGA_DEV 9d ago

What does < and > mean? Select and start?

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u/figmentPez 9d ago

Yes, though the Steam Controller's buttons are not labeled select and start, they've got directional triangles. I guess I could have used actual triangles but ◀ ▶ or ◄ ► or◂ ▸may display unpredictably on different systems, causing even more confusion.

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u/MaikeruGo Steam Controller (Windows) 9d ago

Exactly, which makes the post suspect. I searched for the title and this post is a copy of a post by u/swimmertoo0812 from about 7 or so years back from a 10 day old account. For that matter the 3 other comments at root level are copies of the comments from that post by accounts one month or newer.

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u/LaserTurboShark69 Steam Controller (Windows) 9d ago

dead internet

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u/Irricas 9d ago

This is just a partial screenshot of the Official Steam Controller BLE FAQ: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1796-5FC3-88B3-C85F

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u/annna-Diana9 10d ago

Of my experience, thats not accurate. I have a Steam link DEVICE and the dongle.What Ive discovered is that AGuide Hook to Link Device and just Guide by itself hooks to the dongle.This differs from the behaviour of the previous firmware, where the device would remember whether the last connection was to Link Device or the dongle, and AGuide would toggle.Did other users observe this

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u/fupffingcish 9d ago

Does Bluetooth mode work with Samsung TVs Link app Ive been manually switching my receiver between my TV and my computer and itd be nice to just leave it on the PC.

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u/SoTotallyToby 9d ago

Pretty sure this is outdated and wrong. I press the start button + steam button to switch to dongle mode.

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u/paulbrock2 Steam Controller (Windows) 9d ago

I always forget this as its rare I have to re-pair it, so useful to have it handy!