r/Steam_Link

Trying to play tf2 using steam link. And i was bombared by how steam input manage the input

Steam Controller (2026) working with Steam Link hardware (2015). I attempted to use Bluetooth but it would give me an error.

I've used steamlink on my samsung galaxy s9 ultra for hundreds of hours but now I can't connect if I have my ps5 controller connected. I've tried it with multiple ps5 controllers. all are updated to the current versions. and it works fine when no controller is connected. but the second a controller is paired it crashes. The linux app is fine running steamlink from my raspberry pi 5. does anyone have any ideas how to get the android app to work with a ps5 controller?

Hi everyone,

I have steam link app on my TV since last year.

My PC and TV are wired connected to my box, my pc through cpl.

I had no problem until the last 2 days.

Whenever I run a game, steam link randomly freeze, I still earing the game and it still run fine on my pc just making the last input I did on the controller. Then after few seconds steam link closes. I then just relaunch it and it run fine until next random freeze.

I don't have the yellow/red connection logo in the bottom left when this happen, steam link keep saying my connection is OK and the test tells me my connection is OK.

I really don't know where this bug come from cause nothing change on my configuration or the settings

If anyone has an idea of what I can do to solve this, I will appreciate it

Thx

Concerning Steamlink.. my son lives primarily with his father but will be with me most of the summer. He has a steam account on the computer that is at my house and now he wants to play at his dad's. They want to use his dad's chromebook which I guess will not download steam but can download the steamlink. They kept discussing around me that he was going to bring the chromebook over to link it. I said absolutely not..I am not having his dad's chromebook linked to my computer. Am I wrong? I think this is very much a privacy issue.?

Sorry I'm new to this and if this has been asked before... I couldnt find a post regarding this

I downloaded steam link on my tablet . Now I wanted to play a non steam game such as dispatch. How do I play this game using the steam link from my laptop.

I’m currently using Apollo on my host PC and Moonlight on my Xbox Series X. One thing I didn’t realize beforehand is that I need to use one Xbox controller to navigate the Moonlight app on the console, then a completely separate controller connected to the host PC to actually control and play the games.

Is there a simpler way to set this up?

Ideally, I’d like to just use the same Xbox controller for both navigating to Moonlight and playing the streamed games. Does Moonlight/Apollo support that, or is a controller always required to be directly connected to the host PC for game input?

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Hi, all! Hoping you can help me out with some recs. I'm not a super tech-savvy person but I can usually stumble through with some troubleshooting but don't know a ton of verbiage. I have a late 2010s MacBook Pro that is on its last legs and will be in need of replacement shortly. Currently, I have it set up with a partition between MacOS and Windows utilizing Bootcamp. I use the Windows side for gaming and the MacOS for work and general browsing.

I am contemplating a switch to a laptop PC but am debating if it's worth it to get a more powerful desktop PC and then simply stream my games using SteamLink. I'm not sure if that would be a good option for me. I have an Apple TV and iPads that I can utilize as my displays, but I think my preference is actually having a small screen set up for me so that I'm not monopolizing the TV. Or I can just scrap the creative solutions and get an overpriced gaming laptop.

I don't think I play games that are super demanding in terms of RAM/power/blah blah. It's a lot of cozy gaming, visual novels, etc. but on occasion I'll play something like Dragon Age.

Thanks in advance!

Looking to add Friends to gift their games

I have this situation: I’m streaming my pc through the steam link app on my TV and I just got the new steam controller. Now the steam link app detects it and it works perfectly with my pc on both mouse and gamepad modes but when launching a non steam game (even though I added it on Steam with the steam overlay) it still doesn’t register that I have a controller and I can only operate the game using the mouse mode. If I use my Xbox controller instead the game works like it should, it’s only not working with the Steam controller.

Is there a way to make it work?
I have tried enforcing steam input on the title’s settings, even tried to run Steam as an administrator (that gave me some errors so I didn’t do it in the end)

Hi.

I'm having a fairly odd issue with my steam link as far as I can tell.

My problem is the game is running at a consistent 60 frames per second but the frame delivery is very inconsistent. About every second or so I get this Jetta of frames and it makes the game feel and look a little rough.

I'm only about 6 ft from my router. The signal strength is excellent and I'm not seeing any wish issues with frame breakups or anything that makes it seem like it's a Wi-Fi issue.

I've tried capping the game at 60 frames per second VC in it off changing the video from beautiful to balanced and toggling AV1 on and off, but so far I'm not seeing any change.

Anyone have any thoughts on what could be causing the issue?

I'm using the onn 4K streaming box. Also tried a Chromecast with Google TV and that was a terrible experience. Any thoughts?

When doing the network test if ran on either 'Balanced or Beautiful' the test reports...

Network test complete

"Your network may have trouble streaming. Would you like to optimize your streaming settings for low bandwidth?

You can customize your settings anytime."

If I test on 'Fast' it reports...

Network test complete

"Streaming bandwidth test successful up to 30Mb/s"

I've done a factory reset to the Steam Link box but the results are the same. System & Steam Link are wired via CAT 6 cable directly to router (TP-Link BE3600 (Windows 11 Home 25H2 26200.8328) Never had this issue before when testing network speed always ran up to 30Mb/s on all the settings (Fast, Balanced, Beautiful)..

Steam Link Box:

Release: Beta

Build 918

So I’ve been using steam link to stream to my Apple TV for a few years now. And while I wouldn’t say it’s problem free it’s been pretty good for what I want. However today it was unusable and I was wondering if anyone has recently had any of the same issues:

1. The resolution is no longer matching my TV. I have a 4K TV and a 1440p ultrawide. Now it used to go to 4K with it being weird and zoomed in on the monitor but of course I didn’t really care about that. I was playing on the TV. Now my monitor doesn’t support a 4K resolution so I don’t really know what it was doing only that it was working. Now this no longer happens. It goes into ultrawide mode with black bars on the top and bottom.

2. Some games (I only tested Lego games here) did not work at all. For some reason the screen was black and it said there was a poor connection (I’m plugged in via Ethernet) but I did hear audio fine and I could interact with my controller.

I was wondering if anyone has seen these issues before and if so any ideas on solutions?