Left trackpad click is extremely sensitive

[DENNYTHEGREAT]

I'm unable to use the left trackpad for any games or navigating the steam menu due to extreme click sensitivity.

I opened the controller input test menu on steam os. The right trackpad shows x and y location fine and once I press harder the click registers as it should.

As soon as I touch the left track pad the x and y position values register as expected but also the left click pressure is also being registered. My finger is barely on the touch pad and whatever value unit it's reading ~3000 pressure.

I recently fixed this issue by switching to the beta branch and then back to stable however this method did not fix it this time.

Please add a fix for this (giving the option to select custom pressures or make it similar to the right track pad that does not register click sensitivity until harder presses.) It is preventing me from using any custom steam input mapping or playing any games that are using this steam controller settings.

[AlekEagle]

same here, factory reset via the recovery image didn't help either.

[McAron]

Originally posted by ThurmanMerman707:

just started happening here too. edit: a shutdown, unplug dock, and restart fixed it. ymmv

Can confirm, having same sensitivity problem on the edges of left track pad, powering down and rebooting fixed it (for the moment anyway).

[7r3nky]

Same for me, also intensity of haptic Is much higher. Even if right is on 7 and left on 1, left haptic is much more stronger.

[Slavikbask]

I'm also getting this issue on the latest Stable version, but I can temporarily fix this by entering sleep mode and waking up the Steam Deck again, but then happens again randomly.

[Ω Compu]

this seems to be happening on all steam decks, i have this problem too

[Guregori]

I have this problem and it is pretty annoying.

[JAQKpanda]

This still seems to be going on, as I've had it happening for quite some time now, on stable.

[Broseph Joseph]

I am once again asking valve to fix this bug, its actually incredibly consistent at least for me.

[luisangelsm]

Originally posted by Broseph Joseph:

im finding that a quick sleep and wake fixes it temporarily, but it always comes back soon. makes trackpad typing suck.

It actually does help, this is insane, I was about to tear down my steam deck...let's see how long does it last.

Has anyone found a permanent solution?

[Broseph Joseph]

Originally posted by luisangelsm:

Originally posted by Broseph Joseph:

im finding that a quick sleep and wake fixes it temporarily, but it always comes back soon. makes trackpad typing suck.

It actually does help, this is insane, I was about to tear down my steam deck...let's see how long does it last.

Has anyone found a permanent solution?

Nope. Its a software problem most likely, still waiting for valve to notice.

[Draxial]

Has this been solved yet? I've seen resorts since 2020,but getting worse on 2024. It's now 2025 and I still can't use the steamdeck virtual keyboard on desktop mode as even a very light touch registers as a click. A quick sleep and wake up does work for a while, but it's still annoying.

[Broseph Joseph]

It has not been fixed :(

[00Richy]

I'm currently having the same problem. For me it's the right trackpad and it seems to go away with time and comes back if I'm playing a game for awhile. It makes playing FF14 a bit annoying.

[AlekEagle]

I no longer have issues with it on preview branch

[MereToad]

Still happening, if it's not one thing it's another. They need to stop dropping updates just cause 1 thing in a random game isn't working and focus on these long term bugs