whole lot we bought several controllers "just to be safe".

SO... here I am. The reason for my vent: I unpacked the 'new' (= new in package) controller and turned it on: no link. I knew what was up: I
it would tie into my controller ID or something. NOPE! I plugged in my new controller USB plug, moved the batteries... powered this beast on...

And I had to vent.

Fun fact: I've been here before with

Originally posted by tintingaroo:

After you updated to the BLE firmware, were you powering on the controller in Bluetooth LE pairing mode (Y+Steam button
)?

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1796-5FC3-88B3-C85F

Yes sir. Also tried B+Steam button. Then Y+Steam.

Still wont show in the Bluetooth devices.

Originally posted by gobydon:

Mine just stopped working a few days ago. Did the X+Steam turn-on to re-pair with dongle and it is back.

I was scared because a new Steam Controller cost $250 now
to re-pair the controller to one of the dongles, it won't "just work" with any dongle, use X+Steam.

And similarly, Y+Steam to start Bluetooth pairing to a computer or device with the Steam Link app

names. RB mapping for this has been removed from ATTACK->RB and UTILITY->RB. Suggest getting used to RS-click or turning on the Show All Usable Object Names setting (or both), as the RB mapping is a
good candidate for replacement if something good comes along.

• Mentor mode toggle now only available from SOCIAL->hold RB. Removed from UTILITY->hold LB and from CONTROL->hold RB.
  
• CONTROL->hold RB

first thing i noticed is that when turning on the link, formerly i just needed to press the guide button and it would turn on both the controller and the link pretty much instantly, but now i have to
press x+guide button and the link still won't move past the connection splash screen for a minute or more. Secondly, in the controller menu on the link itself, it does not display a steamcontroller

can't even turn on their computer and - they're right! Users don't want complexity and options.

I don't know if constant dumbing down of features turned users that way, or they were that way from the
that time and time again. [/quote]

I hate that you are right on the money there.

It's such a shame.

I'm a power user. I don't really care if the defaults cater to the masses of casuals, so long as

want to be controlled. They're proving that time and time again. [/quote]

I hate that you are right on the money there.

It's such a shame.

I'm a power user. I don't really care if the defaults cater
users as dumb, uneducated morons that can't even turn on their computer and - they're right! Users don't want complexity and options.

I don't know if constant dumbing down of features turned users that

have been to long - at first it wasnÄt working at all - later that night (after drying) it worked fine but since today it wont work at all.

The power-LED goes on, Windows make its connection sound
Hey everyone. Long story short, i dropped my controller into the bathtub :S Been playing like that since 2016 i think and it never happened before.

It was just for like half a second but that might

When I plugged it in the power would turn off. I removed the batteries and the light came on the Seam button, but the PC did not detect the controller. Stubborn little sh*t it is.

them in my mouse and logitech said they were below 10%. From the looks of it, bluetooth mode as well as the pairing modes seem to draw considerably more power to the degree the controller wouldn't turn
functionality. [/quote]

Making it forget the device did in fact make it reconnect to it, but upon trying to turn it back on the issue persisted.
That being said it was batteries. I took them out and put