Dualshock 4 not working on steam link android

[Harley-1Davidson]

Hi. I paired my dualshock 4 with my android phone and it works fine in main menu or in other apps. As soon as I get in the steam link app though none of the buttons work. The only thing that works is the touchpad. Can someone help me sort this out? It's a dualshock 4 first generation controller

[_I_]

android subforum
https://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/4/

are you using usb cable or bt?

[Harley-1Davidson]

I'm using BT as i don't have a usb cable that goes from micro USB to USB-C. The controller works with the phone fine. Steam link app also shows dualshock 4 connected, however no buttons work within the steam link app (only outside of it) apart from the touch pad, i can just move the cursor. I tried the solution you linked, turning off gps but it didn't do anything. I'm not having latency issues, I'm having zero response issues.

[_I_]

there are many threads on the link android subforum

this is another solution
https://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/4/3047234112533868371/

[Harley-1Davidson]

Thanks unfortunately nothing works. The ds4 works fine on the computer i Wish to stream from but not on the phone within steam link if with BT (works everywhere else in the phone). If someone has a solution do let me know. Thanks again

[Brohands McSmooth]

Not a guaranteed fix, but try using the recessed reset button next the screw on the back, nearest to L2. Hold the button for 5-10 seconds. Then try reconnecting everything and trying again. If that doesn't work, try it one more time but also restart your phone and PC. If that doesn't work, I'm sorry, I tried. My DS4 is finicky too and sometimes I just have to reset everything. Good luck.

[Brohands McSmooth]

Also I will add, if/when you get it working on your phone, try not to let the battery die. That happened to me and I had to do the above steps to fix whatever problem that caused.

[Harley-1Davidson]

Thank you! Will try and report back

[Cronofear]

Originally posted by Harley-1Davidson:

Thank you! Will try and report back

I'll try my luck. Did you manage to solve this issue? I'm having the exact same issue on an android TV box. DS4 is recognized, works fine outside of Steam Link app, but steam Link itself only recognized the touchpad as a mouse.

My guess is that the android system is somehow interfering, as when connecting the DS4 to my PC there's not even a mouse functionality by default. It seems to be an Android thing. I'm going to install the phone steam link app through side loading when I have time to see if it fixes it.

[Harley-1Davidson]

Been a long time. I don't use steam link anymore in that way. I think I didn't solve it back then. Sorry!

[_I_]

Originally posted by Cronofear:

Originally posted by Harley-1Davidson:

Thank you! Will try and report back

I'll try my luck. Did you manage to solve this issue? I'm having the exact same issue on an android TV box. DS4 is recognized, works fine outside of Steam Link app, but steam Link itself only recognized the touchpad as a mouse.

My guess is that the android system is somehow interfering, as when connecting the DS4 to my PC there's not even a mouse functionality by default. It seems to be an Android thing. I'm going to install the phone steam link app through side loading when I have time to see if it fixes it.

you need to map the controller after connecting it

in steam settings, controller config, name the controller, android ds4 or something so you can identify it easily

then config the controller for games and bpm/desktop
(chord cant be used since android hijacks the home/xbox/ps buttons)
but you can us the phones touch display for mouse input, good for games that temp need t or to navigate game launchers

and make sure steam input is enabled for the games so steam can pass controls to them since they are not local controllers on the host

[Cronofear]

Originally posted by _I_:

Originally posted by Cronofear:

I'll try my luck. Did you manage to solve this issue? I'm having the exact same issue on an android TV box. DS4 is recognized, works fine outside of Steam Link app, but steam Link itself only recognized the touchpad as a mouse.

My guess is that the android system is somehow interfering, as when connecting the DS4 to my PC there's not even a mouse functionality by default. It seems to be an Android thing. I'm going to install the phone steam link app through side loading when I have time to see if it fixes it.

you need to map the controller after connecting it

in steam settings, controller config, name the controller, android ds4 or something so you can identify it easily

then config the controller for games and bpm/desktop
(chord cant be used since android hijacks the home/xbox/ps buttons)
but you can us the phones touch display for mouse input, good for games that temp need t or to navigate game launchers

and make sure steam input is enabled for the games so steam can pass controls to them since they are not local controllers on the host

It doesn't work. I ended up using moonlight over NVIDIA Geforce and it works perfectly now. Steam Link is a buggy mess on Android TV, connecting more than 2 wired controllers was crashing the whole system too.

[_I_]

steam link app is way more demanding than other android streaming apps
uses much more lan traffic and sending controls back to host

tvs do the bare minimum for their soc to run android
they still use 'fast' (100mb/s) lan port, not gigabit (1000mb/s)
fine for 1080p60, but not enough for 4k60

if you can, use an old laptop or build a htpc for remote play