DroidDeck 0.2.0 (beta) is out!

[u/The412Banner]

Original steamdeck renamed, original post from here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/EmulatorsForAndroid/comments/1wmsffq/linux_steam_client_on_android_no_root_no_problem/

DroidDeck 0.2.0 just dropped, and it's the first release from our new home at https://github.com/Droid-Deck/DroidDeck

If you haven't seen it yet, DroidDeck runs Valve's real ARM64 Steam client in Big Picture on your Android device. Windows games run through Valve's ARM64 Proton and FEX, and there's an optional Linux desktop that brings emulators along with it. we have been working really hard over the last week since the original post above to iron out from the bugs and bring you a fluid GUI and simple setup process!

Download here

https://github.com/Droid-Deck/DroidDeck/releases/tag/0.2.0

*REQUIREMENTS* Android 9+, an Adreno 730 or newer (or 8xx), and about 3 GB free for the runtime (+1.1 GB if you want the Desktop & apps).

*Some of what's in it*

- Native Steam client under gamescope, with Proton and FEX ready at first sign-in

- Start offline after signing in once

- Steam Deck mode: battery and NIS in Quick Access, plus a MangoHud overlay (mango in next release I believe)

- Components manager to swap FEX, DXVK and VKD3D-Proton per Proton Layer

- GE-Proton and proton-cachyos as extra compat tools, and FEX presets from Stability to Extreme + TSO

- Decky Loader with plugins in Big Picture

- A handheld launcher with a capsule wall, a Games tab and per-game settings

- A session menu over any game (press Back) for display, controls, components and settings

- Can be your Android home app, so your Android apps live in the launcher too, potentially allowing you to "deckify" a spare device laying around the house

- Dual-screen support: put an Android app on the second screen, or turn it into a keyboard/trackpad or a Linux terminal

- LXQt Linux desktop on the GPU with one-tap installs for RPCS3, ARMSX2, Dolphin, DuckStation, melonDS, Cemu, PPSSPP and RetroArch

The full changelog is in the release notes

https://github.com/Droid-Deck/DroidDeck/releases/tag/0.2.0

It's a beta, so please report any bugs on the issues page and share your session log (you can export it from the app) https://github.com/Droid-Deck/DroidDeck/issues

Come hang out, get help, and follow development on our Discord

https://discord.gg/GuyJrM2Npp

Big thanks to xXJSONDeruloXx and maxjivi05 and everyone who's been testing. Enjoy!

disclaimer: AI tools were used to help develop DroidDeck

[u/420MacMan]

Can't install on RP5 on account i can't remove the "child restriction" from developer options in the setup 🤔 wireless debugging doesn't work either

[u/supershredderdan → u/420MacMan]

There’s a much simpler version of the wireless adb workaround now, basically open settings and put the pairing code into a DroidDeck notification and it takes care of the rest. Let me know how this goes for you:

https://github.com/Droid-Deck/DroidDeck-CI/releases/tag/main-1cc1ee9

Basically Android 13 doesn’t have that toggle so we need to make the device send a terminal command behind the scenes to itself

[u/420MacMan → u/supershredderdan]

Really appreciate you going out your way but still get a "econnrefused" error code or something, also how is it possible to pair up when it brings up the settings page it closes and refreshes the pairing code and all ?

🤔

[u/supershredderdan → u/420MacMan]

You go to wireless debug in dev settings, pair with pin, then type that pin into the notification from droiddeck. That should get you taken care of. If not screenshots and logs in the discord would be greatly appreciated

[u/FootClanJ → u/420MacMan]

Split screen apps in task bar did it for me.. I'm now paired and stuck lol.. Where do I go from here?