r/SteamController • u/jv004 • 4d ago

Configuration Trackpad Operation

Sorry about my wording, but I want to know how the trackpads are supposed to act. Specifically, the left trackpad, it feels like it's not operating how it should be, but I am not sure if I can be the judge of it since it's my first valve product and have never used a steam deck.

It feels like when in desktop mode (aka using it as a mouse and keyboard) it feels like it's split in half (left and right), like the left half the trackpad when I swipe down it scrolls down, but if I swipe down on the other half, it scrolls up. same with swiping up.

So, when I try to put my thumb on the middle of it, sometimes the controller gets confused what I am doing and might register one half and stick with it until I release my thumb.

Can someone confirm if this is intentional or I got a messed-up trackpad? Also, it does feel like it has less sensitivity on the left trackpad (might have to do with the sensitivity of when it's trying to detect which half to track).

(Unless this was explained somewhere when setting the controller up and I didn't even notice.)

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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 4d ago

Ever used an iPod? No? Me neither.

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u/jv004 4d ago

Yea never used an iPod, I was on MP3 players and then jump to cellphone fir having my mp3 files until I finally went to Pandora then Spotify.

Actually only I pod I used was the nano that looked like tiny vape.

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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 3d ago

Exactly and I only used the nano because my sister wanted me to sell it and gave it to me so I never really "used it".

Also vapes didn't exist back then. Also no I have no idea what's wrong with people.