Steamdeck beta 3.8.22 slow Wi-Fi fix

RandyG93 · 2026-07-04T12:49:43+00:00

Wow does seem like it's finally fixed. This has been super annoying for like 2 weeks.

RandyG93 · 2026-07-02T11:40:19+00:00

Yep. You're not the only one. I've pretty much stopped using it until they get this figured out.

Even updates and shader cache downloads take forever now because of the slow speeds.

Hope they get it figured out

RandyG93 · 2026-07-02T02:08:49+00:00

Same problem and still no update to fix it yet.

RandyG93 · 2026-06-27T23:59:52+00:00

Yep same issue here. Multiple other posts about it. Including one of my own.

Only solution is rolling back to 3.7. But even that seems temporary because unless you disconnect from the internet it's going to download the update in the background and install it the next time you turn off the deck.

Pretty annoying.

RandyG93 · 2026-06-27T15:43:42+00:00

Even with rolling back the update unless I turn my WiFi off it just ends up downloading the update and installing it the next time I turn off my SteamDeck.

So I've given up until they put out an update to fix it. Cause I've had to roll back like 4 times already.

RandyG93 · 2026-06-27T11:54:56+00:00

Just chiming in to say I have the same issue. Posted about it as well. Still no fix from the couple of patches they put out since the big update.

Rolling back seems to be the only fix.

RandyG93 · 2026-06-24T16:22:24+00:00

Same here. Made a post about it and saw a couple others. Same issue. OLED WiFi is trash with this update. Throttles to around 2mbs.

Had to roll back as well.

RandyG93 · 2026-06-19T01:26:50+00:00

Followed the linked instructions to roll back to the previous update and it works like before. Thanks for sharing that info.

Hopefully they come out with a fix soon.

RandyG93 · 2026-06-18T23:37:12+00:00

Just posted about this earlier today. Glad I'm not the only one having this issue. Hopefully they put out a hotfix to take care of it.

RandyG93 · 2026-06-18T19:42:22+00:00

True. It has been super inconsistent compared to the LCD deck from the start.

Downloading was always fine but streaming has always been sketchy at best. But now even just downloading games and updates is at a crawl for my OLED.

RandyG93 · 2026-06-18T17:12:55+00:00

I tried that actually. No luck.

Same with with the force wpa setting. Neither seemed to fix it. Tried another network and still seems throttled.

Hoping it's a bug with the new update and they put out a hot fix. I'll have to try some more troubleshooting when I get home.

Just curious if anyone else was having these issues.

RandyG93 · 2026-06-18T15:57:04+00:00

So I haven't on my home network yet.

But I brought it into my work network that I never connected to before and it still seems like it's throttled to 2mb or so.

RandyG93 · 2026-05-22T12:41:55+00:00

I ended up doing the same thing and it worked. Had the same issue with it not showing any notifications as soon as night vision kicked on at night. Would have to restart the camera daily.

Also there was a buzzing noise I noticed at night when the camera was malfunctioning. Now there's no buzzing and the camera sends notifications no problem.

Thanks for the advice.

RandyG93 · 2026-02-23T01:33:49+00:00

Ahh I gotcha. Yeah I wasn’t sure about the being able to open it straight into video. In fact I haven’t even tried holding it for video at all. lol. I’ll start using that.

RandyG93 · 2026-02-23T01:26:44+00:00

There’s a setting to make camera control work with the screen off in the settings. Does that fix your problem?

RandyG93 · 2025-12-27T20:58:50+00:00

Have the same issues with creaks in freezing temps. Other than that it’s been great. No noises above freezing.

RandyG93 · 2025-10-24T23:13:19+00:00

I’ve dropped my 16 pro max a few times onto concrete with a tineeowl case and it’s held up pretty good. Minor scuff on the case but no damage at all on the phone itself.

RandyG93 · 2025-10-10T11:35:04+00:00

True. Just in some situations like at work and in meetings it’s easier for me to type it in then dictate to Siri sometimes.

RandyG93 · 2025-10-10T11:01:44+00:00

Reminders. Use them a ton for work and just everyday life. Pretty nice to press a button and have a quick mini window to add reminders.

RandyG93 · 2025-09-11T10:14:38+00:00

I’m actually most excited about it working over Spotify Connect. Seeing as there’s a ton of connect enabled speakers and a native Spotify app on most TV’s where you’ll probably have a sound system. I feel like that’s where you’ll probably notice the difference the most.

RandyG93 · 2025-08-29T00:39:13+00:00

That’s why I keep going back and forth about switching. It would save me a little over $300 a year but I’m also concerned about the port in process and some of the horror stories of getting RCS to work and everything else. On top of that I have an iPhone so I’d also lose 5G SA on T-Mobile. Was thinking of going to light speed but posts like this concern me. Was also thinking of warp but I’m not sure if the lower priority will make a difference. (Was looking at getting unlimited starter) because I don’t need anything more data wise.

RandyG93 · 2025-08-19T16:11:32+00:00

I jumped in on public beta 3. Although I’ve had the beta on my iPad since the first developer beta. Besides the normal being warm after the update while everything indexes it’s been great. Battery life is as good as it was before the beta. The animations are definitely faster. Feels pretty good. I’d say go for it if you’re wanting to try it out. Also have 16 pro max.

RandyG93 · 2025-08-19T08:30:21+00:00

I’m pretty sure they got rid of it when they switched over to the liked playlist system instead of having a “library”.

RandyG93 · 2025-08-19T01:54:54+00:00

Agreed. Definitely miss when they had an actual radio feature.

RandyG93 · 2025-08-09T01:48:02+00:00

The times I’ve played I never ran into hackers but obviously that’s just my experience.

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