Android Handhelds are Steam Decks now! ArmadaOS
Hello everyone, in this video we will be looking at SteamOS on Android handhelds thanks to the newly created ArmadaOS which is absolutely AWESOME! It can be installed in around 10 minutes, runs from an SD card and is really responsive!
In the past we've had various SteamOS-style experiences but they've mostly been quite laggy, especially in the Steam menus. The early versions of GameHub, Winlator, and Rocknix have suffered from laggy menus and a lot of missing features. This is the first time we have menus that feel responsive like the real thing and tons of included features like Decky plugins, Desktop mode and more. I'm so excited to share this with you all!
I hope this video is useful and you get some great information and/or entertainment from it. Also, it's great to be back!
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ArmadaOS: https://github.com/virtudude/armada
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⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:04 These are Steam Decks now
0:10 There have been others before
1:04 Let's get started!
1:30 Download ArmadaOS
2:07 Write the file to your SD card
3:01 Set up the handheld
3:10 Copy the rocknix folder
5:01 Which folder do you need?
5:16 Make a backup!
6:06 Let's flash the bootloader
6:30 How to restart into the bootloader
6:45 Set boot mode to Linux
7:02 How to navigate the bootloader menus
7:23 Set your device model
8:17 Welcome to SteamOS!
8:29 How to change back to Android later
9:40 Sign into Steam
10:22 Working features of SteamOS
11:10 How to get games to run
11:38 Play some games!
11:43 My prepared handhelds for you
12:11 Internal install vs running from SD Card
13:22 Sleep mode and Battery Drain
13:48 Cloud sync works
14:11 Performance Profiles
14:22 Odin 3 is so loud....
14:47 Performance Overlays
15:36 Cyberpunk 2077
16:07 Fix controller issues
16:23 These Android devices are perfect for SteamOS
17:01 Desktop Mode works!
17:20 GIMP works!
17:22 I can make thumbnails on my Odin 3 now
17:25 How to install ArmadaOS to the internal storage
17:40 Online play works!
17:50 Installing to SD from an internally installed ArmadaOS works now
18:10 We can underclock too
18:32 It's not perfect yet
18:52 The beautiful simplicity of SteamOS
19:09 Bluetooth Issue
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Thank you so much for watching! ❤️