Pro Switch Controller Connection Issues

Bazzite
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I’ve recently started using Bazzite-Deck on my mini PC and it’s been great! Firstly, thanks to the devs for building this OS, it’s a real game changer.

The Issue
All my other controllers work fine (Xbox One Controllers, PS4 Controllers), however my Switch Pro controller seems to be having a weird issue, where it seems to intermittently disconnect or at least become unresponsive. I don’t really know what the problem is. Any known bugs or fixes out there?

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I use Bazzite-Gnome version and it was like pulling teeth to get my pro controller to work. What I did was:

  1. Connect Pro controller using bluetooth settings.
  2. Wait a couple minutes to make sure it stayed connected.
  3. Reboot
  4. After reboot push Home button on my Pro controller.
  5. Open Steam.

I fought with it for a couple hours trying various things. The steps I listed is what got it working.
Cheers.

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Hi, I had a similar issue with the Nintendo Switch pro controller constantly disconnecting in Bazzite-KDE. I managed to get a lot more stable connection after disabling KDE Connect. Could it be that something similar is happening in Gnome? I read that Bazzite-Gnome uses a similar app for connecting android phones called GSConnect. Maybe try disabling it?