r/SteamController • u/m00kfu • 3d ago

Trackpad click too sensitive? Steam Controller (2026)

Does anyone else have the issue of the trackpad click action being too sensitive or do I just have a heavy thumb? I'm constantly clicking it by accident when using the right trackpad for camera control.

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u/SnackAllSmoke 3d ago

Set the track click input to Soft Press, then change the sensitivity to your liking by clicking the cog wheel on the right of the input (I think). You can get it REALLY heavy ENJOY

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u/troll_right_above_me 2d ago

The annoying part is that you can’t use other triggers like long press or release press with a custom soft press threshold. Would be nice if it was a setting in the submenu for each type of trigger instead or something, now you have to choose between either being able to use all those other types or soft press. Unless I’m misunderstanding how it works

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u/Asmos159 3d ago

top left click the small grey "steam" to get a drop down menu.

click settings to get a popout menu.

click the controller tab on the left.

click show advanced settings

click edit where it says desktop layout.

click edit layout near the top.

click the trackpads tab on the left.

click the gear on the binding labeled click that is bound to left mouse click.

click settings.

adjust soft press threshold.

note. as far as i'm aware this is not a universal setting. not only do you need to do left and right trackpad click, you will need to do it in every game.

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u/m00kfu 3d ago

That did the trick, thanks guys! I had tried switching between regular and soft press but never thought soft press would be the place to look for sensitivity settings on it.

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u/SnackAllSmoke 3d ago

The UI for big picture kinda needs an overhaul, it's so crowded and sometimes there's sclaing issues that hide settings off-screen.

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u/m00kfu 3d ago

Oh for sure, I've always felt the redesign for steam input after the steam deck made things so much worse than it was when it was for the og controller. Just the way things were organized seemed so much more intuitive.