Don't know if anyone has tried or if it's well known, but I did. There was a brief period where I could wake it with my Xbox series controllers but then valve pulled the feature for bugs which I never experienced.

I first tried with the dongle which wakes it as expected on my Linux desktop and my steam deck. Then I paired it with Bluetooth mode and was able to wake it without issue.

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[–] 22 points 1 month ago (1 child)

My 8bitDo Ultimate 2 wakes my Steam Deck.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Is it the LCD model? Because valve pulled an experimental feature. It momentarily worked on my Xbox series controllers but then it was pulled. I don't know why, people claim the BT version can't support wake but that's obviously false.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Yes, it's been reintroduced in the latest stable update (3.8)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    How recent was that? Would love to be able to do that with my Xbox controllers

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago

    Any Bluetooth controller can wake the Steam Deck. They had to disable it for a while due to bugs but it was re-enabled in a recent update.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Amazing, I tried it when I first got the controller and it didn't seem to work. I'll definitely give it another go because this would make things so much more convenient.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    When they first introduced it, my Bluetooth earbuds would wake it up every time I took them out of their case.

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  • The OG steam controller can do it too, at least if you're using the dongle

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