ArmadaOS Brings Aurora Store and Dual-Screen to Handhelds
ArmadaOS's newest build does something SteamOS proper still can't: launch Android apps from inside Steam's Game Mode without ever touching a desktop.…
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SpruceOS 4.5.4 Adds Offline RetroAchievements and MagicX Support
SpruceOS didn't ship a maintenance drop — 4.5.4 is a real release with a headline feature. Offline RetroAchievements has landed: cached games, cached…
Steam Deck Beta Fixes the Bug That Broke Non-Steam Games
A handheld that only runs one storefront's library is a console. A handheld that runs everything is a Steam Deck — and that distinction just got…
Armada Slashes Sleep Drain 50% on Snapdragon Handhelds
Armada's latest changelog reads like a list of the exact complaints ARM handheld owners have been filing for a year. The community SteamOS-on-ARM…
Your Switch 2 SD Card Can Brick on a Console Update. Here's the Fix
Rosalie Newcombe's 1TB PNY microSD Express card didn't die from a drop, a bend, or a careless eject. It died at a friend's house, mid-Dokapon…
spruceOS v4.4.0 Goes Stable on Anbernic H700, Adds DS Emulator
Barely a month after spruceOS v4.3.4 shipped as a quiet bug-fix pass, v4.4.0 lands as arguably the largest update this custom firmware has ever seen.…
Armada's SteamOS ARM Beta Adds Dual-Screen and Native Sleep
Armada's 20260907 beta does not feel like a routine changelog. It is the project's clearest statement yet that SteamOS-style experiences belong on…
ARC X1: Qualcomm-Powered Android Handheld Is Coming for India
Qualcomm just handed the Android handheld space a second front. On the day Anbernic introduces its first Snapdragon-powered device, the chipmaker…
SteamOS 3.9 Preview Brings Hibernation and HDMI 2.1 to Deck
True hibernation is finally coming to Steam Deck, and it's about more than just a faster wake-up. Valve shipped the first SteamOS 3.9 preview with…
New SteamOS Beta Fixes FSR Performance Drop, Firefox Freezes
When you're squeezing 800p frames out of a 15W APU, FSR isn't a buzzword — it's the difference between a locked 40 and a stuttering 25. Valve's…
Lenovo's Bricked BIOS Update Is a Cautionary Tale for Legion Go Owners
Installing a BIOS update should be the most boring thing you do to your handheld. But for some Legion Go owners, Lenovo's V42 BIOS turned a $700…
Bazzite's Biggest Drop Yet: SteamOS Stack Comes to More Handhelds
Bazzite's latest drop, Deck 44, does more than tinker around the edges—it rebuilds the handheld stack around SteamOS components. For anyone running…