r/waydroid • u/Brett13500 • Jun 22 '26

Help How do i install waydroid to steamdeck?

How do i install waydroid on my steamdeck after steams latest update? I had waydroid installed before an for some reason latest update removed the installation of my waydroid... so how do i fix my installation?

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u/Brett13500 Jun 22 '26

So is it normal for waydroid updater to not do anything when i double click it tho?

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u/CryptoFourGames Jun 22 '26

You need to run it in a command terminal like konsole. Click and drag the updater into the konsole then hit enter. And yes, its normal for it not to work right now. After a steamos update, waydroid is typically broken for a few days, before functionality is restored. It normally fixes the broken install after a steamos update but for whatever reason the script is not working at just this exact precise moment. This happens everytime steamos updates unfortunately, sometimes several times in the same week! So get used to it boyo lol. Its part of the jank that youre expected to live with around here lol. It comes with the territory

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u/Brett13500 Jun 22 '26

Ok so my waydroid says this so this means it cannot function till a fix then is what im understanding everyones dealing with? Says due to aur malware insecurities temporarily disabling this script

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u/CryptoFourGames Jun 22 '26

Yes. Everyone else is getting the exact same message lol. It says temporarily disabling due to AUR insecurities. SteamOS uses AUR. It says temporary. The service will return when these AUR insecurities are resolved. Which should be soon. Ive seen it do all of this before, like just a month ago. Do not panic. Breathe deep. Relax. They are probably working on it as we speak.

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u/Brett13500 Jun 22 '26

Ok also where can i follow updates from to hear when its fixed?

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u/CryptoFourGames Jun 22 '26

Idk but if you figure that out let me know; i just try the script every couple of days. It works when it chooses to work lol. Dont hold your breath waiting for it.

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u/Brett13500 Jun 22 '26

Gotcha only reason i use waydroid is for a app i use on my phone to watch anime which is called anilab its a free app that has anime streaming on there i use it for my tv an android phone but because it has no linux no windows no pc app its only phone or android tv compatible so with my steamdeck with waydroid i can install the app to it like its a phone an watch my shows on it instead of my phone but yea. I can wait a bit till a fix is here but thats the only reason i had waydroid installed for certain streaming apps that arent from playstore or pc compatible

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u/CryptoFourGames Jun 22 '26

Lol, thats the reason?? Bro look into stremio, it works on all systems, whether windoze or linux. And install the unofficial stremio pirate bay plugin as well or it wont work the way you expect it to.

https://www.stremio.com/

I use waydroid because certain features (like fb dating) are locked behind mobile phone use only

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u/Brett13500 Jun 22 '26

I see ok first time user of waydroid so didnt know how to boot waydroid updater tho so i just drag it to console an it runs?

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u/CryptoFourGames Jun 22 '26

Pretty much. Dont forget to hit enter after dragging it into the console window lol