Steam Deck wifi login page keeps refreshing and cannot login

steamopen Distro Family: SteamOSWeb Component

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12599 · opened 2025-12-29 by guoyunhe · updated 2026-03-19 · 3 comments · github

Gguoyunhe 2025-12-29 github

Your system information

Steam client version:
SteamOS version:
Opted into Steam client beta?: No
Opted into SteamOS beta?: No
Have you checked for updates in Settings > System?: [Yes/No]

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When connect to public guest WiFi, you will need to login through a web page.

Steam Deck's web browser keeps refreshing the page and it cannot be used to login. Every time I want to type my phone number, the page refresh and I lost what I typed.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Connect to a public WiFi that requires web page login
Go to WiFi interface
Click login button to open web page

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f9edf438-dcc7-43e7-b7d7-0e5df17519f6

OoSoMoN 2026-01-22 github

Is this specific to that one captive portal, or are you observing the problem with other public WiFis?

Gguoyunhe 2026-01-23 github

Is this specific to that one captive portal, or are you observing the problem with other public WiFis?

Haven't try, yet. Will bring my deck to some public library and cafe this weekend and see how it works.

SSolastrath 2026-03-19 github

I'm surprised this issue doesn't have more traction. It's been a problem for quite some time now and happens at every Hilton Hotel we stay at.

Nothing extracted yet.