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Jul 3, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: July 3rd

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel.

In-Game Overlay

Fixed some issues where some taller sections in controller summary layout preview screen were cut-off at the bottom when viewed in the in-game overlay
Fixed error message sometimes displayed while showing a notification.

Desktop Mode

Fixed date/time tooltip on events rendering full screen.
Fixed emoticons in chat expanding to the entire window on hover.
Fixed app icons for events in What's New not loading on first click.
Fixed style of low battery notification

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Jun 30, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: June 30th

Fixed a hang when resuming from sleep.

Desktop Mode

Improved responsivity of showing systray menu
Fixed chat window not being raised when clicking a chat notification while docked mode is enabled
Fixed persona name in top bar occasionally displaying incorrectly if it started with #.
Fixed rare crash when displaying some tooltips.
Fixed some web pages being viewable in tabbed browser even if Family View should have restricted that content.
Properly show an error when failing to load existing awards given when showing the award dialog for user generated content, reviews, discussion posts, and comments.

Steam Input

Fix bug where configurations could fail to get deleted
Fix bug where configurations could disappear from the configuration browser after deleting a different configuration

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Jun 29, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: June 29th

Small organization and clarity changes to notifications settings.
Fixed issue that could cause an error when entering a valid Steam Guard code.
Fixed rare achievement animation not appearing when Steam was not focused or hovered instead of just pausing.

Desktop Mode

Screenshots Manager: Privacy dropdown selector for local screenshots will now remember the last selection.
Screenshots Manager: Clicking the large image in the right panel will now open a larger popup of the screenshot.
Fixed URL bar in popup/overlay browser sometimes being out of date.
Added battery indicator to the desktop overlay.
Fix a case where the overlay could have dpi scaling applied twice.
Fix login window having the wrong dimensions when dpi scaling is enabled.
Fix a case where menus could get clipped if dpi scaling is enabled.
Fix a case where disabling dpi scaling via settings wouldn't have any effect.

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Jun 27, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: June 27th

Fixed soft-lock when a game requests that asynchronous game notifications be enabled.

Steam Input

Fixed some Nintendo Switch Pro controllers not being recognized after the last Steam update
Fixed Action Set Changed notification not appearing when changing an action set, for example when changing between gamepad and desktop sets on the desktop.

Desktop Mode

Fixed stability of blue focus bar at the top of various windows.
Fixed "When a screenshot is taken, display a notification" setting not being honored and "When a screenshot is taken, play a sound" only changing after the current game has exited.
Fixed window control positions on chat settings popups.
Fixed a bug viewing server info from server browser
Fixed a bug where connecting to server with password from server browser would not give you an opportunity to enter the password

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Jun 23, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: June 23rd

Fixed incorrect screenshots showing for non-Steam games

Steam Deck Desktopl

Fixed client window opening at login or when started with -silent flag for certain startup locations
Fixed adding non-Steam games on Windows
Add note to hidden achievement view to alert that showing will reveal a spoiler.

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