We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General

• When reconnecting to Steam (including when resuming from suspend), in game notifications will no longer appear for friends currently in a game.

• Fixed an error when receiving a voice chat invite

Desktop Mode

• Fixed the Backup Game Files dialog sometimes failing to complete.

Steam Input

• Fixed L3/R3 buttons not working on fightsticks or other devices that don't have left/right stick analog axes

Note: This client update was re-released to fix a regression when opening the on-screen keyboard in desktop mode.

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General

• Fixed error when accessing notes in the BPM overlay

• Fixed default startup animation when docked

Desktop Mode

• Fixed the refresh button on the server browser dialog needing to be scrolled into view

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General

• Updated localization.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed an issue where dropdown menus would sometimes fail to appear.

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue where foreground colors did not apply correctly to menus.

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Stable channel.

Note: This update was re-released on January 21st with the following additional changes:

• Fixed an issue where foreground colors did not apply correctly to Steam Input Virtual menus

• Fixed an issue where dropdown menus would sometimes fail to appear in Desktop Mode.

• Updated localization.

General

• Updated layout of downloads page for the active item.

• Updated suspend animation when not on Steam Deck.

• Improved library asset loading times for large libraries.

• Improved the display of the startup animations on 16:9 and ultra-wide monitor resolutions.

• Improved caching of Soundtrack album covers in library.

• Discovery Queue: Smoothed out user experience and brought up to date with recent changes to web version.

• Child accounts are now allowed to adjust the brightness of the screen.

• Added "View In Library" to the context menu for games on the downloads page.

• Clicking on the game image of the actively downloading item on the downloads page will now navigate to the game's library page.

• Fixed desktop Steam Clients exiting while running a game if a Steam Deck is resumed while running a non-Steam app.

• Fixed several issues where navigation could get stuck behind menus or dialogs.

• Fixed the WiFi auto connect setting being forgotten after a system restart.

• Fixed a case where the WiFi connection dialog would not show a password prompt for networks that only support WPA3.

• Fixed brightness slider (HDR) in Quick Access Menu.

• Fixed the display of the Triangle/Cross glyphs for the PlayStation DualShock controller on some Virtual Keyboard skins where they didn't display.

• Fixed turning off external gamepads connected via BT via the controller chord and after the inactivity timeout.

• Fixed a stall in games after taking a screenshot for users with very large numbers of local screenshots (10's of thousands).

• Fixed cases where repeatedly accessing the controller configurator in the overlay would leave extra instances of it in the backstack after exiting the game.

• Fixed a case where bluetooth devices would sometimes show as a generic device under Settings->Bluetooth instead of showing as their specific type (e.g. gamepad/headphones).

• Fixed a rare crash that could happen when scanning for WiFi devices under Settings->Internet.

• Fixed a rare crash when hotplugging a mouse and keyboard

• Fixed a case where navigation menus stopped showing after closing a game in Desktop Mode.

Game Recording

• Improved error messages for limited accounts sharing messages in chat or via the share menu.

• Fixed a bug where the video track of a game recording could be empty.

Remote Play

• Fixed Remote Play Together session not fully starting for some games running on macOS host systems.

Steam Input

• Reduced overhead/latency of controller input in Big Picture Mode and Virtual Menus.

• Slightly reduced steady-state CPU usage of Steam Input overall.

• Added visualization of mode shifts to the Preview Layout page.

• Added the ability to have a mode shift without needing to have a mode already on a source.

• Added Nintendo Switch controller configurations to the options shown by default for the Wireless HORIPAD for Steam so that gyro configurations are more easily found.

• Made the "Choose a Configuration" page remember which tab you were on when returning from previewing a configuration.

• Made the "Choose a Configuration" page remember the setting to show/hide configurations from other controller types.

• In Options->Controller->Calibration & Advanced Settings->Gyro Calibration, the gamepad Pitch, Yaw, and roll icon rotation now come from the internal quaternion that drives many of the new "Gyro to..." modes, and Steam Input api's GetMotionData.

• Fixed some Linux-specific crashes.

• Fixed not being able to use "Export Layout->Save New Layout" when using a "Sharable Personal Layout".

• Fixed an issue where previewing a configuration, then editing your original configuration could corrupt it.

• Fixed a crash in Drill Core when Steam Input is enabled with a gamepad config.

• Fixed an issue where the Wireless HORIPAD for Steam could wake up OLED Steam Decks when they suspend while the device is connected via BT.

• Fixed an issue where hitting down in the Keyboard section of the Choose Binding screen could switch to the gamepad tab.

• Fixed some cases where bindings were removed for grip or share buttons on devices.

• Fixed a case where the title of the configuration in the summary screen would break after making an edit.

• Fixed a case where inputs with multiple bindings would show up as \[object] \[object] after removing a binding.

• Fixed SIAPI trigger bindings sometimes not working when bound to buttons.

• Fixed Gyro as Joystick mode ignoring sensitivity settings.

• Fixed the left/right trigger soft pull showing in the mode shift button dropdown as "none".

• Fixed the mode shift button sometimes not having a localization token in the summary page.

• Fixed virtual menus showing as "Create Touch Menu" instead of "Touch Menu" in the summary page.

• Fixed Gyro Drift Correction not saving to disc when Sleeping the console. Save now occurs during manual calibration.

• Fixed a case where mode shift bindings leftover from a bug in 2019 could activate a mode shift that was disabled in the UI.

• Fixed detecting thumbsticks that have been mapped to a D-pad in controller setup.

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

Steam Input

• Fixed the left/right trigger soft pull showing in the mode shift button dropdown as "none"

• Fixed the mode shift button sometimes not having a localization token in the summary page

• Fixed virtual menus showing as "Create Touch Menu" instead of "Touch Menu" in the summary page

• Fixed Gyro Drift Correction not saving to disc when Sleeping the console. Save now occurs during manual calibration.

• In Options->Controller->Calibration & Advanced Settings->Gyro Calibration, the gamepad Pitch, Yaw, and roll icon rotation now come from the internal quaternion that drives many of the new "Gyro to..." modes, and Steam Input api's GetMotionData.