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Sep 11, 2024

Steam Deck Client Update: September 11th

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

Note: This update was re-released September 13th with these additional changes:

Fixed instances where post-game events for the new Game Recording feature could show outside of the Steam Client Beta.
Fixed controller input sometimes becoming unresponsive after changing the Switch controller layout setting.

General

Steam Families is now available for all users. For more info about Steam Families, you can read our news post, check out our Support FAQ
Added a dropdown to Settings->Display->Advanced to select the maximum resolution allowed to be used by games. This is the global version of the 'Game Resolution' dropdown already available under Game Settings->General.
Added Sign Out to the power menu on Deck.
The friends list will now show a Steam Deck icon, instead of a gamepad icon, if the other user is playing on a Steam Deck
Replaced the friends list VR icon with a new graphic that also matches the in-game or online friend state color
Improvements to keyboard event tracking and audio latency in updated SDL build
Improved client startup performance
Improved reliability of "games in common" collections in library
Fixed controller input no longer going to game after resuming from sleep if a wake movie is set.
Fixed broken thumbnail for screenshots from non-steam game shortcuts uploaded to steam, when viewed from another computer
Fixed a case that game server / server browser lists would re-fetch when only re-ping on existing list was requested
Fixed some games with achievements showing as "No Achievements" when sorting grids or shelves by achievement percentage.
Fixed certain apps disappearing from Recent Games after a client restart
Fixed formatting of links in news posts
Fixed collection names being displayed in all uppercase in edit controls
Fixed a few spots where tooltips were causing unexpected word wrap
Fixed an issue with padding for friends in the game invite dialog

Screenshots

Redesigned the screenshots manager
Added easier ways to share screenshots directly from Steam, including:
- Copy directly to your clipboard
- Send to friend or chat group via Steam chat
- Send to your phone via the Steam Mobile App
- Export as a new file on your computer
Improved the performance and reliability of the screenshots manager
Added the ability to search within the app filter dropdown
Pre-emptive work to provide future support for recordings and clips to integrate with the screenshots manager when Steam Game Recording releases out of beta

Desktop Mode

Fixed Ctrl-F not focusing search box in library

Clock and Timer

New Clock app in the Steam Overlay that can optionally be pinned on top of games.
Improved Timer UI.

Remote Play

Simplify encoding options to a hardware encoding enable checkbox

Steam Input

Reduce CPU usage when using both Gyro and Joystick or Trackpad for mouse input
Fixed for SIAPI GetMotionData not returning any information on every controller but the first one plugged in.
Fix for Okami HD Brush and Fishing Rod game actions
SIAPI: Fix for analog actions from other action sets incorrectly reporting as active. This affected some titles including Okami HD.
Added "Rotate Output" slider to "Joystick" and "Joystick Mouse" mode settings. This can be useful for certain shmups, or simply to find a more natural "Up" direction on your joystick.
Added Output Icons to all Mode/Behavior dropdown menus. These indicate if the mode (by default) generates OS Mouse output, XInput (controller) Output, Steam Input API Action Output, or is a remapping tool/Overlay Menu (Touch, Radial, Hotbar).
Steam Input API Analog Actions that can have multiple modes i.e. "Camera | Camera as FlickStick" are now labelled as "... (via FlickStick)"
Steam Input API Analog Actions can now optionally be used "... (via Gyro To Mouse)" (default is still "As Mouse" or "As Joystick Mouse" depending on source).
Fix rare issue where Gyro Processing occurred before controller type is established.
Fix for Track Pad as Button Behavior not displaying any glyphs.
Fix "Gyro Calibration" Button appearing twice on Gyro config screen if there is a mode shift applied to the Gyro.
Fixed regression: "Dots per 360" was having no effect on FlickStick or Gyro to Mouse modes
Fixed a bug where PlayStation controllers connected over BT could be shown as connected over USB
Fixed a case where exiting a non-Steam game could leave controllers w/o input until you hit the guide button or QAM button

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Sep 11, 2024

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: September 11th

The Steam Deck Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

General

Fixed an issue with focus being lost and becoming trapped when viewing a screenshot on the Media page

Desktop Mode

Fix a potential 30s stall when a steam window closes.

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Sep 10, 2024

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: September 10th

Note: this beta was updated on September 10th with another fix for input issues on Steam Deck.

The Steam Deck Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

General

Fixed an issue with padding for friends in the game invite dialog

Steam Input

Fixed a case where exiting a non-Steam game could leave controllers w/o input until you hit the guide button or QAM button

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Sep 9, 2024

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: September 9th

The Steam Deck Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

Recordings & Screenshots

Fixed a bug where sometimes attempting to open a specific media item would open the Recordings & Screenshots dialog to the grid view
Fixed date portion of default suggested filename when exporting a clip

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Sep 6, 2024

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: September 6th

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

General

Fixed regression when rendering game invites in chat
Fixed a rare crash when trying to connect to a WiFi network for the first time
Fixed a rare crash when checking for updates
Improved reliability of "games in common" collections in library
Rewrite of shortcut key binding in settings UI, including the ability to unbind a hotkey

Steam Input

Fixed regression: "Dots per 360" was having no effect on FlickStick or Gyro to Mouse modes
Fixed a bug where PlayStation controllers connected over BT could be shown as connected over USB

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