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Dec 15, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: December 15th

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

General

Adjusted the recent games page header so that it's visible when changing selection.

Steam Workshop
Added functionality that allows swapping the items in your subscription list quickly using collections:

Added ability to save the filtered list of items to a new or existing Workshop collection. This will overwrite the contents of the collection with the contents of the list.
Added ability to overwrite the user's subscription list to just the contents of a Workshop collection.
Added ability to add items from a collection to the user's subscription list.

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Dec 13, 2023

SteamOS 3.5.11 Preview: Until Morale Improves

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

General

Fixed consistency of application fade-ins/fade-outs
Fixed slightly blurry image when streaming from the Deck with Steam Remote Play
Fixed crashes when streaming to/from the Deck with Steam Remote Play
Fixed black screen when launching Forza Horizon 4 and other titles on Steam Deck OLED
Added a timeout to the boot selection screen

Firmware 120 (LCD) / 107 (OLED)

Fixed several USB compatibility issues
Developer note: This changes the default USB mode back to XHCI (host-only) while issues with dual-role device mode are investigated

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Dec 13, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: December 13th

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

Desktop Mode

Fixed regression causing Steam client to become unresponsive when switching to Big Picture mode.

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Dec 12, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: December 12th

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

General

Reduce the amount of black screen flashes that happen when opening the Steam interface while playing a game with a custom screen refresh rate setting.
Replaced Nearest scaling mode with Pixel, a pseudo-bandlimited filter for upscaling pixel art to non-integer factors without introducing aliasing. Integer scale factors will still be Nearest.
Fixed "Friends who Play" section not refreshing until the client was restarted
Fixed a crash in "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" when switching maps.
Fixed situations causing the Steam client to only download the Windows version of a title and later attempting to run it without Proton.
Reset the HDR Visualization setting to None for all users.
Moved the HDR Visualization setting from Display->Advanced to Developer settings.

Steam Workshop

Re-designed the Workshop subscriptions list (accessible from Game Properties). It now includes the ability to sort by subscription date, last updated, size, name, and load order.
Added ability to change the local load order of Workshop item subscriptions.
Added ability to set the local order based on any Workshop item dependencies (must be set on the Workshop items themselves).
Added ability to disable Workshop item subscriptions, which will hide them from the game.
Added the ability to filter the Workshop subscriptions list by tag name. Use the same search field for filtering items by name.
Show the name of the Workshop item being download in the game's tooltip on the Downloads page.

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Dec 11, 2023

Steam Deck Client Update: December 11th

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

General

Fixed a bug that prevented install script windows from automatically showing when first launching a game.
Fixed a case where the client could get stuck in Loading Library Data for users with large amount of non-steam games.
Clarified the dialog message shown when trying to access store while using Steam Link from some devices.
Fixed notifications not firing for completed downloads and roll-ups of pending friend invites.

Steam Input

Fixed an issue that could cause gamepad input to stop in games after a controller disconnect or when the Deck is suspended.

Desktop Mode

Fixed systray menu not updating when entering/exiting Family View.

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