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Jun 21, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: June 21st

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.

General

Fixed issue where the main menu and quick access menus were not rendering properly after entering a PIN at the lock screen

Steam Input

Minimum Rumble Sustain reverted from 3 seconds back to 10 seconds.
Added gyro and accelerometer support for more third party Nintendo Switch controllers

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Jun 20, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: June 20th

Fixed issue where inviting a user to a game would cause the overlay UI to soft-lock.
Fixed second achievements progress bar not being filled in when comparing achievements with a friend.
Fixed sharing screenshots not working properly.

Desktop Mode

Fixed an issue where the system tray menu and Steam menus could open in the incorrect direction for certain monitor configurations.
Fixed a rare crash when using SteamVR.
Fixed videos continuing to play in browsers when window is minimized or closed.
Fixed page erroneously scrolling up when clicking certain parts of the advanced app filter pane.
Fixed overlay scaling when Steam display scaling setting disabled
Fixed case where a game would shell execute steam://store/<appid> to open a browser to their store page, but the overlay was not activated.

Steam Input

Gyro calibration now uses a time window to calibrate (5s), rather than a fixed number of samples (since Dualsense is now being sampled at 800hz, and could potentially autocalibrate over too short a period).

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Jun 19, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: June 19th

Fixed issue where DualSense controllers would not work properly when hotplugged

Desktop Mode

Added ability to clear in-game overlay data in a game's Properties > General settings.
Fixed issue where the modal file browser was appearing behind other windows in the in-game overlay. This was causing some soft-locks of the overlay, especially combined with the fact that URLs for the open ed tabs are saved between sessions.
Fixed weird scroll behavior in the Achievements popup.
Fixed issue where executing steam://url/ would not bring the main window into focus.

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Jun 16, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: June 16th

Fix a potential crash when a window is created in Desktop Mode.

Steam Input

Fix for stuttery output on DualSense over Bluetooth when using Gyro->As Joystick Output to Sticks (Was previously fixed for output to mouse only).

Desktop Mode

Fixed small mode missing client update information
Fixed several issues related to the navigation backstack not working properly.
Fixed systray menu opening at wrong location for certain Windows scaling settings or when scaling is disabled in Steam
Fixed Steam client window rendering at wrong scale after exiting Big Picture Mode when scaling is disabled
Fixed some popup windows maximizing incorrectly
Fixed crash when trying to load an empty URL in the tabbed browser window
Improved performance of the Achievements panel for games with thousands of achievements
Fixed game list sometimes incorrectly scrolling to top when selecting a game
Fixed a case where a steam window would incorrectly steal input focus.

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Jun 15, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: June 15th

Fixed some multiplayer issues with games that use Steam Networking.
Fixed a bug that prevented multiple DualShock 4 controllers from being connected at the same time.
Fixed a rare crash when rendering an invalid texture.

Steam Input

Fixes for Gyro -> Joystick (Steering/Yoke) mode:
Restored drift toward average heading on gyro on the Steam Controller only.
Restored: zero heading when pressing the controller's "Guide" button (or switching app generally). These will have no effect on Gyro as Mouse or Gyro as Joystick.
Fixed Nintendo controller gyro sensitivity

Desktop Mode

Fixed missing animation for rare achievements on the game details page.
Fixed last game in the Storage Manager being cut off at the bottom of the scrollable list.
Fixed issue where double-clicking on the Steam icon in the system tray would enter large mode, even if it wasn't required. If the start page is set to something that requires large mode (except for Store), and the UI is in small mode, double-clicking will enter large mode.
Fixed regression where the Friends List was opening, even when the setting to disable chat sign-in at startup was turned off.

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