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

• Added support for frame limiting with VRR displays (internal and external)

• Fixed a crash when no displays are connected

• Added support for the power button on Asus and Lenovo handhelds

• Improved input support for Asus and Lenovo handhelds

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

Steam Cloud

• Fixed a condition which could cause Steam to launch a game before all files have been synchronized

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

General

• Always show the UI Scale slider, even when on internal display.

• SteamOS startup movie plays back at the correct size.

Note: this beta was re-released with a potential fix for input hitching on Steam Deck/Desktop Linux

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

Steam Play

• Fixed a situation where a compatibility review configuration would not get applied, resulting in running under an incorrect configuration.

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

Note: This update was re-released April 3rd with the following additional changes:

• Fixed TDP and GPU clock performance settings not working.

• Fixed crash loop at startup when Wifi Debug Mode setting is enabled.

• Fixed controller input hitches in disk-heavy games

General

• Fixed a display issue on game details page for games with queued updates.

• Fix A button not navigating to store page when browsing Discovery Queue

• Fixed changing group chat avatars