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

General

• Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games.

• Fixed SteamOS compatible devices showing SteamDeck Verified installation warnings instead of the SteamOS Compatible version.

Desktop Mode

• Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when switching to/from Big Picture Mode.

• Fixed rare steamwebhelper crash when switching to/from Big Picture Mode.

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

General

• Fixed battery percentage not showing in the header when the battery is full.

• Clicking on the battery header icon now navigates to Settings->Power.

• Proton Voice Files speech synthesis data will now be automatically installed based on Steam Deck compatibility testing results.

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 a launch failure with DOOM: The Dark Ages

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

Note: This update was re-released with additional changes.

General

• Fixed controller not working intermittently after Steam restart.

• Fixed games failing to connect to the Steam process when the Steam process id contains certain values.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed regression causing friends and chat windows to not load properly when Steam shows the login window at startup.

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

General

• Added Battery Charge Limit control to Settings->Power

  • This option allows you to set a maximum charge limit for your Steam Deck.

  • Limiting the charge limit to 80% can be beneficial for long term battery health. This can be useful if your Steam Deck is constantly being charged (i.e. docked), or very rarely has its battery depleted.

• Moved display dim and suspend timeout settings to Settings->Power.

• Moved 'Show Battery Percentage' setting to Settings->Power.

• Fixed pasting from on-screen keyboard.

Steam Input

• Speculative Fix for rare DualSense Edge gyroscope related bug.