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

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

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

• Fixed input hitching in some games.

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

• Fixed TDP and GPU clock performance settings not working.

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

General

• Fixed brief layout shift of elements (one or two frames) when navigating back to the library section.

• Fixed notifications displaying in wrong position in some games.

• Fixed issue that could allow the keyboard to cover the target text area when summoned from a game.

• Improved the download speed of Steam client updates.

• Improved consistency and clarity of download/install/update UI:

  • Byte counts, when displayed, refer to the number of bytes to download.

  • Progress bars and percentages, when displayed, refer to the total progress of the install/update, which includes work before, after, and during the download. The exception is the top (blue) progress bar on the downloads page, which shows the bytes downloaded.

  • Time remaining estimates refer to the total progress of the install/update. These estimates will be very rough at first but will become more accurate as Steam learns more about the performance of the user's network and disks.

• 'Enable Steam Play for all other titles' is always enabled on SteamOS, updated the UI accordingly to stop showing a non functional toggle.

• No longer applying compatibility tool filtering to shortcuts.

• Fixed a rare issue where non-steam Protons could get assigned an incorrect compatibility tool.

• Fixed game content switching from private beta to default branch in some cases

• Improved accuracy of download progress and time estimates. Accuracy will improve over the course of more downloads.

• Fixed child accounts in a family getting additional playtime after switching to offline mode.

• Fixed in-game friends sometimes not showing up in the "Friends Who Play" section of the game details page.

Remote Play

• Fixed controller input when streaming S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

Steam Input

• Fixed crash when using DualSense controllers, related to gyro timestamp calculation.

• Fixed adaptive trigger effects with the DualSense Edge controller

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

General

• Fixed a race condition causing your player to show as offline at startup

SteamOS 3.6.24 has been released to the Stable channel for Deck with the following changes:

General

• Fixed an issue where the mouse cursor could stay hidden while being moved

• Fixed rendering issues with Avowed

• Fixed pairing DualShock 3 controllers

• Addressed a performance regression with No Rest for the Wicked