This update is for the SteamOS 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 a rare issue where fan speed would revert to BIOS control until a reboot, resulting in higher than normal fan speeds

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

General

• Fixed a regression that would cause the client to crash when interacting with Compatibility Tool selection dropdown if the default compatibility tool has been uninstalled.

• Fix "Suspend Download Throttle" not properly updating on the downloads page.

Steam Input

• Fixed a regression that broke action set layer binds when editing the configuration

Steam Controller Firmware

• Improved rumble emulation and added configurable intensity levels

• Added a 2nd BLE pairing slot - to pair hold L1 + B + Steam when powering on the controller. To switch between slots hold either L1 + B + Steam at start up or R1 + B + Steam at start up. 

• Fixed an issue where certain thumbsticks could lose the ability to reach full range.

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

Home Screen

• Added a new 'Big Art Mode' option for the home screen. This can be enabled in Settings > Home.

• Added Personal Calendar to the Recommended tab on the home screen

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Screensavers

• Added a new screensaver feature, accessible in Settings > Customization. There are two screensavers available:

  • The default is a game art slideshow that can be configured to show artwork from recently played games and your recent in-game screenshots.

  • A retro inspired bouncing logo screensaver

• Custom screensavers are also supported. Similar to startup movies, they can be placed in directories at ~/.steam/root/config/uioverrides/screensavers/. You can use the bouncing logo screensaver (in the steamui/screensavers directory) as an example to get started.

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General

• Added notification about the current user when waking from sleep, if there have been multiple recent users. The notification can be activated to switch users and dismisses immediately on any other input. This notification can be toggled from the Notification Settings.

• Added confirmation step to "exit VR" and "switch to desktop mode" power menu actions, and removed it from "sleep".

• Added explicit warning text to power menu confirmation dialogs when proceeding will shut down an active game.

• Added confirmation dialog/user switching ability when waking from sleep would require kicking an active session elsewhere.

• The SteamOS compatibility dialogs will now show in desktop mode when installing games not verified for that HW.

• The 'System Report' dialog is now more responsive when displaying and uploading the gathered system report.

• Added "Default to Desktop Mode" toggle to System settings.

• Fixed a case where Windows games would show as 'Not Compatible' in the library view until a manual Proton version was selected for this app.

• Improved download speeds on high latency connections.

• The "Select compatibility tool" dropdown is now always visible.

  • The recommended compatibility tool, or steam runtime for native games, now shows at the top of the list as the "Default" option.

  • Compatibility tool aliases, e.g. "Proton Stable", can now be selected from this dropdown.

• Updated default artwork when an app does not have library or hero artwork.

• Reorganized the idle timer settings when on battery and AC power

• Pressing the controller's system button will request the TV to switch to the Steam Machine as the active source (the connected TV must support HDMI CEC)

Game Recording

• Fixed some cases where playback would jump to an unexpected point in the timeline when reaching the end of a play session or clip

• Decreased performance impact of game recording for some D3D12 games on Windows

Steam Input

• Improved CPU performance at runtime and in configuration loading

• Added information about which configurations are compatible in the configurator browser when using a game that requires Steam Input API

• Fixed the controller support widget showing "This game doesn't support controllers" for unreleased games that don't have controller support information yet

• Fixed controllers not using the desktop configuration on the desktop UI login window

• Added the missing settings for adjusting emulated joystick adaptive centering on trackpad

SteamRT3 Experimental Beta

• Fixed the Performance Overlay slider.

• Fixed "Add a Non-Steam Game" showing an invalid list of applications.

• Fixed the "Run Steam when my computer starts" toggle.

Remote Play

• A PIN is no longer required to download an app to a remote device. A PIN is still required to Install and Stream from a remote device.

• Adding Download Complete notification for a remote download if you initiated the download on your current device.

In-Game Overlay

• Fixed frame rate hitches in D3D11 and D3D12 games when taking screenshots on Windows

• Fixed rendering the overlay and using other overlay related features (screenshots, game recording, etc.) in Vulkan games that create multiple windows.

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

General

• Fixed a case where the steamwebhelper process could experience high CPU usage when certain events were shown in the library tab.

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

Note: This client was re-released September 6th with the following additional changes:

• Fixed a case where the steamwebhelper process could experience high CPU usage when certain events were shown in the library tab.

General

• Allow changing account while a game is running. In this case, the change account dialog shows a warning that proceeding will close active games.

• Added "Ask which account to use on startup" toggle to startup account chooser.

• Eliminated "change account" confirmation dialog in most cases. Changing account while Steam is running now brings up the account chooser directly, then restarts as the chosen account.

• Steam shutdown now waits for just-exited games to finish cloud sync.

• In the Web Browser, the left trackpad of Steam Deck/Steam Controller is now bound to scroll wheel for navigating non-Steam websites.

• Fixed issues where some Steam Workshop items were not being updated properly.

• Fixed requesting a PIN reset while signed in as a different account restarting with the wrong account signed in.

• Fixed a bug where a single pixel line would sometimes appear above the header on the home screen.

• Fixed a issue where sometimes uninstalling a game would not remove it from the download queue.

• Fixed a crash when suspending/resuming a device after a controller disconnected.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed some keys not typing properly in Steam Overlay.

Friends & Chat

• Chat messages with suspicious content will now be flagged in group chats. You can report the messages, block the sender, or dismiss the warning by activating the notice.

Steam Input

• Make controller configurations that are shared with other devices or unique to a device more clear in the configurator UI and add an option to split Steam Controller configurations so they are no longer shared with Steam Deck.

Remote Play

• Improved video color range.

• Added support for HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED.

• Added support for AV1 video streaming when using the experimental SteamRT3 Steam Client.

• Fixed a case where streaming could show a black window.

• Fixed a bug where Remote Devices with Remote Play enabled weren't showing as Streamable.

• Fixed video frame being clipped when desktop scaling is enabled.

• Fixed framerate drop when using the unlimited bandwidth option when streaming from Steam Deck or Steam Machine.