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

General

• Fix non-steam apps disappearing after a network reconnect

• Updated certificate revocation lists

Store

• Updated algorithm for search suggestions and text searches

Steam Input

• Fix a regression with virtual menu positions in the overlay

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

General

• Fixed an error displaying dates for users in British Columbia.

• Updated certificate revocation lists.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed Vulkan games hanging after alt-tab.

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

General

• Second round of Steam startup performance improvements following shipping of prior round in public client

• Fixed some cases the Steam Service Error dialog was showing incorrectly if you quit/restarted Steam quickly

• Fixed another error displaying dates for our friends in British Columbia.

• Fixed Steam Frame native-only content showing as installable on Windows.

• Fixed the layout of the volume slider in the voice chat context menu

• Output volume settings for friends in voice chat will now persist between Steam sessions rather than resetting on restart

• Fixed a bug that caused some native non-steam games to fail to launch.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed Vulkan games hanging after alt-tab.

Steam Input

• Fixed NCAA Football 27 not getting the game configuration applied at game startup

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.

These notes contain all changes since the current stable SteamOS 3.8 release, with the changes added since the previous 3.9 preview releases noted below

General

• Fixed performance issues in STAR WARS: Galactic Racer on resume from suspend on Steam Machine

• Fixed an issue that could lead to GPU errors in The Crew Motorfest

• Fixed audio issues on hotplug of certain monitors in a multi-monitor setup

• Improved support for Steam Frame wireless adapter

• Security and stability updates

Developer

• Reintroduce support for Android binder IPC

General

• Updated Arch Linux base

• Updated Desktop Mode from Plasma 6.4.3 to Plasma 6.7.3

  • For more information, see
    https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.7.0/
    https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.0/
    https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.0/

• Fixed a bug causing hidden WiFi networks to fail to connect on the first attempt

• Fixed Steam Remote Play not working on Steam Machine when booting with no external display connected

• Fixed "Disable Frame Limiter" toggle not working when VRR is enabled

• Fixed the frame limiter incorrectly applying to VR titles when streaming from Steam Machine to Steam Frame

• Fixed loss of input if a launcher window is accidentally dragged around in Game Mode

• Fixed an issue causing frame limits to result in lower than intended FPS on certain external displays

• Fixed issues with suspend/resume on systems with RDNA1 or RDNA2 based dedicated GPUs

• Fixed a system crash when launching Forza Horizon 6 on Legion Go 2

• Added preliminary support for Legion Go 2 brightness control

• Fixed an issue causing certain games (incl. ELDEN RING and DARK SOULS™ III) to fail to run on recent Panther Lake Intel CPUs

• Worked around a firmware issue on some ASUS devices causing excessive fan speed upon waking from sleep

• Fixed boot screen corruption on Intel PTL+ devices

• Security and stability updates

Misc

• Updated the bootloader to improve compatibility with certain motherboards

• The Desktop Mode lockscreen is no longer prevented from being explicitly enabled in settings (but remains off by default)

• Fixed logging in to Desktop Mode via RDP with system users when enabled

Developer

• Switched WiFi backend to wpa_supplicant by default for new installations, improving compatibility with various WiFi networks

  • Enhanced wpa_supplicant to support fast WiFi reconnect on resume from sleep, previously only available in the iwd backend

  • Known issue: Existing installations will continue to use iwd unless manually enabled in Developer Settings

• Linux kernel rebased on Linux 7.2

• Added preliminary support for hibernation, not yet exposed in Game Mode UI

  • Enhanced Linux kernel hibernation support to enable interrupting hibernate requests and fixed various driver issues

• Various scripts and packages have been renamed from `steamos-` to `holo-`, with aliases to the former names where appropriate

• Improved support for running SteamOS as a VM guest with accelerated graphics (virtio-gpu, venus)

• Updated included renderdoc version

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

Steam Achievement Sets

A new way to organize, track, and complete a game's achievements. Read more details in the announcement.

• Games can now organize and group achievements for base game and DLC content

• DLC achievements can be added via sets without breaking game completion

• Completed achievement sets remain completed when new sets are added

• Achievements and sets can be archived if they are seasonal or can no longer be achieved

• Updated Achievements page and achievement rollup displays

General

• Notifications settings layout has been changed to be easier to work with on all screen sizes

• Fixed multiple edge cases that could cause memory leaks in game streaming and controller code

• Multiple general stability improvements and fixes for rare crashes affecting small numbers of users

• Fixed an error displaying dates for users in British Columbia

Library

• Improved offline support for the activity feed and fixed cases where it could previously skip loading some events.

Linux

• The Steam client is now a 64bit application.

• The Steam client now runs inside a Steam Runtime container.

  • This will help the Steam client provide a more consistent experience across multiple distributions. This is the same technology used by Steam games.

• Fixed a case where Steam updater UI would fail to show for some users.

Remote Play

• Added a "Display Style" setting to allow stretching and zooming when the stream is a different aspect ratio than the client display.

Steam Controller Firmware

• Fixed an issue where shutting down a controller while docked to the puck could cause it to turn back on

Accessibility

• Background art will appear on the home screen when High Contrast is enabled