Steam Deck News

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.

• Updated graphics driver with a fix for a GPU crash in Splitgate
  

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel.

Steam Deck Desktop

General
• Fixed big black rectangle sometimes showing up in small mode at start time.
  
• Fixed context menus sometimes getting squashed in small mode.
  


Steam Input
• Fix Right Trackpad Click in the controller binding listening page being bound to Left Stick Click.
  
• Improved digital navigation in GamePad Action Binding Tab when selecting LED Color Action.
  


Linux
• Steam will now use the system's global scale factor as configured in KDE/Gnome settings. Specifically org.gnome.desktop.interface/text-scaling-factor.
  
• Re-introduced GDK_SCALE as a fallback mechanism to compute the window scaling factor.
  
• Added a commandline switch to override the window scaling factor: "-forcedesktopscaling ".
  

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck 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 library artwork not automatically updating in some cases
  
• Fixed some formatting issues on downloads page
  
• Made download throttle setting field honor the bits-per-second/bytes-per-second toggle setting
  
• Changed default display of download rate to bits per second.
  

Steam Deck Desktop

General
• Fixed issues with navigating forward and back when the client's start page is the Library
  
• Tweaked the order and presentation of some items in the account menu
  
• Fixed developer, publisher, and franchise links not working in game info panel
  
• LED Personalization now has has dedicated sub-page in Controller Calibration page
  
• Fixed issue where the cursor position would be reset in Game Notes after auto-saving
  
• Fixed the file picker dialog not showing any files when browsing for an app icon
  
• Fixed the Steam Runtime info dialog not showing any information
  
Friends List
• Fixed Friends List Send Trade Offer opening in the system browser
  
• Fixed Friends List Add to Favorites / Remove from Favorites not dismissing the context menu in some instances
  
Screenshot Manager
• Fixed screenshots failing to upload when certain privacy settings were selected
  
• Fixed UI glitch when deleting a local screenshot's caption
  
In-Game Overlay
• Added cloud sync status icon to Game Notes dialog. If there's a Steam Cloud conflict, clicking on that icon will display a cloud conflict resolution dialog.
  
• Fixed issue with Friends List context menu items not opening links in the overlay web browser (e.g. "View Profile" or "Send Trade Offer")
  
• Fixed issue where some dialogs were not appearing correctly (e.g. Invite Friend to Game, Add Friend, etc.)
  

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck 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

• Implemented find bar for searching within a web page
  
• Added product name to Activate a Product dialog on successful activation
  
• Fixed chance of first webpage navigation each session being unreachable via the back button
  
• Fixed systray menu opening across monitor boundaries for certain display configurations
  
• Clicking on a comment notification will now navigate to the first unread comment in the thread
  
• Fixed Controller Calibration window closing when opening the Output tab from Steam Desktop UI
  
• Fixed some alignment issues on the downloads page
  
• Fixed some alignment issues in the bottom bar
  

Screenshots Manager

• Fixed list preview images distorting screenshot aspect ratios
  
• Fixed dialog remaining in background on attempts to reopen
  
• Fixed old dialog showing up after game sessions instead of new dialog for users with that setting enabled
  

Settings

• Settings that require a restart will now give the option to restart later
  

Steam Input

• Added missing inputs to the "Listen" dialog
  
• Fixed a bug where repeatedly opening the configurator to the same config could cause edits to not stick
  
• Fixed issues with gyroscope orientation in Joystick Move mode