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Steam Deck Beta Client Update: May 13th

[p]We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.[/p][p]
General[/p]
  • [p]Fixed battery percentage not showing in the header when the battery is full.[/p]
  • [p]Clicking on the battery header icon now navigates to Settings->Power.[/p]
  • [p]Proton Voice Files speech synthesis data will now be automatically installed based on Steam Deck compatibility testing results.[/p]

SteamOS 3.7.6 Preview: It Runs DOOM

[p]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.[/p][p][/p][p]General[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a launch failure with DOOM: The Dark Ages[/p]

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: May 9th

[p]We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.[/p][p][/p][p]Note: This update was re-released with additional changes.[/p][p]
General[/p]
  • [p]Fixed controller not working intermittently after Steam restart.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed games failing to connect to the Steam process when the Steam process id contains certain values.[/p]
[p]Desktop Mode[/p]
  • [p]Fixed regression causing friends and chat windows to not load properly when Steam shows the login window at startup.[/p]

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: May 8th

[p]We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.[/p][p]
General[/p]
  • [p]Added Battery Charge Limit control to Settings->Power[/p]
    • [p]This option allows you to set a maximum charge limit for your Steam Deck.[/p]
    • [p]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.[/p]
  • [p]Moved display dim and suspend timeout settings to Settings->Power.[/p]
  • [p]Moved 'Show Battery Percentage' setting to Settings->Power.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed pasting from on-screen keyboard.[/p]
[p]Steam Input[/p]
  • [p]Speculative Fix for rare DualSense Edge gyroscope related bug.[/p]