Steam Deck News

[p]The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:[/p][p][/p][p]General[/p]

• [p]Fixed regression in yesterday's Beta Client which could cause some Steamworks enabled games to fail to initialize.[/p]

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[p]We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel. [/p][p][/p][p]General[/p]

• [p]Fixed brief layout shift of elements (one or two frames) when navigating back to the library section.[/p]
• [p]Fixed notifications displaying in wrong position in some games.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue that could allow the keyboard to cover the target text area when summoned from a game.[/p]
• [p]Improved the download speed of Steam client updates.[/p]
• [p]Improved consistency and clarity of download/install/update UI:[/p]
  • [p]Byte counts, when displayed, refer to the number of bytes to download.[/p]
  • [p]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.[/p]
  • [p]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.[/p]
• [p]'Enable Steam Play for all other titles' is always enabled on SteamOS, updated the UI accordingly to stop showing a non functional toggle.[/p]
• [p]No longer applying compatibility tool filtering to shortcuts.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a rare issue where non-steam Protons could get assigned an incorrect compatibility tool.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Steam Input[/p]

• [p]Fix crash when using "Hexgaming Phantom Controller", related to Gyro Timestamp Information.[/p]

[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 sound quality regression on Steam Deck OLED[/p]
• [p]Fixed a sound volume regression on Steam Deck LCD[/p]

[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]Updated to a newer Arch Linux base[/p]
• [p]Updated the Linux kernel to 6.11[/p]
• [p]Updated the Mesa graphics driver base[/p]
• [p]Desktop mode now ships with Plasma 6.2.5[/p]
• [p]Beginnings of support for non-Steam Deck handhelds[/p]

[p]Controllers and Input[/p]

• [p]Add support for the Proteus Byowave controller[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Switch Pro Controller gyros might not work on first connection[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with stuck/hanging controller inputs when exiting Steam[/p]

[p]Bluetooth[/p]

• [p]Fixed Bluetooth devices still being able to wake the Steam Deck from suspend, even when Bluetooth was disabled from Desktop mode[/p]
• [p]Enable HFP/HSP profiles, to allow using the integrated microphone from headsets and earbuds[/p]
  • [p]Currently only available to select in Desktop mode[/p]
• [p]Added battery level display for supported Bluetooth devices[/p]
• [p]Include a bugfix for the Airpods when using the AAC codec[/p]
• [p]Bluetooth controllers can now wake LCD units from sleep, previously only available on OLED models[/p]
  • [p]Known issue: Bluetooth LE based controllers are not currently compatible with bluetooth wake on LCD models[/p]

[p]Steam Deck Dock[/p]

• [p]Made compatibility improvements for certain displays including TCL FireTV models and Dell VRR capable monitors[/p]

[p]Graphics and Performance[/p]

• [p]Enabled AMD P-State CPU frequency control[/p]
• [p]Fixed a performance regression for No Rest for the Wicked[/p]

[p]Desktop[/p]

• [p]Updated to Plasma 6.2.5 (previously 5.27.10) - see the big changes in Plasma 6 here[/p]
• [p]Surround sound now works correctly[/p]
  • [p]Enabling the setting is currently only available via Desktop mode[/p]
• [p]KDE Filelight is now installed by default for disk usage visualization and low disk space notifications[/p]
• [p]Speed and robustness improvements when switching between desktop and game mode[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a common cause of hangs when switching to desktop mode[/p]
  • [p]Fixed some cases where Steam could take up to ninety seconds to exit on shutdown or switch to desktop[/p]
• [p]Added 'gocryptfs' support to desktop session to enable use of the Plasma Vaults feature[/p]

[p]Misc[/p]

• [p]Fixed some cases where "filter-chain" or other virtual sound devices would erroneously appear in the UI[/p]
• [p]Fixed cases where applying system updates could fail if certain configuration files were corrupted or malformed[/p]
• [p]Various enhancements to System Report functionality for support and troubleshooting[/p]
• [p]Fixed compatibility issue with certain DNS servers causing very slow domain lookups[/p]
• [p]Improved responsiveness of system when running into out-of-memory crash situations[/p]
• [p]Enabled IPv6 Privacy Extensions by default[/p]

[p]Known Issues[/p]

• [p]Creative Zen Air Pro earbuds display an unexpected all-zeros entry under the "Show all devices" section when pairing[/p]
• [p]Super NES controllers can erroneously show up as connected when they are not[/p]
• [p]DualShock 3 controllers are currently not able to be paired or used[/p]

[p]Developer[/p]

• [p]Updated to a 6.11 based kernel [/p]
• [p]Added debuginfod URLs for SteamOS[/p]
• [p]Added systemd .socket units to the default list of /etc files preserved across updates[/p]
• [p]When running in a VM, system will now default to the desktop session[/p]
• [p]Swap file setup now uses standard 'mkswap' functionality instead of shipping an ad-hoc 'mkswapfile' script[/p]
• [p]The steamos-readonly command now warns that the status might not be accurate when sysexts are loaded[/p]
• [p]Fixed a case that could introduce duplicate boot entries for devices manually setup to dual-boot[/p]
• [p]The pacman cache is now cleaned after applying a SteamOS update[/p]
  • [p]Fixes stale cache errors working with pacman after switching branches[/p]