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Steam Deck Beta Client Update: July 26th

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.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

General
  • Fixed notifications for achievements not firing when offline


Desktop Mode
  • Fixed main client window taking focus from other Steam windows when navigation menus are hovered.


Steam Input
  • Fixed some cases where navigation changes from the previous beta could result in a blank page in the configurator

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: July 24th

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.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

Steam Input
  • Improved navigation in the configurator when navigating from the Preview screen. Repeatedly going to Preview then an input will no longer build up loops in the back stack and you can now go back with a single B button press if you've not interacted with the left column.
  • Fixed detecting controllers using the Xbox Enhanced Feature Support driver
  • Fixed changing effects on PS4 and PS5 controllers when Steam Input is not enabled

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: July 21st

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.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

Desktop Mode
  • Added In-Game setting to allow enabling or disabling display scaling in the overlay.
  • Changed behavior of overlay tabbed browser to clear all tabs when the close button is clicked and added a minimize button to hide the browser as the close button previously did.


Steam Deck Beta Client Update: July 19th

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.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

General
  • Fixed a hitch that some players with large libraries might encounter every 15 minutes while playing a game
  • Fixed presentation and localization of items in the Special Offers section.


Steam Input
  • Added the ability to copy and paste mappings when setting up controller inputs