Steam Deck News

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

• Small organization and clarity changes to notifications settings.
  
• Fixed issue that could cause an error when entering a valid Steam Guard code.
  
• Fixed rare achievement animation not appearing when Steam was not focused or hovered instead of just pausing.
  

Desktop Mode

• Screenshots Manager: Privacy dropdown selector for local screenshots will now remember the last selection.
  
• Screenshots Manager: Clicking the large image in the right panel will now open a larger popup of the screenshot.
  
• Fixed URL bar in popup/overlay browser sometimes being out of date.
  
• Added battery indicator to the desktop overlay.
  
• Fix a case where the overlay could have dpi scaling applied twice.
  
• Fix login window having the wrong dimensions when dpi scaling is enabled.
  
• Fix a case where menus could get clipped if dpi scaling is enabled.
  
• Fix a case where disabling dpi scaling via settings wouldn't have any effect.
  

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.

In-Game Overlay

• Fixed soft-lock when a game requests that asynchronous game notifications be enabled.
  

Steam Input

• Fixed some Nintendo Switch Pro controllers not being recognized after the last Steam update
  
• Fixed Action Set Changed notification not appearing when changing an action set, for example when changing between gamepad and desktop sets on the desktop.
  

Desktop Mode

• Fixed stability of blue focus bar at the top of various windows.
  
• Fixed "When a screenshot is taken, display a notification" setting not being honored and "When a screenshot is taken, play a sound" only changing after the current game has exited.
  
• Fixed window control positions on chat settings popups.
  
• Fixed a bug viewing server info from server browser
  
• Fixed a bug where connecting to server with password from server browser would not give you an opportunity to enter the password
  

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 incorrect screenshots showing for non-Steam games
  

Steam Deck Desktopl

• Fixed client window opening at login or when started with -silent flag for certain startup locations
  
• Fixed adding non-Steam games on Windows
  
• Add note to hidden achievement view to alert that showing will reveal a spoiler.
  

Note: This update was re-released on June 23rd to fix the following Desktop Mode issues:

• Fixed client window opening at login or when started with -silent flag for certain startup locations
  
• Fixed incorrect screenshots showing for non-Steam games
  
• Fixed adding non-Steam games on Windows
  
• Added note to hidden achievement view to alert that showing will reveal a spoiler.
  

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Stable (default) channel.

General

• Fixed issue where the main menu and quick access menus were not rendering properly after entering a PIN at the lock screen
  
• Fixed issue where inviting a user to a game would cause the overlay UI to soft-lock.
  

Desktop Mode