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.

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

General

• Added initial support for Notes in the Overlay. This allows for basic editing--the more advanced formatting features are not currently available.
  

Desktop Mode

• Fixed issues with listing and adding flatpaks as non-Steam shortcuts.
  
• The minimum size for Small mode has been changed to match the current minimum size in the non-beta Steam Client.
  
• Remote Play: show MB/s instead of KB/s in the bandwidth rate settings.
  
• Fixed handling of steam://url/WorkshopEula//.
  
• Fixed soft-lock when a web page would call the Javascript functions alert() or confirm(). This was reproduceable creating a guide or collection and not providing an image or a title.
  
• Fixed scrolling issue in the new Achievements panel, where the bottom part of the panel could not be reached if the main client window was short enough.
  
• Fixed IME context menu displaying behind some UI.
  
• Fixed IME issues when writing new text with some existing text after the input cursor.
  
• Fixed issue setting the uncompressed screenshots directory.
  

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

• Restore time zone setting to General panel
  
• Added search field on the Global Achievements tab
  
• Added "Show Spoiler" option for hidden achievements on the Global Achievements tab
  
• The Achievement Panel's In-Progress tab is now hidden when not rendered within the in-game overlay
  

Desktop Mode

• Fixed soft-lock when shader processing has completed without the user pressing any buttons on the shader processing dialog
  
• Fixed incorrect UI state when a game is purchased while the user is in a timed trial
  
• Fixed file picker not opening when shown by Steam Library
  
• Now properly showing any pending wallet balance in the main window header
  
• Fixed file picker not opening when opened from the Store/Community tab.
  
  Achievements Panel
  • Reworked Achievements panel to decrease the amount of space the header was taking up, as well as overall padding
    
  • Fixed navigation issues with the back button and closing the Achievements panel
    
  In-Game Overlay
  • Added settings options to enable/disable toolbar button visibility and change their order
    

Steam Input

• Fix regression with DualSense controller gyro sensitivity
  
• Fix rotation settings when binding gyro to mouse output
  

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

• Moved 24hr time setting from Friends & Chat, as it is a duplicate of the one under General
  
• Stopped forcing 12-hour clock display if the user did not explicitly select the 24-hour clock. The default is locale dependent.
  
• Added hidden achievements summary to in-progress panel. It's always at the bottom and not sortable.
  
• Improved the "Invite Friend to Lobby" dialog to let you see your friend categories as well as put friends you're in-game or in voice chat with up top
  

Desktop Mode

General
• Fixed an issue where the main window would not appear after going from Desktop to BPM and then back to Desktop
  
• Removed warning for not being able to read the guide button
  
• Eliminated borders on main window when maximized
  
• Hide resize grips when a window is maximized
  
• Made the new Achievements panel display on top of the app details section, instead of a totally separate page
  
• Don't display in-progress panel if at 100% when showing achievements in app details (still shown in the in-game overlay).
  
• Fixed an issue where the navigation menu didn't update when the user's profile name changed
  
• Increased size of minimize/maximize/close buttons to better align with Windows styles.
  
• Improved alignment of top menu buttons.
  
• Increased hitbox for bottom bar buttons.
  


In-Game Overlay
• Fixed issue where notes would scroll back to the top when in pinned view.
  
• When displaying pinned panels from the overlay, hide the scrollbar rather than eliminating it so the width of the pinned elements don't change. Hide the window resize grip instead of eliminating it so the height doesn't change. These should keep the content that you see when the overlay is open aligned with the content you see pinned when it is closed.
  
• Don't display grabbers on achievements in the in-progress panel when pinned.
  


Notifications
• Added notifications settings for notifications which are shared across Desktop, Web, and Mobile. To change your settings visit the the View All notifications page and click the "Settings" button.
  
• Improved the View All notifications page navigation so the filters don't reset if you refresh the page or click a notification then go back to the list.
  
• Fixed issue where screenshot comment notifications were sometimes missing.
  

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

• Reduced the amount of time the Battery Full icon lingers in the header from 60s to 5s.
  
• Fixed manual proxy settings not applying to the integrated web browser.
  

Steam Input

• Reduced rumble request frequency - the requests over bluetooth may have been causing latency in some gyro over bluetooth setups.
  

Desktop Mode

• Fixed mouse input not working in the Store/Community pages on process startup.
  
• Fixed mouse input not working in the top area of the window when dpi scaling was enabled.