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Steam Deck Beta Client Update: April 5th

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 download rate limiting not working in some cases
  • Improved performance of dual trackpad typing in the Virtual Keyboard


Steam Input
  • Added several missing Steam Link App virtual controller-specific settings to the configurator

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: April 4th

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 a case where some 4K displays would show no output at bootup until the dock was reconnected
  • Fixed a case where audio could be distorted when resuming the Steam Deck
  • Fixed audio device management not working after the OS audio server restarts
  • Fixed an intermittent crash when the OS audio server restarts


Steam Deck Desktop
  • Fixed issue where viewing app properties caused the Steam client to be unusable

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: April 3rd

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 > Steam Update Channel.

Steam Deck Desktop
  • Fixed an in-game overlay related crash introduced in the last beta release
Steam Input
  • Fixed a case where hitting the "apply layout" button before a configuration preview was loaded could select the wrong configuration
  • Fixed a case where an autosave could get lost while editing
  • Fixed the DualSense configuration preview not showing the Mute button
  • Fixed error when viewing a configuration in the "Search" tab of the config browser

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: March 29th

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 > Steam Update Channel.

General
  • Fixed install location dialog showing when only the Steam Deck internal storage is available


Steam Deck Desktop
  • Fixed showing notifications in the Big Picture Mode game overlay
  • Fixed login refresh dialog not showing in overlay when a game is launched by a second Steam session while a game is running