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 > Steam Update Channel.

General

• Fixed non-Steam apps becoming unresponsive to gamepad when onscreen keyboard is opened
  
• Fixed background images on a collection on the app details page not being clipped correctly
  
• Fixed issue where the Remove Collection dialog was not appearing
  

New Big Picture Mode

• Detect focus shifting away from the BPM window faster and reduce instances of navigation going to BPM after starting a game
  
• Fixed Steam mini window not closing when entering Big Picture Mode
  
• Fixed problem where setting certain library filters in Big Picture Mode could cause those games to become hidden when switching back to desktop.
  

Steam Input

• Handle errors better and fix some cases where configs would no longer load
  
• On larger screens combine the keyboard and numpad tabs of the choose binding screen
  
• Fixed some cases where some languages could have text overflow in choose binding screen
  
• Remember the last active tab in the choose binding screen and open to that instead always using the tab w/ the current binding value
  

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 opening onscreen keyboard in-game causing input to no longer go to game.
  
• Added up/down cursor keys to keyboard, press shift then left/right cursor to use.
  
• Added option to ignore Steam Rewards on Account page if they were registered by another user on the device.
  
• Added pinned notifications for new inventory items, trade offers, async game turns, moderator messages, offline chat messages, and help request replies.
  

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 regression causing "Maximum number of clients reached" issue
  
• Fixed issue opting in to some game beta branches
  
• Fixed Patch Notes button on Downloads page entries
  
• Allow onscreen keyboard to be activated while in New Big Picture Mode and Steam window is not focused
  
• Fixed some issues where onscreen keyboard and controller configurator windows could not be reactivated after closing
  

Steam Input

• Fixed issue w/ Joystick Deadzone visualization not updating
  

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

• Changing download regions no longer requires restarting the Steam client
  
• Add a rollup of gifts received in the Quick Access > Notifications area
  

Steam Input

• Controller configurator now groups commands if they are attached to the same input
  
• Controller configuration browsing screen can now preview configurations and the selection processes now previews then applies instead of directly selecting the configuration
  

Desktop Linux

• Fixed some errors causing the Library not to render properly
  
• Fix the "Start in Big Picture Mode" setting not updating
  
• Center the navigation column in the Big Picture Overlay vertically to match the rest of the main menu
  

Virtual Keyboard

• Standalone keyboard can now be brought up outside of Big Picture Mode
  
• Fixed some issues using the Paste button outside of a web context