Steam Deck News

[p]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.[/p][p][/p][p]General[/p]

• [p]Added Battery Charge Limit control to Settings -> Power[/p]
  • [p]This option allows you to set a maximum charge limit for your Steam Deck.[/p]
  • [p]Limiting the charge limit to 80% can be beneficial for long term battery health. This can be useful if your Steam Deck is constantly being charged (e.g. docked), or very rarely has its battery depleted.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a case where the performance overlay could spuriously appear and could not be disabled[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where exiting a game from the overlay could result in the UI getting stuck until a button is pressed[/p]
• [p]Desktop mode will no longer erroneously nag the user to install power profiles daemon[/p]
• [p]Added support for updating controller and system firmware on the Legion Go S[/p]

[p]We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Stable channel.[/p][p][/p][p]General[/p]

• [p]Moved display dim and suspend timeout settings to Settings->Power.[/p]
• [p]Moved 'Show Battery Percentage' setting to Settings->Power.[/p]
• [p]Clicking on the battery header icon now navigates to Settings->Power.[/p]
• [p]Proton Voice Files speech synthesis data will now be automatically installed based on Steam Deck compatibility testing results.[/p]
• [p]Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games.[/p]
• [p]Fixed pasting from on-screen keyboard.[/p]
• [p]Fixed controller not working intermittently after Steam restart.[/p]

• [p]Fixed games failing to connect to the Steam process when the Steam process id contains certain values.[/p]
• [p]Fixed battery percentage not showing in the header when the battery is full.[/p]
• [p]Fixed SteamOS compatible devices showing Steam Deck Verified installation warnings instead of the SteamOS Compatible version.[/p]
• [p]Fixed transitions snapping backwards in the Welcome Wizard.[/p]

[p]Steam Input[/p]

• [p]Speculative Fix for rare DualSense Edge gyroscope related bug.[/p]

[p]Desktop Mode[/p]

• [p]Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when switching to/from Big Picture Mode.[/p]
• [p]Fixed rare steamwebhelper crash when switching to/from Big Picture Mode.[/p]

[p]We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.[/p][p]
General[/p]

• [p]Fixed transitions snapping backwards in the Welcome Wizard.[/p]

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[p]We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.[/p][p]
General[/p]

• [p]Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games.[/p]
• [p]Fixed SteamOS compatible devices showing SteamDeck Verified installation warnings instead of the SteamOS Compatible version.[/p]

[p]Desktop Mode[/p]

• [p]Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when switching to/from Big Picture Mode.[/p]
• [p]Fixed rare steamwebhelper crash when switching to/from Big Picture Mode.[/p]

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