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]Screen Reader[/p]

• [p]Fixed slider announcements not being interruptible[/p]
• [p]Fixed a case where the screen reader would not work after a reboot[/p]

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

• [p]Reduced startup times for players with large numbers of non-Steam games added to the client[/p]
• [p]Fixed the "Browse Local Files" option not working for non-Steam games (this is only available in desktop mode)[/p]

[p]Steam Input[/p]

• [p]Fixed missing glyphs for the Lenovo Legion Go S in Steam Input API games using the TranslateOrigin function, ex: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered[/p]

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

• [p]Added an accessibility settings page with a Screen Reader, Color Filters, UI Scaling, High Contrast Mode, and Reduced Motion options. Learn more in the announcement and provide feedback here.[/p]

[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]Fixed a WiFi regression with Steam Deck OLED[/p]
• [p]Disabled experimental support for Wake-on-Bluetooth for Steam Deck LCD while issues with spurious wake-ups are being investigated[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where visual corruption could occur with Sharp upscaling with HDR/10-bit applications when interacting with the overlay[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the cursor would not be visible in the bottom-right quadrant of the screen when using the magnifier[/p]
• [p]Fixed cursor having a line of visual corruption when using Sharp upscaling in certain instances[/p]
• [p]Fixed certain overlay key bindings involving Shift, the Super key, Right Alt, or Return/Enter not being able to be triggered[/p]
• [p]Fixed input being passed to applications when overlay key bindings are invoked[/p]
• [p]Fixed OBS Studio not working with the streaming output provided by gamescope[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where clicking mailto: links sometimes didn't display the right error[/p]

[p]Audio[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where volume keys would sometimes not properly adjust the volume of the 3.5mm audio connector[/p]
• [p]Fixed a SteamOS 3.6 regression causing audio glitches in God of War: Ragnarok[/p]

[p]Accessibility[/p]

• [p]Added support for optional color filters[/p]
• [p]Added Orca screen reader and espeak-ng text-to-speech tools[/p]
• [p]Fixed the magnifier producing an incorrect scale and offset when Sharp upscaling was used[/p]

[p]Non-Deck[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the Legion Go S with SteamOS could lose trackpad functionality after sleep[/p]
• [p]Added power button support for some AYANEO, AYN, GPD, MSI, ONEXPLAYER, and OrangePi platforms[/p]

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

• [p]Improved detection of FlyDigi Vader series controllers[/p]

[p]Remote Play[/p]

• [p]Improved audio resilience to variable network conditions[/p]