Steam Deck News

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

General

• Fixed a potential crash when a bluetooth device pairing request times out.
  
• Fixed a case where the battery status and "Allow wake from sleep" toggle would fail to show for supported bluetooth devices.
  

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

General

• Fixed on-screen keyboard failing to hide fully after entering text in-game.
  

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Preview channel, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel.

General

• Fixed a an issue with a rare session crash during early startup of ELDEN RING
  
• Fixed a general issue affecting all units on 3.6, and OLED units on 3.5, causing a slow memory leak during gameplay
  
• Fixed a DSP firmware crash with previous 3.6 versions that could result in internal sound disappearing until next reboot
  
• Improved responsiveness of session restart in case of session crashes caused by certain GPU errors
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause videos to stutter in titles such as BlazBlue Centralfiction
  

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Stable channel.

General

• Prevented some duplicate network traffic if ISteamInventory service calls are duplicated in error by Steamworks SDK games.
  

Steam Input

• Fixed missing input with some third party Nintendo Switch controllers.
  
• Fixed hang waiting for controller testing after initial setup.
  
• Fixed being unable to cancel initial controller setup.
  
• Fixed touch controller being unresponsive after changing mouse mode, or other settings in the Steam Link app.