Steam Deck News

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

• [p]Fixed 8BitDo controller guide button showing the Xbox logo[/p]
• [p]Fixed page shift when scrolling through link buttons on game details page[/p]
• [p]Fixed achievement presentation in app activity feed and post-game summary panels[/p]

[p]Steam Input[/p]

• [p]Added support for analog activators on d-pad modes for joysticks and trackpads[/p]

[p]Steam Remote Play[/p]

• [p]Reduced stutter when a Remote Play client with many shortcuts becomes available for streaming[/p]

[p]Accessibility[/p]

• [p]Added accessibility annotations to many UI components.[/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]Bluetooth[/p]

• [p]Re-enabled experimental wake-on-bluetooth support for Steam Deck LCD, including support for LE peripherals[/p]

[p]General[/p]

• [p]Fixed a case where the battery level indicator could become stuck[/p]
• [p]Fixed VRR frame pacing with the performance overlay on screen[/p]
• [p]Fixed game stuttering when using the volume keys[/p]
• [p]Fixed Legion Go S joystick lights turning off upon entering desktop mode[/p]
• [p]Fixed controller input occasionally disappearing on the Asus ROG Ally[/p]
• [p]Fixed grip buttons not registering on the Asus ROG Ally[/p]
• [p]Fixed a hang on boot on Strix Point platforms[/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]Developer[/p]

• [p]Re-added some btrfs and lvm2 modules to udisks[/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]Screen Reader[/p]

• [p]Fixed not interrupting speech when focus moves from settings button (e.g. Reader Rate) to settings slider with same name[/p]
• [p]Updated screen reader to Orca 48.6[/p]