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Oct 20, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: October 20th

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.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

General

Fixed a case where the Main Menu or the Quick Access Menu would be immediately dismissed after opening.
Fix a case where the client would fail to handle some open URL requests.

Desktop Mode

Fixed small mode dimensions not restoring correctly if previously sized smaller than the minimum large mode dimensions
Fixed resize grip showing sometimes when windows are maximized

Steam Input

Fix for new Gyro to Joystick modes not applying Horizontal/Vertical settings, or Axis inversion settings or Rotation Output settings.

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Oct 19, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: October 19th

Modal dialogs now dismiss when you click the background.

Steam Input

Fix for PlayStation DualShock 4 gyro sensitivity over Bluetooth for new Gyro Modes.
New Gyro Mode: "Gyro to Joystick (Deflection)". This is most appropriate for simulating Steering and Flight Yokes. This mode will eventually replace Gyro "Joystick". It is the last replacement mode for Gyro functionality. It shares the common Gyro Natural angles system.
Added "Joystick Power Curve" slider to both "Gyro to Joystick (Camera)" and the new "Gyro to Joystick (Deflection)" modes. This allows you to counteract the response curve that many games employ for better precision.

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Oct 16, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: October 16th

Fix not being able to complete in-game purchases in some games from a regression in the Beta Client released on Oct 13.

Steam Input

Fix for opting into or out of Steam Input on the configurator page not updating the configuration until the next time the configurator was opened
New Experimental Gyro Mode : "Gyro to Joystick (Camera)". This mode re-uses concepts from the Gyro To Mouse system, including Natural Sensitivity, but outputs to Joystick instead of Mouse. It also has the option to "Catch Up" to your desired in game angles in the case of excessively fast gyro rotations exceeding the Maximum Turn Rate. This will replace the old Gyro->"As Joystick" once there is feature parity.

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Oct 13, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: October 13th

Fix browser rendering of animated webp images.

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Oct 12, 2023

SteamOS 3.5.1 Preview Update: October 12th

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 case where an SD card with filesystem errors would be mounted as read-only.
Fixed the custom performance overlay presets file inheriting the default settings from the steam presets.
Fixed internal display rotation being erroneously reported to the game.

Firmware 118

Actually added undervolting controls.

External display

Fixed a 3.5 regression with HDMI output.
Fixed a long-standing issue where the internal display backlight would always stay on.
Fixed bug with HDR applications showing in wrong colorspace if they moved their window during swapchain creation.
Fixed HDR not working in 32-bit applications.
Added HDR Analysis to developer settings.
Disabled HDR exposure in "My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure" as it enables it without rendering in HDR.

Desktop Mode

Fixed a case where the desktop could be empty and apps would fail to launch.
Fixed a bug where switching to the Plasma Desktop transition could result in broken colors.

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