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Aug 1, 2023

Steam Deck Client Update: August 1st

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

Note: This update was re-released to fix the following issues:

Fixed issue where the virtual keyboard was not showing when requested by the game in game mode
Fixed LED and Rumble for PS4 controllers connected via Bluetooth

General

Improved library performance for users with large numbers of collections.
Fixed a hitch that some players with large libraries might encounter every 15 minutes while playing a game.
Fixed presentation and localization of items in the Special Offers section.
Fixed notifications for achievements not firing when offline.
Fixed a case where the wrong FPS limit could be applied on startup.
Fixed a case where the controller input thread could operate at normal instead of high scheduling priority.
Fixed styling on the login error screen and made the retry button accessible to the gamepad.

Library

Added the ability to sort by date added to library to shelves and game grids.

Steam Input

Added the ability to copy and paste mappings when setting up controller inputs.
Improved navigation in the configurator when navigating from the Preview screen. Repeatedly going to Preview then an input will no longer build up loops in the back stack and you can now go back with a single B button press if you've not interacted with the left column.
Fixed some cases where navigation changes from the previous beta could result in a blank page in the configurator.
Fixed changing effects on PS4 and PS5 controllers when Steam Input is not enabled.

Desktop Mode

Added In-Game setting to allow enabling or disabling display scaling in the overlay.
Changed behavior of overlay tabbed browser to clear all tabs when the close button is clicked and added a minimize button to hide the browser as the close button previously did.
Fixed wallet balance not updating in title bar when balance hits zero.
Fixed incorrect display of "Notify me about additions or changes to my games..." setting in interface settings if it had never been changed before.
Fixed a case where the UI would show the wrong image when switching between small mode and normal mode.
Fixed main client window taking focus from other Steam windows when navigation menus are hovered.

Developer console

Added a setting to display timestamps in the Steam console window.
Changed Steam console window to keep the last several seconds of output even if that would exceed the normal buffer length.
Fixed command echo sometimes appearing on the same line as the previous output.
Fixed clear_console command not doing anything.

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Jul 28, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: July 28th

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Jul 26, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: July 26th

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Jul 24, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: July 24th

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Jul 21, 2023

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: July 21st

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