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Aug 23, 2024

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: August 23rd

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

Desktop

The controller configurator in the desktop overlay will now receive escape key presses instead of the key press automatically dismissing the whole overlay

Game Recording

Fixed a regression in the game recording per-game settings, which would use the compiled-in default minutes to keep, or use the compiled-in default bit rate, instead of the user's preferences
Fixed list view not updating when a game exits.

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Aug 22, 2024

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: August 22nd

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

General

Added a dropdown to Settings->Display->Advanced to select the maximum resolution allowed to be used by games. This is the global version of the 'Game Resolution' dropdown already available under Game Settings->General.
Added Sign Out to the power menu on Deck.

Steam Input

Fixed an issue where automatic cursor visibility actionset changes did not work on the Steam Link App Mobile Touch Controller
Fixed an issue where modifying a config could result in a crash when returning to the game

Game Recording

Added a list view to media manager to provide a view of all the play sessions and media from each session.
Added setting to enable turning recording on/off per game.
Added setting to control the duration and bitrate of background recording per game.
Improved error reporting in the save/share sheet.
Fixed an issue where you couldn't unpause in the last second of a clip or recording

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Aug 19, 2024

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: August 19th

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

General

Fixed a crash when removing a non-Steam game from a parental controlled account

Steam Input

Reduce CPU usage when using both Gyro and Joystick or Trackpad for mouse input

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Aug 14, 2024

SteamOS 3.6.10 Beta: Tenth time's the charm

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.

Bluetooth

Fixed a 3.6 regression with the Steam Controller and some other third-party controllers causing session crashes
Fixed an issue where Bluetooth peripherals would disconnect on session switch

Display

Fixed an issue where the internal display could remain blank after disconnecting an external display
Fixed a 3.6 regression where the selected refresh rate setting would sometimes not apply immediately

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Aug 13, 2024

Steam Deck Beta Client Update: August 13th

Note: this beta was rereleased on August 14th with additional fixes for Steam Input and Remote Play

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

General

Adults in Steam Families can now right click games in their library and allow/disallow those games for children with parental controls in their family. Also works with multiple games selected.
Fixed a rare bug that could result in SteamDeck failing to boot due to invalid symlinks in ~/.steam

Game Recording

Added support for disabling game recording on a per-game basis.
Fixed a rare crash on Steam Client shutdown.
Fixed an issue where the Jump 10 seconds forward/backward buttons could get stuck when viewing a clip or game recording

Steam Input

Reduced latency of Steam Input API Action Set/Action Set Layer commands. If any input issues are noticed in Steam Input API games please report them in the forums.
Reduced latency of Steam Input API rumble/haptics commands

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