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May 20, 2022

Steam Deck Client Update: Fix-it Friday

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May 19, 2022

Steam Deck Client Update: Quality of Life update

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May 12, 2022

Steam Deck Client Update: A few quick fixes

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May 11, 2022

Steam Deck Client Update: Per-game perf profiles, keyboard updates, and more

General

When connected to an external display, Steam Deck interface is now scaled to virtual 1280x800 resolution (more work on this feature and functionality is underway)
Added Steam hardware survey functionality for Steam Deck
Fixed issue with multiple new Steam Inventory items notifications appearing
Fixed issue with users showing up as Favorites when they are no longer friends
Fixed issues with various dialogs laying out incorrectly when the on-screen keyboard is visible
Fixed on-screen keyboard and magnifier interstitials not taking input on first launch of some games

Per-game performance profiles

Players can now set game-specific performance settings. This feature is accessed in Quick Access Menu > Performance > Advanced View
By default games will use the system performance settings
If per game settings are toggled on, a profile for the currently running title is created. Any edits will be saved and automatically applied when the game is launched
You can always toggle this off to go back to system default settings

Online / Offline

Improved performance when switching from offline to online modes
Improved availability of home screen sections when switching from offline to online modes
Fixed friends continuing to show as online when Steam is disconnected or switches to offline mode

Keyboards

Added the Bulgarian Phonetic Traditional and Phonetic keyboard layouts
Corrected the interaction between CapsLock and Shift
The keyboard shows AltGr symbol hints when AltGr is not active
The keyboard only shows AltGr symbols when AltGr is active
Non-ASCII characters work in desktop mode
Fixed the doubled 'Г' key on the Russian keyboard
Removed the 'ґ' key from the Ukrainian keyboard

Controllers

Removed rumble & haptics toggles from the Quick Access menu. These can be accessed in the Settings > Controller Settings page.
Moved Re-order Controllers button to the Other section in the Quick Access menu

Remote Play

Added a "Stop Streaming" option to the Power menu when hosting a Remote Play session
Updated Recently Played games list to include streamed games

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May 2, 2022

Steam Deck Client Update: More Keyboard Layouts

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