Hi all, just a quick note today.

Steam Deck production has continued to outperform our estimates, and we are updating shipping windows for the Steam Deck reservation queue! This means a bunch of folks who had an estimated order window of Q4 (Oct-Dec) have been moved up to the Q3 window, and can expect to receive their email by the end of September. You can check your reservation window status here (while logged in).

We're glad to get these out to all of you faster, and hope you enjoy Steam Deck as much as we do! As always, we love hearing your feedback, impressions, and all the wacky things you're doing with Steam Deck.

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Stable and Beta channels, and includes all the changes that have been tested in the Preview channel. You can opt into this in Settings > System > Steam Update Channel.

• Temporarily reverted RDR2 VRAM workaround to pre-3.3 behavior
  
• Fixed an issue causing random 0.2s stutter
  
• Fixed an issue causing performance drops when a UI element appeared on screen if the performance HUD was enabled.
  
• Improved performance for Forza Horizon 5

Update: This was re-released on 8/19 with additional refinements to the Flick Stick Mode

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 > Steam Update Channel.

• Allow users to remove community layouts that they've created. Users who have this config selected won't lose it, but it will no longer be listed in the community layouts.
  
• Removed a check which would only show your layouts in your personal layouts, even when shared with the community - this was causing users to think their configuration has not been exported.
  
• Fixed a bug on saving configurations where the controller type could attempt to use a cached valued which was incorrect, causing the layout controller type to appear to be incorrect.
  
• Changed the OSK chord to be on button release instead of press to resolve some issues with focus on the desktop window.
  
• Added Shared Layout preview of layouts which shows a layout and allows it to be optionally assigned. If the user clicks on a steam url link to a config (via chat for example) while in Game Mode, this will be shown.
  
• Added support for Nintendo Joy-Cons
  
• Improved FlickStick mode

• Added Discovery Queue to Home screen under the Recommended tab
  
• No longer showing a Steam Cloud sync error notification when installing a game
  
• Fixed issue where a 2.9GB read-only library is displayed when the microSD card is unmounted manually
  
• Added game resolution setting to non-Steam app properties

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Stable channel, and includes all the changes that have been tested in the Beta channel. You can opt into this in Settings > System > Steam Update Channel.

We're continuing to look at making the user experience of playing games without an Internet connection a better, more intuitive experience.

• Fixed issue where rebooting while in Steam Offline Mode would cause games to fail to launch
  
• Fixed the Cloud Sync error notification popping up when offline
  
• Disabled Steam Offline Mode button when not connected to the internet, as trying to do this currently gets Steam Deck into a bad state.
  
  • This change disables this button but does not in any way affect your ability to play games without an active Internet connection.

• Fixed styling for CJK keyboard glyphs so everything appears centered correctly on keys
  
• Fixed Recommended Layout not always showing up for the author of controller configuration
  
• Fixed CJK font issues in SteamOS updater when running on Steam Deck
  
• Fixed focus issue when tapping the show/hide password button
  
• Removed the gap between keys on the virtual keyboard for improved typing

• Temporarily disabling hot / cold temperature notifications while we address issues with false positives

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 > Steam Update Channel.

• Fixed issue where rebooting while in Steam Offline Mode would cause games to fail to launch
  
• Fixed the Cloud Sync error notification popping up when offline
  
• Disabled Steam Offline Mode button when not connected to the internet, as trying to do this currently gets Steam Deck into a bad state.
  
  • This change disables this button but does not in any way affect your ability to play games without an active Internet connection.

We're continuing to look at making the user experience of playing games without an Internet connection a better, more intuitive experience.