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

Friends & Chat

• Improvements to the chat reporting dialogs

Desktop Mode

• Fixed client and chat windows not saving location when moved.

• Fixed client windows (and steamwebhelper processes) sometimes remaining open after Steam exits.

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

Steam Input

• Added support for the 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller

Remote Play Together

• Improved mouse cursor sharing between players, with the local player having priority

NOTE: this client has been re-released with additional fixes for Desktop Mode.

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

Friends & Chat:

• Suspicious or harassing 1 on 1 chat messages can now be reported directly in the chat window by selecting the message and pressing 'Options' or from the 'Suspicious Chat' warning. You can optionally block and/or unfriend the other user while submitting the report.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed a bug that could cause the system to re-enter sleep when waking up.

General

• Fixed an issue where the performance overlay would sometimes not appear in Baldur's Gate 3

• Temporarily re-disabled experimental wake-on-bluetooth support for Steam Deck LCD while issues with spurious wake-ups are investigated

• Fixed an issue that could prevent updating from specific older builds of SteamOS

• Fixed a bug with the Discover app in desktop mode that could cause update failures in some scenarios

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

Display-Off Low Power Downloads

• Fixed an issue that could cause a delay between finishing downloads and going to sleep if the device had recently received user input.

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue where PlayStation controller light bar settings did not stick when exiting the controller calibration page