Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Preview channel, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel.

General

• Updated to a newer Arch Linux base

• Updated the Linux kernel to 6.11

• Updated the Mesa graphics driver base

• Desktop mode now ships with Plasma 6.2.5

• Beginnings of support for non-Steam Deck handhelds

Controllers and Input

• Add support for the Proteus Byowave controller

• Fixed an issue where Switch Pro Controller gyros might not work on first connection

• Fixed an issue with stuck/hanging controller inputs when exiting Steam

Bluetooth

• Fixed Bluetooth devices still being able to wake the Steam Deck from suspend, even when Bluetooth was disabled from Desktop mode

• Enable HFP/HSP profiles, to allow using the integrated microphone from headsets and earbuds

  • Currently only available to select in Desktop mode

• Added battery level display for supported Bluetooth devices

• Include a bugfix for the Airpods when using the AAC codec

• Bluetooth controllers can now wake LCD units from sleep, previously only available on OLED models

  • Known issue: Bluetooth LE based controllers are not currently compatible with bluetooth wake on LCD models

Steam Deck Dock

• Made compatibility improvements for certain displays including TCL FireTV models and Dell VRR capable monitors

Graphics and Performance

• Enabled AMD P-State CPU frequency control

• Fixed a performance regression for No Rest for the Wicked

Desktop

• Updated to Plasma 6.2.5 (previously 5.27.10) - see the big changes in Plasma 6 here

• Surround sound now works correctly

  • Enabling the setting is currently only available via Desktop mode

• KDE Filelight is now installed by default for disk usage visualization and low disk space notifications

• Speed and robustness improvements when switching between desktop and game mode

  • Fixed a common cause of hangs when switching to desktop mode

  • Fixed some cases where Steam could take up to ninety seconds to exit on shutdown or switch to desktop

• Added 'gocryptfs' support to desktop session to enable use of the Plasma Vaults feature

Misc

• Fixed some cases where "filter-chain" or other virtual sound devices would erroneously appear in the UI

• Fixed cases where applying system updates could fail if certain configuration files were corrupted or malformed

• Various enhancements to System Report functionality for support and troubleshooting

• Fixed compatibility issue with certain DNS servers causing very slow domain lookups

• Improved responsiveness of system when running into out-of-memory crash situations

• Enabled IPv6 Privacy Extensions by default

Known Issues

• Creative Zen Air Pro earbuds display an unexpected all-zeros entry under the "Show all devices" section when pairing

• Super NES controllers can erroneously show up as connected when they are not

• DualShock 3 controllers are currently not able to be paired or used

Developer

• Updated to a 6.11 based kernel

• Added debuginfod URLs for SteamOS

• Added systemd .socket units to the default list of /etc files preserved across updates

• When running in a VM, system will now default to the desktop session

• Swap file setup now uses standard 'mkswap' functionality instead of shipping an ad-hoc 'mkswapfile' script

• The steamos-readonly command now warns that the status might not be accurate when sysexts are loaded

• Fixed a case that could introduce duplicate boot entries for devices manually setup to dual-boot

• The pacman cache is now cleaned after applying a SteamOS update

  • Fixes stale cache errors working with pacman after switching branches

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.

General

• Addressed a performance regression with No Rest for the Wicked

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

General

• Fix library failing to load for some users due to missing icon_hash error

Steam Input

• Fixed "As Joystick" not showing up for trackpad/gyro sources in controller configuration.

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

Note: This update was re-released March 11th with the following additional changes:

• Fixed library failing to load for some users due to missing icon_hash error.

• Fixed "As Joystick" not showing up for trackpad/gyro sources in controller configuration.

General

• Demos can now be installed and uninstalled remotely via your profile games list.

• Replaced the "Switch to previous game" option in the "Launch Multiple Games" dialog with "Close previous game"

• When reconnecting to Steam (including when resuming from suspend), in game notifications will no longer appear for friends currently in a game.

• Fixed a rare Steam Play issue that caused the compatibility manager to incorrectly attempt to use the default Proton tool (configured via 'Run other titles with:') against another Proton tool.

• Fixed an error when accessing notes in the BPM overlay.

• Fixed an error when receiving a voice chat invite.

• Added a link to game notes to the "Your Stuff" section so they can be viewed outside of the overlay.

• Fix cases where long notes or very long text would break the layout of the game notes editor.

• Fixed a bug where sometimes text input would not work from the keyboard after closing and then reopening the overlay.

• Improved the animations when opening the virtual keyboard on the game notes page in the overlay.

• Fixed mouse input not working when editing game notes in the overlay.

• Fixed some cases where input could lock up on the Virtual Keyboard.

• Fixed an issue where backing out of an app details page to the library tab would focus the wrong app.

• Improved display of notifications for in-progress achievements.

Game Notes

• Notes are now available on the web! You can find them on the games list. Select the "Games" option under your profile name, then find the new "My Notes" option on the "My Game Content" menu. They will be added to the Steam Mobile app in a future update.

• Added support for more clipboard formats when pasting inline images in to game notes.

• Fixed an issue where the expanded toolbar would not show the second row when switching between notes.

• Fixed drag and drop for adding content to game notes and moving content around inside notes outside of the overlay.

• When the overlay notes window is resized, smaller sizes will now switch into a mode that toggles back and forth between showing the list of notes and showing an individual note.

• Fixed the link hover for some formatted links.

• Fixed creating and saving notes from the Big Picture game details section.

Remote Play

• Fixed streaming video in Monster Hunters Wilds.

Game Recording

• Fixed recording video in Monster Hunters Wilds.

• Fixed videos and screenshots copied to clipboard not pasting correctly in some programs.

Library

• Fixed an issue with attempting to visit the full game's store page and being directed to the demo's store page instead.

• Fixed missing default app icon in game list for apps that don't have an icon set.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed the Backup Game Files dialog sometimes failing to complete.

• Fixed an error on the Downloads page when a Free to Play game is removed during installation.

• Fixed the refresh button on the server browser dialog needing to be scrolled into view.

• Fixed an issue where dropdown menus would sometimes fail to appear.

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue where foreground colors did not apply correctly to menus.

• Fixed L3/R3 buttons not working on fightsticks or other devices that don't have left/right stick analog axes.

• Added support for the Zuiki Mascon controllers for Nintendo Switch.

• Fixed a case where controllers would be in the guide button chord config after disconnecting with the button held.

• Fixed a case where the virtual menu screen in the configurator would stop displaying other settings after changing a binding.

• Fixed some issues when using "Gyro to ..." modes with controllers with high gyroscope polling rates.

• Added support to allow Mode Shifts to be activated using multiple buttons.

• Fixed SteamController receiving random haptic events when playing No Man's Sky

• Fixed an error on the virtual menu settings when bound to gyro.

• Fixed an issue on Linux where controllers could get stuck in a slot other than the first one, if multiple controllers were connected and the primary one disconnected.

• Fixed an issue with trackpad momentum when the frame limiter is enabled in gamescope.

• Fixed issue with Touch Menus created inside Virtual Menus page not accepting Mode Shift buttons in the new Multi Button Mode shift interface.

• Added support for the 8BitDo Micro gamepad.

• Fixed opening one Joy-Con of a pair when the other is disconnected on Windows.

• Fixed hotplug detection of wired Nintendo Switch Pro controllers on macOS.

• Fixed ability to delete an action added to a button after it was used to activate a mode shift.

• Fixed deleting a Virtual Menu if it was generated within the Virtual Menu sub page, as opposed to being created from a "Source" dropdown menu.

• Re-enabled auto gyro polling rate detection for wired connections but not wireless ones.

• Fixed a rare crash in configurations with multiple command bindings.

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

Desktop Mode

• Fixed steam://connect/<ip> requests failing to show a server connection dialog