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

General

  • Added a notification for when a trade is reversed via Trade Protection

  • Added the percentage of the transfer remaining to the Steam Cloud upload/download text in the library.

  • Added a Customization tab to game properties. The Customization tab allows users to set a custom sort title that will be used instead of the actual title when sorting games in the library.

  • Added the ability to filter by Private games in dynamic collections or filtered app views.

  • Updated the featured app in the recent games carousel to use the new larger format Library Header image when available.

  • Improved presentation of private apps in the client while offline.

  • Improved robustness of collection storage.

  • Improved performance profile switching time.

  • Improved startup performance for users with large libraries that include non-Steam games.

  • Modified Notifications Settings to be clearer about which notifications will show toasts/play sounds when toasts are globally disabled.

  • Fixed an issue with deleting screenshots from the focused screenshot view briefly showing an error and potentially navigating the user away from their screenshots

  • Fixed the Game Text Entry screen staying up if you exit the game via the overlay while it is being displayed

  • Fixed spacing of friend icons in “Played Previously” and “On Their Wishlist” sections in app details.

  • Fixed the user avatar not showing in the header if you booted into offline mode

  • Fixed the overlay menu failing to scroll when selecting alternative game windows.

  • Fixed a case where steam would freeze and fail to recover after a process crash.

  • Fixed sort titles not being restored to the correct title on clear for games that already have a sort title set in their app info.

  • Fixed an issue that could cause library, collections, or shelves to fail to load for some users.

  • Fix an issue with crash dump reporting.

  • Fixed Steam client failing to reload or showing dialogs unexpectedly after a render process crash.

  • Fixed logo images sometimes flashing at the wrong position for games that have custom logo positions set.

  • Fixed a steam crash/UI restart when the SteamOS Manager service restarts.

  • Fixed an issue where screenshots from no longer installed Source mods could cause an error when filtering the “Screenshots and Recordings” page.

  • Fixed a failure to enable bluetooth via Settings->Bluetooth if it was previously disabled in Desktop Mode.

  • Fixed an issue where newly created accounts would show an empty library even after games had been added.

  • Fixed custom logo images for non-Steam games sometimes not appearing.

  • Fixed an issue where selection would be lost when navigating back out of app details and other screens.

  • Fixed 8BitDo controller guide button showing the Xbox logo

  • Fixed page shift when scrolling through link buttons on game details page

  • Fixed achievement presentation in app activity feed and post-game summary panels

  • Fixed a case where per-game performance profiles would fail to activate.

Desktop Mode

  • Added an accessibility settings menu to desktop mode. It includes features such as:

    • High Contrast mode,

    • Reduced motion settings,

    • UI Scale controls.

  • Added accessibility annotations to many UI components.

  • The Customization tab in desktop mode also allows users to view and set custom artwork for the game.

  • The Steam/Guide buttons on controllers will now toggle the visibility of the desktop overlay.

  • Performance Monitor now supports CPU temperature.

  • Fixed scaling of on-screen keyboard when accessibility display scaling is enabled.

  • Fixed notifications and find-in-page popups intermittently failing to close or focus.

  • Fixed Steam Deck compatibility and controller compatibility dropdowns in collection filter edit pane not updating if their corresponding filter was removed from the top bar.

  • Fixed logo positioning tool allowing drag outside of the bounds of the background image and fixed hitching animation.

  • Fixed the ‘Browse Local Files’ button in ‘Game Properties’ failing to open the system file browser.

  • Made layout and functionality improvements to the soundtrack player and soundtrack browser in the desktop overlay.

  • Removed a setting from Music settings that wasn’t hooked up to anything.

Steam Input

  • Added support for analog activators on d-pad modes for joysticks and trackpads

  • Fixed GameCube controllers getting PlayStation button prompts

  • Added support for the PDP REALMz Wireless Controller for Switch

  • Fixed an issue where editing commands on an input bound to a modeshift could duplicate bindings

  • Fixed a case where 8bitdo controllers in Steam mode could have multiple devices show up if Steam Input was disabled globally for a game

  • Fix a case where Xbox and Playstation controllers could be duplicated when Steam Input is enabled.

  • Improved detection of FlyDigi Apex and Vader controllers

Remote Play

  • Reduced stutter when a Remote Play client with many shortcuts becomes available for streaming.

  • Fixed the Steam+X shortcut to bring up the on-screen keyboard while streaming.

  • Fixed streaming from computers on other networks.

Accessibility

  • Added accessibility annotations to many UI components.

  • Show screen reader shortcut (by default, + ) in accessibility settings

Legion Go S

  • Added Joystick LED controls under Settings->Customization.

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