Valve release big stable Steam Client update for Steam / Steam Deck

After a little while of many Beta releases, Valve has today launched the latest stable update to the Steam Client for Steam Deck and Desktop PCs.

Since this is a Steam Client update a lot of what's changed is shared between the Steam Deck version and the Desktop version (this is not a SteamOS update). To save you clicking around though you can find the full update notes below.

Steam Deck changelog:

General

• Updated embedded Chromium build in Steam, clearing path for further updates soon.
• Improved UI performance while navigating Steam interface.
• Updated the quick access performance menu with descriptions for each setting, including how they affect the system and the expected power/performance/visual quality tradeoffs.
• Triggering a Factory Reset will now install a clean version of the OS in addition to deleting user data if the OS image has been modified.
• Improved performance when adding/removing multiple games to/from Family View in the library.
• Corrected height of low battery notification.
• Removed duplicate friend counter on game capsules.
• Fixed a case where the sdcard was set as the default install location on reboot.
• Fixed a case where the network status icon would fail to render for virtual networks.
• Fixed store button on main menu remaining disabled in Family View even if store permissions were granted to the account.
• Fixed creation of erroneous steamwebhelper processes when steamwebhelper crashes.
• Fixed on-screen text input to show the game in the background.
• Fixed downloading content with long file names in some cases.
• Fixed a case where the client could get stuck in the shutting down screen.
• Fixed a case where no element would be selected in the UI when closing the quick access menu.
• Fixed CD Keys popup not appearing during launch for games that request it.
• Fixed failing to switch to Japanese keyboard layout.
• Fixed some extraneous disk reads that could impact performance.
• Fixed game news sometimes appearing out of order in game details activity feed.
• Fixed miscellaneous regressions in the screenshot manager.
• Fixed wide game images sometimes failing to load.
• Fixed custom logo positions sometimes not applying on app details pages.

Steam Input

• Added a setting for the player LED for DualSense controllers.
• Controllers can be used to dismiss/continue when controller support information panels appear before a game's launch.
• QoL: Gyro Calibration button available in Controller Config Quick settings, and in the Gyro section of the Controller Layout Editor.
• Fixed styling of the controller mode settings page.
• Fixed Gyro enable button not being respected.
• Fixed occasionally creating an extra virtual controller that is non-responsive.

Friends & Chat

• Fixed a case where group chats could get stuck on "Requesting Group Chat Information" after reconnecting to Steam.

Remote Play

• Fixed missing performance graph while streaming.

Desktop Mode

• Stopped showing ready-to-play icon on Recent Games shelf, which does not filter to ready-to-play.
• Fixed user avatar in title bar momentarily switching back to default during startup.
• Fixed a case where mouse click input could stop working when starting to drag operation on a steam window.
• Fixed main Steam window re-opening when closed if small mode has been entered or exited.
• Fixed Steam windows sometimes freezing until resized.
• Fixed maximize/restore button and window resize grip not updating properly.
• Fixed "My Games" collection also including games borrowed from other users.
• Fixed opacity of play bar on game details pages.
• Fixed overlay notes window controls scrolling off the top and new note/delete note buttons not being visible.
• Fixed mouse cursor jumping when some browser windows are closed or hidden.

Pictured - Steam Big Picture Mode on Linux Desktop

Desktop changelog:

General

• Updated embedded Chromium build in Steam, clearing path for further updates soon.
• Added support for saving uncompressed HDR screenshots as AVIF.
• Improved performance when adding/removing multiple games to/from Family View in the library.
• Removed duplicate friend counter on game capsules.
• Stopped showing ready-to-play icon on Recent Games shelf, which does not filter to ready-to-play.
• Fixed bug which would sometimes cause Steam to show UI and take focus if configured to run at system startup.
• Fixed bug which would sometimes cause Update News window to take focus from other Steam windows.
• Fixed issue where clicking on Voice Chat invitation notifications did not open chat.
• Fixed maximize/restore button and window resize grip not updating properly.
• Fixed "My Games" collection also including games borrowed from other users.
• Fixed opacity of play bar on game details pages.
• Fixed window border sometimes showing around full screen videos on Windows 11.
• Fixed settings UI showing the wrong default state for the "Guide button focuses Steam" setting.
• Fixed miscellaneous regressions in the screenshot manager.
• Fixed wide game images sometimes failing to load.
• Fixed custom logo positions sometimes not applying on app details pages.
• Fixed double notifications when friends go online or in-game.
• Fixed collapse state of friends list and chat group sections not being properly remembered.
• Fixed game news sometimes appearing out of order in game details activity feed.
• Fixed a crash when launching a VR game while using SteamVR v1.27.5.
• Fixed CD Keys popup not appearing during launch for games that request it.
• Fixed main Steam window re-opening when closed if small mode has been entered or exited.
• Fixed some extraneous disk reads that could impact performance.
• Fixed detection of whether you have used a VR device in order to improve a few warning messages.
• Fixed downloading content with long file names in some cases.
• Fixed creation of erroneous steamwebhelper processes when steamwebhelper crashes.
• Fixed user avatar in title bar momentarily switching back to default during startup.
• Fixed opening a friend's wishlist in game page activity feed events.
• Fixed explorer window not being brought to foreground when Browse local files is selected on Windows.

Big Picture Mode

• Added Interface panel to settings
• Improved the display in the "Controller Configuration" tab when there are no controllers attached or the active controller is opted out of Steam Input.
• Fixed a case where no element would be selected in the UI when closing the quick access menu.
• Fixed Steam notifications not showing while in-game.

Remote Play

• Enable VA-API DRM hardware decoding on Linux.
• Greatly improved performance when using hardware encoding with AMD video cards on Windows.
• Fixed black screen and missing performance graph when starting a stream.

SteamVR

• Improve layout and imagery for some of the dialogs that show up when launching VR games.
• Clicking on items in the control bar (e.g. a download in progress) will correctly switch to the Steam tab.
• Show reloading message when SteamVR quits before reloading the Steam window.
• Notifications in VR look much better. Requires SteamVR beta, otherwise notifications will not appear.
• Steam now only reloads every fifth time that SteamVR quits.
• Fixed a case where Steam could prevent SteamVR from properly detecting a USB connected headset and/or controllers.

Steam Input

• Added a setting for the player LED for DualSense controllers.
• QoL Gyro Calibration button available in Controller Config Quick settings, and in the Gyro section of the Controller Layout Editor.
• Controllers can be used to dismiss/continue when controller support information panels appear before a Desktop game's launch.
• Fixed Gyro enable button not being respected.
• Fixed styling of the controller mode settings page.
• Possible fix for cases where configuration edits would be dropped when toggling in and out of the overlay.

Steam Overlay

• Corrected Steam overlay colors when games have HDR enabled.
• Fixed middle-click panning not working in overlay browser on Windows.
• Fixed notes window controls scrolling off the top and new note/delete note buttons not being visible.

Friends & Chat

• Fixed a case where group chats could get stuck on "Requesting Group Chat Information" after reconnecting to Steam.

Linux

• Fixed a case where the client could get stuck in the shutting down screen.
• Fixed rare crashes during window creation.
• Fixed controller input inconsistently working in Big Picture mode windows.

macOS

• Fixed intermittent Steam API crash in some Apple Silicon games.

Did this update fix some issues you were having? Or are you waiting on Valve fixing something else? Let me know what in the comments.