Valve pushed out a new Steam Deck stable client update today! This update is a decent one with some newer tested features from the beta including the virtual keyboard remembering the last position it was in, reducing that startup time for insanely large libraries, and adding fast jump to letter in your game library:

Steam Deck Client Update 2/10/23:

General

  • Reduced startup time for users with tens of thousands of games in their library
  • The Virtual Keyboard in the Overlay now remembers its last position
  • Added settings for initial location to show keyboard on desktop and in Steam overlay
  • Added fast jump by letter to library
  • Fixed Chord Hint Screen remaining shown after holding the guide button to turn off a controller in some scenarios
  • Fixed small movement of Virtual Keyboard when pressing shift in some themes

Steam Input

  • Fixed some inputs not showing up for the Steam Link App Touchscreen controller
  • Fixed several instances of Left Bumper/Trigger glyphs having the wrong background image
  • Fixed issue where a Team Fortress 2 Steam Controller startup sound was missing
  • Fixed some issues with Nintendo switch gyro drift calibration

Desktop Mode

  • Reverted back to old Game Info dialog that is accessible from the Friends List
  • Added alt-enter as a hotkey to exit Big Picture Mode
  • Fixed Big Picture Mode window not re-opening from double-clicking or selecting system tray menu options
  • Fixed Big Picture Mode window not displaying properly due to web GPU acceleration being disabled
  • Fixed issue where exiting Big Picture Mode would log out of Steam Chat
  • Fixed crash when opening Steam store
  • Fixed Steam library becoming unusable after applying a controller configuration

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Noah Kupetsky
A lover of gaming since 4, Noah has grown up with a love and passion for the industry. From there, he started to travel a lot and develop a joy for handheld and PC gaming. When the Steam Deck released, it just all clicked.
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