New Steam Deck Beta Client Update Adds Suspicious Message Warnings

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There was a new update to the Steam Deck Beta Client that was released yesterday with some nice improvements. There's a new warning for suspicious chats when receiving a potentially malicious message, there were fixes for bluetooth devices not showing up and some games having incorrect Steam Play settings when installed right after purchasing, and input enable settings are now persistent and saved per-game.

You can download the update yourself in the System Settings on the Steam Deck. Make sure your update channel is set to Beta or Preview.

Steam Deck Beta Client 10/29/25 Update Changelog:

General

• Fixed some titles launching with incorrect Steam Play settings when installed right after purchase.
• Fixed a case where bluetooth devices wouldn't show up as available to pair when toggling bluetooth on.

Friends & Chat

• Added a suspicious chat warning that will appear at the top of the chat window when you receive a message that is potentially malicious. Links in chat are disabled while this warning is visible.

Remote Play Together

• Fixed enabling and disabling player input in the Remote Play Together dialog
• Input enable settings are persistent and are saved per-game

Game Recording

• Fixed timeline markers sometimes not appearing when viewing recordings outside of a game or after deleting a user created marker.

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