Steam Deck Beta Client Update - 1/11/23

Valve pushed out a new Steam Deck Beta Client update today! This one focuses on a multitude of fixes like letting the standalone keyboard be brought up outside of Big Picture Mode and some errors that caused the library not to render correctly. It also added gifts being shown in the quick access menu, the controller configurator now groups commands if attached to the same input, and changing the download region doesn't require any restarts!

General

• Changing download regions no longer requires restarting the Steam client
• Show icons for partial and full controller support in Library when a game portrait is focused or hovered
• Add a rollup of gifts received in the Quick Access > Notifications area

Steam Input

• Controller configurator now groups commands if they are attached to the same input
• Controller configuration browsing screen can now preview configurations and the selection processes now previews then applies instead of directly selecting the configuration

Desktop Linux

• Fixed some errors causing the Library not to render properly
• Fix the "Start in Big Picture Mode" setting not updating
• Center the navigation column in the Big Picture Overlay vertically to match the rest of the main menu

Virtual Keyboard

• Standalone keyboard can now be brought up outside of Big Picture Mode
• Fixed some issues using the Paste button outside of a web context

You can view the changelog and discussion for this update over on Steam!

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