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Valve pushed out 3 new updates over the last 3 days, one on the 4th, the 5th, and the 6th of this month! These updates are relatively small, focusing primarily on more bug fixes, but they also added a couple new features like making sure a button press will cancel the custom startup movie on waking up and adding some missing Steam link App controller-specific settings to the configurator:

Steam Deck Beta Client Update 4/4/23 Changelog:

General

  • Fixed a case where some 4K displays would show no output at bootup until the dock was reconnected
  • Fixed a case where audio could be distorted when resuming the Steam Deck
  • Fixed audio device management not working after the OS audio server restarts
  • Fixed an intermittent crash when the OS audio server restarts

Steam Deck Desktop

  • Fixed issue where viewing app properties caused the Steam client to be unusable

Steam Deck Beta Client Update 4/5/23 Changelog:

General

  • Fixed download rate limiting not working in some cases
  • Improved performance of dual trackpad typing in the Virtual Keyboard

Steam Input

  • Added several missing Steam Link App virtual controller-specific settings to the configurator

Steam Deck Beta Client Update 4/6/23 Changelog:

General

  • Fixed crash when after funding the Steam Wallet when attempting to make an in-game purchase in the Overlay
  • Fixed issue where the Main Menu and Quick Access Menu stopped working after selecting a custom startup movie
  • Any button press will now cancel the Wake custom startup movie
  • Fixed a black screen freeze when selecting a store widget within a news post
  • Fixed issue where touching/clicking on store or community links in a news post within the client would not navigate to the website
  • Changed game invitations to show the launch option dialog instead of using the first option in the list. If the user has selected an option and asked to remember it, that option will be used instead of showing the dialog.

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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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