Steam Deck Client 6/21/23 - Desktop Mode Fixes and Improvements

A new Steam Deck Client update was pushed out yesterday and if you use Desktop Mode a lot, this will be a much welcome update! While there were a couple general issues that were fixed, the bulk of this update was dedicated to Desktop Mode, bringing in some nice improvements for performance, as well as a bunch of fixes for odd bugs here and there:

Steam Deck Client Update 6/21/23 Changelog:

General

• Fixed issue where the main menu and quick access menus were not rendering properly after entering a PIN at the lock screen
• Fixed issue where inviting a user to a game would cause the overlay UI to soft-lock.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed small mode missing client update information.
• Fixed several issues related to the navigation backstack not working properly.
• Fixed systray menu opening at wrong location for certain Windows scaling settings or when scaling is disabled in Steam.
• Fixed Steam client window rendering at wrong scale after exiting Big Picture Mode when scaling is disabled.
• Fixed some popup windows maximizing incorrectly.
• Fixed crash when trying to load an empty URL in the tabbed browser window.
• Improved performance of the Achievements panel for games with thousands of achievements.
• Fixed game list sometimes incorrectly scrolling to top when selecting a game.
• Added ability to clear in-game overlay data in a game's Properties > General settings.
• Fixed issue where the modal file browser was appearing behind other windows in the in-game overlay. This was causing some soft-locks of the overlay, especially combined with the fact that URLs for the open ed tabs are saved between sessions.
• Fixed weird scroll behavior in the Achievements popup.
• Fixed issue where executing steam://url/ would not bring the main window into focus.
• Fixed an issue where the system tray menu and Steam menus could open in the incorrect direction for certain monitor configurations.
• Fixed second achievements progress bar not being filled in when comparing achievements with a friend.
• Fixed sharing screenshots not working properly.
• Fixed videos continuing to play in browsers when window is minimized or closed.
• Fixed page erroneously scrolling up when clicking certain parts of the advanced app filter pane.
• Fixed a case where a steam window would incorrectly steal input focus.
  
  Friends & Chat
  • Fixed an issue that caused a new chat window to close almost immediately after opening. This was reproducible after inviting a friend to a game, exiting the game, and then attempting to open a chat window.
  • Fixed incorrectly signing in to Friends on startup when setting is disabled.
  
  In-Game Overlay
  • Fixed overlay scaling when Steam display scaling setting disabled.
  • Fixed case where a game would shell execute steam://store/<appid> to open a browser to their store page, but the overlay was not activated.
  • Fixed issue where the overlay would not be created properly for games that spawn multiple windows (e.g. Gwent).
  
  Steam Input
  • Fix for stuttery output on DualSense over Bluetooth when using Gyro->As Joystick Output to Sticks (Was previously fixed for output to mouse only).
  • Fixed issue where DualSense controllers would not work properly when hotplugged.
  • Gyro calibration now uses a time window to calibrate (5s), rather than a fixed number of samples (since Dualsense is now being sampled at 800hz, and could potentially autocalibrate over too short a period).
  • Minimum Rumble Sustain reverted from 3 seconds back to 10 seconds.
  • Improved support for third party Nintendo Switch controllers.

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