Here’s what’s in the latest update for the Steam Deck on September 22nd, 2022.
General
- Slider controls now allow more precise input for large ranges, and accelerate changing the value the longer left/right is held.
- Fixed scrolling on home recommended screen due to discovery queue
- Fixed issue where What’s New section was not populated properly
- Fixed an issue loading game carousel items on the home recommended tab
- Fixed crashing issue when streaming from one Steam Deck to another
- Fixed crashes related to screenshots, audio, and Bluetooth
On-Screen Keyboard
- Improved the responsiveness of On-Screen Keyboard
- Trackpad typing now generally updates at 60hz
- Fixed missing keystrokes when touch typing on the On-Screen Keyboard in desktop mode
- Fixed the in-game On-Screen Keyboard text entry dialog sometimes having buttons cut off
- Fixed an issue where the on-screen keyboard would not type into chat tabs
- Fixed up and down direction on gamepad sometimes skipping rows on the keyboard when connected to an external display
- Fix errors when operating emoji keyboard in Steam and desktop modes
Media page
- Improved Media page performance for users with a large number of screenshots
- Restyled the Media page to show more screenshots at one time
- Fullscreen screenshots can now be scrolled through by pressing left/right
Steam Input: Virtual Menus
- Virtual menus received a visual refresh
- Virtual menus can now be named and moved between difference sources or converted between menu types
- Fixed layout issues with the hotbar style virtual menu
- Commands such as keyboard keys or gamepad buttons will now display glyphs when the user has not manually picked an icon
- Icons and colors can now be assigned in the new configurator
- Menu items can now be reordered
- Responsiveness of the touch menu cursor and general performance has been improved
Steam Input: General
- Added support for Mode Shifts in the new configurator
- Added a “Turn Off Controller” command to the external gamepad guide button chord layout
- Replaced the Big Picture configurator in desktop mode with a windowed view of the new Configurator. This currently only applies to desktop mode on Steam Deck.
- Updated navigation of controller command buttons to keep your current selected column when scrolling
- Improved styling of command names
- Improved touch menu cursor performance and responsiveness
- Fixed bug w/ renaming “Move By Amount” mouse commands
- Fixed action set layers not carrying through Gamepad triggers outputs from button commands
- Fixed issue with Nintendo Switch Controller glyphs on the On-Screen Keyboard
- Fixed a case where two controllers could show the same slot in the Controller Reorder screen
- Fixed a case where a controller could not show up in-game until the overlay was toggled
- Fixed the Page Up/Down glyphs being swapped in virtual menus
- Fixed an issue where Switch controllers could show up w/ a duplicate device
- Fixed editing command settings inside of a mode shift
- Fixed issue where command settings would not save
- Fixed an issue where Mouse Edge Spin would be more sensitive on the left-side of the trackpad than the right
