The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:
General
- Fixed recent apps section of systray menu being offset when game icons are hidden
- Fixed some issues with video playback not working in client browsers
- Fixed support browser windows not closing when close button is clicked
- Fixed Steam client taking window focus when windows are open after a crash recovery
Overlay
- Significantly improved in-game overlay responsiveness and fixed cases where the UI could feel stuck or run at 1fps on Windows. This bug previously occurred mostly when running a fully GPU bound game (ie, newer game + older GPU hardware). This bug also mostly only occurred with the Windows Hardware Accelerated GPU scheduling setting enabled.
Library
- Fixed beta selection dropdown for games with very long beta names
- Fixed app activity feed to refresh more reliably
- Fixed comments sometimes getting lost on achievement unlock events in the app activity feed
Steam Families
- Made client settings visible but generally unchangeable when parental settings are applied. Child accounts can request parental access to settings to make changes.
- Added a playtime countdown timer in the desktop overlay when parental playtime limits are being applied.
- Fixed playtime limits sometimes being applied even if “set playtime limits” was not selected in the settings UI.
- Fixed chat notification sounds sometimes playing even if friends & chat was disabled in parental controls.
- Display a copy count badge on game capsules for games that have more than one copy in a Steam Family.
- Display game ownership info in game hovers in library
- Fixed family member names sometimes not displaying while in offline mode or disconnected from Steam.
- Add “date acquired” for games owned by other family members.
Friends / Chat
- Reduced network traffic on connect and reconnect
- Fixed friends list getting stuck on an empty invite list after acting on the last invite
- Fixed “Join Chat” button not working on Steam Community Groups when viewed in the Steam Client
Steam Input
- Update the Steam/Guide button configurations for non-Deck gamepads to match the behavior on Deck, ex: Steam+X button to open the on-screen keyboard instead of Steam + Select, etc.
- Allow external gamepad controllers to load the same guide button configuration they would normally load on Desktop
- Improved Gyro To Mouse behavior when connected over bluetooth.
Remote Play
- Added a one time pairing step when streaming from a remote computer
- The Remote Play Together UI is always available in the Steam overlay for supported games
- Use ScreenCaptureKit for desktop capture on macOS 14 (Sonoma)
- Added support for hardware video encoding on macOS 14 (Sonoma)
Big Picture Mode
- Improve readability of the Steam/Guide button chord summary over games
- Fix an issue where non-Deck controllers could get the Steam/Guide button chord summary stuck showing until the next guide button press
- Fixed web browsers showing blank page entries when navigating back
The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:
General
- Fixed recent apps section of systray menu being offset when game icons are hidden
- Fixed some issues with video playback not working in client browsers
- Fixed support browser windows not closing when close button is clicked
- Fixed Steam client taking window focus when windows are open after a crash recovery
Overlay
- Significantly improved in-game overlay responsiveness and fixed cases where the UI could feel stuck or run at 1fps on Windows. This bug previously occurred mostly when running a fully GPU bound game (ie, newer game + older GPU hardware). This bug also mostly only occurred with the Windows Hardware Accelerated GPU scheduling setting enabled.
Library
- Fixed beta selection dropdown for games with very long beta names
- Fixed app activity feed to refresh more reliably
- Fixed comments sometimes getting lost on achievement unlock events in the app activity feed
Steam Families
- Made client settings visible but generally unchangeable when parental settings are applied. Child accounts can request parental access to settings to make changes.
- Added a playtime countdown timer in the desktop overlay when parental playtime limits are being applied.
- Fixed playtime limits sometimes being applied even if “set playtime limits” was not selected in the settings UI.
- Fixed chat notification sounds sometimes playing even if friends & chat was disabled in parental controls.
- Display a copy count badge on game capsules for games that have more than one copy in a Steam Family.
- Display game ownership info in game hovers in library
- Fixed family member names sometimes not displaying while in offline mode or disconnected from Steam.
- Add “date acquired” for games owned by other family members.
Friends / Chat
- Reduced network traffic on connect and reconnect
- Fixed friends list getting stuck on an empty invite list after acting on the last invite
- Fixed “Join Chat” button not working on Steam Community Groups when viewed in the Steam Client
Steam Input
- Update the Steam/Guide button configurations for non-Deck gamepads to match the behavior on Deck, ex: Steam+X button to open the on-screen keyboard instead of Steam + Select, etc.
- Allow external gamepad controllers to load the same guide button configuration they would normally load on Desktop
- Improved Gyro To Mouse behavior when connected over bluetooth.
Remote Play
- Added a one time pairing step when streaming from a remote computer
- The Remote Play Together UI is always available in the Steam overlay for supported games
- Use ScreenCaptureKit for desktop capture on macOS 14 (Sonoma)
- Added support for hardware video encoding on macOS 14 (Sonoma)
Big Picture Mode
- Improve readability of the Steam/Guide button chord summary over games
- Fix an issue where non-Deck controllers could get the Steam/Guide button chord summary stuck showing until the next guide button press
- Fixed web browsers showing blank page entries when navigating back
Posted 2024-05-28T23:01:50.000Z
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