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General

  • Added a low battery level toast for wireless gamepads. Battery notifications for Xbox controllers on Windows are temporarily disabled.

  • Added System Report button to the Help section on Windows.

  • Improved client performance when there are many unread account notifications pending.

  • Fixed spell check not working in certain browser views.

Big Picture Mode

  • Moved Steam chat into the quick access menu, making it easier to access while in-game.

  • Introduced new quick chat feature for Steam Deck and Big Picture Mode.

    • When in a chat, press and hold the view button to bring up quick chat options.

    • Move thumbstick and release view button to send a quick chat.

    • Quick chats can be edited in Settings > Keyboard.

  • Added a battery indicator to the header for wireless gamepads.

  • Updated the Store main menu option to navigate to the Steam Store home page instead of the Great On Deck hub.

  • Fixed the Voice chat tab of the quick access menu not being hidden after exiting all active voice chats.

  • Fixed an issue with the “use the gamepadui overlay when a controller is connected” mode where desktopUI chat windows could open and block the Big Picture overlay.

Downloads

  • Added Remote Downloads Management. This allows you to manage downloads on Remote Steam Clients from the downloads page.

    • The App Details page now has the same options and statuses for remote clients as the local client.

    • Both the local and remote clients must be updated to enable this feature.

Remote Play

  • Enabled streaming while Remote Desktop is active on Windows.

  • Added more flexible options to the Advanced Host Options for selecting primary display, resolution, refresh rate, etc. while streaming from a Windows computer. This will also allow setting whether HDR is enabled while streaming.

  • Added support for the SudoVDA virtual display driver on Windows. If you have the SudoVDA driver installed and select this as your primary display in the Advanced Host Options, Steam will automatically create a virtual display to match the client display settings.

  • Added support for streaming 7.1 surround sound.

  • Added a workaround for an AMD driver bug causing stream corruption and lockups on Windows. This bug is also fixed in the latest AMD drivers, version 26.3.1.

  • Added feedback if capture can’t be started on the remote computer.

  • Fixed launching with surround sound audio when streaming a game from the library.

Game Recording

  • Fixed the instant clip shortcut not working for non-Steam games when using a gamepad.

  • Fixed a bug which affected taking a screenshot from a game recording clip.

Cloud

  • Fixed an issue which could lead to data loss when uninstalling, reinstalling, and playing a game without restarting the client in between.

Steam Input

  • Revised controller settings to reduce clutter and to make them work better with gamepads.

  • Fixed a case where radial menus would fail to dismiss after releasing the joystick on Steam Deck.

  • Fixed a case where the controller calibration screen could fail to load the correct values the first time it is opened.

Windows

  • Updated CPUID SDK used for CPU Temperature in in-game overlay performance monitor when enabled.

macOS

  • Fixed soundtrack playback not working on Apple Silicon machines.