[STEAM][DECK]Steam Client Update - June 13th

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A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

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 re-opened after a ****** recovery.
  
• Fixed friends & chat buttons sometimes not working when starting in Family View.
  
• Fixed user persona not displaying in title bar when starting in Family View.
  
• Fixed PIN entry dialog not getting input focus when unlocking Family View.
  
• Made client settings visible but generally unchangeable when Family View is active.
  
• Fixed chat notification sounds sometimes playing even if friends & chat was disabled in Family View.

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.
  
• Demos and Playtests now show featured news at the top of their app activity feed.
  
• Consolidated some filters in the library filter widget.

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.
  
• Added the -nojoy command line option to prevent Steam from enumerating controllers for users with who are experiencing crashes.
  
• Added "Universal Face Button Glyphs" toggle in controller settings.
  
• Added exclusion of Gyro Activation Buttons from controller configs that don't have those buttons.
  
• Fixed issue with stale bindings on Quick Settings menu when multiple controllers are plugged in.

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

• Fixed web browsers showing blank page entries when navigating back.
  
• Improve readability of the Steam/Guide button chord summary over games.
  
• Fixed an issue where non-Deck controllers could get the Steam/Guide button chord summary stuck showing until the next guide button press.
  
• Fixed some cases where the Guide Button/Steam button would require two presses to open the Steam menu.

macOS

• Fixed text not rendering in some dialogs and FPS counter in-game.

Linux

• Fixed games with file names containing spaces not exiting when forced
  
• Fixed a ****** when opening the overlay in some games.

VR

• Fix for empty Steam screen in SteamVR dashboard after launching a game.
  
• Improved the layout of notifications.

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