Steam Client Update Released

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An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.

 

General

• Updated Web control to Chromium version 45.0.2454.85

• Added a notification bar for users who haven't yet added a phone number, to let them know what a good idea it is to have a secure means of recovering their account

• Added a separate library category for SteamVR-enabled games

• Improved UI responsiveness when adding a firewall rule for a game you are installing

• No longer show a top level dialog box for a group event, if you are in game or your friends status is 'busy'

• Fixed occasional crash when trying to view users without tags in the friends list

• Fixed getting a login dialog in Steam when trying to watch a video that you are already watching in another location

• Fixed Workshop downloads being stuck in some cases

• Fixed bug causing category info to be missing from the Library in Offline Mode, and sometimes cleared permanently when going back online

• Fixed failing to load external Steam content libraries when they shared path names

Big Picture

• First phase of UI refresh including the Home screen, Library, Community and Friends

• Added ability to search inside of your Library

• Added native Big Picture UI for viewing your achievements, leaderboards, screenshots, artwork, videos, and Workshop Items

• Moved access to the Web and Friends panels to the Left and Right shoulder buttons on the controller

• Added ability to move the on screen keyboard position when using the Web Browser by pressing the X button

• Added additional communication around controller support when viewing games in your library

• Added game badge progress in Library detail view

• Improved the interaction when using only a mouse in the Library view

• Block game controller events when using the Overlay while in game

• When using the mouse only hide the cursor once we see keyboard or gamepad input

• Fixed URL entry into the Web Browser not submitting correctly

• Fixed crash if you mashed the A button on a game controller while accepting a EULA for a game on launch

• Fixed situations where Big Picture did not receive focus correctly after exiting a game

• Fixed being unable to remove favorites in the web view

• Fixed games not installing correctly if you did several in a short period

In-Home Streaming

• Fixed failing to reconnect to a host that you were previously streaming from

• Added streaming controller support for Fairy Bloom Freesia and Ys Origin

• Fixed graphical issues streaming Dandelion - Wishes brought to you -

• Temporarily disabled support for Mac OS X as a streaming host

• Fixed a recent bug which could cause the screen to stop drawing while audio still plays

SteamOS/Linux

• Fixed audio port selection not changing when sound cards change

• Fixed audio settings wizard to correctly handle unavailable ports

• Fixed duplicate entries in audio output selection

Mac OS X

• We are deprecating support for OS X 10.6 in November 2015

Streaming Video

• Localize video controls and messages to match current Steam Client language

Music

• Added support for FLAC, OGG Vorbis, and M4A (both AAC and Apple Lossless)

• Added the ability to seek within a playing track

 

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