Steam Client Update Released

[Brick Tamland]

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

General

• Reverted back to old Game Info dialog that is accessible from the Friends List
  
• Reduced startup time for users with tens of thousands of games in their library
  
• Fixed a cause of Steam library, chat and Big Picture Mode browser windows showing all black or not rendering.
  
• Fixed crash when opening Steam store
  
• Fixed crash on startup when an internal Steam browser window fails creation
  
• Fixed Steam library becoming unusable after applying a controller configuration
  

Big Picture Mode

• The Virtual Keyboard in the Overlay now remembers its last position
  
• Added F11 as a hotkey to toggle between windowed and fullscreen
  
• Added alt-enter as a hotkey to exit Big Picture Mode
  
• Added fast jump by letter to BPM library
  
• Added settings for initial location to show keyboard on desktop and in Steam overlay
  
• Added settings option to enable/disable UI sounds
  
• Removed UI that prompted users if they wanted to participate in the Steam Deck Verified program when in normal BPM
  
• Report a Bug in the Quick Access menu now links to the Big Picture discussions instead of the Steam Deck discussions
  
• Fixed Chord Hint Screen remaining shown after holding the guide button to turn off a controller in some scenarios
  
• Fixed Big Picture Mode window not re-opening from double-clicking or selecting system tray menu options
  
• Fixed Big Picture Mode window not displaying properly due to web GPU acceleration being disabled
  
• Fixed issue where exiting Big Picture Mode would log out of Steam Chat
  
• Fixed small movement of Virtual Keyboard when pressing shift in some themes
  
• Fixed Control-1/Control-2 hotkeys not working on Linux
  

Steam Input

• Fixed some inputs not showing up for the Steam Link App Touchscreen controller
  
• Fixed several instances of Left Bumper/Trigger glyphs having the wrong background image
  
• Fixed issue where a Team Fortress 2 Steam Controller startup sound was missing
  
• Fixed some issues with Nintendo switch gyro drift calibration
  

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