Steam — Steam Client Update: September 1st

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Steam Client Update: September 1st

Added 4
  • Add "Ask which account to use on startup" toggle to startup account chooser
  • Chat messages with suspicious content will now be flagged in group chats, allowing you to report the messages, block the sender, or dismiss the warning
  • Add support for HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED
  • Add support for AV1 video streaming when using the experimental SteamRT3 Steam Client
Changed 6
  • Allow changing account while a game is running, with a warning dialog that proceeding will close active games
  • Eliminate "change account" confirmation dialog in most cases, bringing up the account chooser directly and then restarting as the chosen account
  • Steam shutdown now waits for just-exited games to finish cloud sync
  • In the Web Browser, bind the left trackpad of Steam Deck/Steam Controller to scroll wheel for navigating non-Steam websites
  • Make controller configurations that are shared with other devices or unique to a device more clear in the configurator UI and add an option to split Steam Controller configurations so they are no longer shared with Steam Deck
  • Improve video color range for Remote Play
Fixed 10
  • Fix issues where some Steam Workshop items were not being updated properly
  • Fix requesting a PIN reset while signed in as a different account restarting with the wrong account signed in
  • Fix a bug where a single pixel line would sometimes appear above the header on the home screen
  • Fix an issue where sometimes uninstalling a game would not remove it from the download queue
  • Fix a crash when suspending/resuming a device after a controller disconnected
  • Fix some keys not typing properly in Steam Overlay

From Steam

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client update to the Stable channel.

General

  • Allow changing account while a game is running. In this case, the change account dialog shows a warning that proceeding will close active games.

  • Added "Ask which account to use on startup" toggle to startup account chooser.

  • Eliminated "change account" confirmation dialog in most cases. Changing account while Steam is running now brings up the account chooser directly, then restarts as the chosen account.

  • Steam shutdown now waits for just-exited games to finish cloud sync.

  • In the Web Browser, the left trackpad of Steam Deck/Steam Controller is now bound to scroll wheel for navigating non-Steam websites.

  • Fixed issues where some Steam Workshop items were not being updated properly.

  • Fixed requesting a PIN reset while signed in as a different account restarting with the wrong account signed in.

  • Fixed a bug where a single pixel line would sometimes appear above the header on the home screen.

  • Fixed a issue where sometimes uninstalling a game would not remove it from the download queue.

  • Fixed a crash when suspending/resuming a device after a controller disconnected.

Desktop Mode

  • Fixed some keys not typing properly in Steam Overlay.

Friends & Chat

  • Chat messages with suspicious content will now be flagged in group chats. You can report the messages, block the sender, or dismiss the warning by activating the notice.

Steam Input

  • Make controller configurations that are shared with other devices or unique to a device more clear in the configurator UI and add an option to split Steam Controller configurations so they are no longer shared with Steam Deck.

Remote Play

  • Improved video color range.

  • Added support for HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED.

  • Added support for AV1 video streaming when using the experimental SteamRT3 Steam Client.

  • Fixed a case where streaming could show a black window.

  • Fixed a bug where Remote Devices with Remote Play enabled weren't showing as Streamable.

  • Fixed video frame being clipped when desktop scaling is enabled.

  • Fixed framerate drop when using the unlimited bandwidth option when streaming from Steam Deck or Steam Machine.

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