Steam Deck Beta Client Update: January 26th
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 1:25 am
We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.
General
- Added notification settings for showing a toast and playing a sound when an achievement is unlocked.
- Merged lockscreen options 'On system wake and power up' and 'Before login screen'. Enabling the lockscreen to display 'On system wake and power up' will show the lockscreen during login.
- Added a warning dialog when a user selects "Tools" in their library filter for the first time that explains what tools are and why they are showing up in the game list.
- Added an icon on tools in the game list with a tooltip to explain what they are.