Steam Client Update Adds Stability and Controller Fixes

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Valve’s July 22 Steam Client update enhances content delivery and remote play performance while adding status and Workshop updates.

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Valve has released a new Steam Client update to the Stable channel, with a re-release on July 22 including an additional fix for content delivery performance.

Downloads

• Fixed a bug that negatively affected the efficiency of the Steam content delivery system.

General

• Improved notification settings layout in select languages.
• Restored the full set of options in the “Maximum Game Resolution” dropdown, now under the “More Options” sub-menu.
• Fixed an issue where the “Patch Notes” preview in Settings → System could display notes for the wrong channel.
• Resolved a crash that occurred when manually starting a game recording.
• Fixed the mouse cursor changing to a resize cursor at screen edges.
• Prevented the controller pairing screen from appearing during controller firmware updates.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed incorrect UI scaling when using Big Picture Mode.

Steam Machine

• Steam Machine Verified status now appears on game capsules and game details screens.
• Added a “Great on Machine” section to the Library.

Steam Workshop

• Reworked the system that manages updates to subscribed items.

Remote Play

• Added 59.94 FPS as a selectable framerate limit.
• Reduced frame drops when framerate is set to automatic.
• Fixed offline devices appearing as streamable.
• Resolved client video decoder overload when unlimited bandwidth is enabled.
• Corrected mouse coordinates during input-only streaming.
• Fixed very low refresh rates on some systems introduced by the last beta.

Steam Input

• Steam Controller: Lowered Gyro Calibration Threshold to make unintentional triggering less likely.
• Steam Controller: Gyro Calibration Threshold can now be adjusted in Steam → Settings → Controller → Details → Calibration & Advanced → Gyro Calibration.
• Steam Controller: Added an option to disable hardware calibration and rely on software calibration.
• Steam Controller: Fixed gyro stutter caused by ignoring IMU timestamps.
• Added support for both wired and wireless PDP Afterglow Wave Controllers for Nintendo Switch.
• Added support for Turtle Beach controllers for Nintendo Switch 2.

Steam Controller Firmware

• Fixed repeated trackpad samples that affected trackball momentum.
• Resolved unintentional host device wake-ups during controller shutdown.
• Fixed occasional repeated B Button presses.