New Steam Deck Beta Client Update Improves UI for In-game FPS Counter

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A new Steam Deck Beta Client update was released that improves a couple of aspects around the client. The Guided Tour now includes information about parental controls and how to set them, the styles and font of the in-game FPS counter have been updated, and the controller support icons on non-Steam Deck devices are now displayed on game capsules next to SteamOS compatibility.

You can download the update yourself in the System Settings on the Steam Deck. Make sure your update channel is set to Beta or Preview.

Steam Deck Beta Client 6/12/25 Update Changelog:

General

• Fixed zoom controller chord not working in the Steam Deck interface.
• Guided Tour now includes information about Parental Controls.

Desktop Mode

• Styles and font have been updated on the in-game FPS counter when enabled.
• Fixed main client window being focused for certain kinds of links opened from chat windows.
• Fixed regression causing friends list window to close when switching from offline to online.
• Fixed main client window ordering above some modal dialogs when clicked (e.g. cloud file conflict dialogs).

SteamOS

• For non-Steam Deck devices running SteamOS (like the Legion Go S), controller support icons are now displayed on game capsules next to SteamOS Compatibility.

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