Legion Go S gets Joystick LED controls in SteamOS, plus more Steam updates for all

By Liam Dawe - 15 Jul 2025 at 12:20 pm UTC

Valve put out a new Steam Beta for Desktop and SteamOS, here's all that's changed for the July 14th update. You need to opt into the Beta on your device to see these changes. Eventually they'll roll out for everyone in a stable update.

On the SteamOS / Steam Deck client side here's all the changes:

Steam Input

Fixed GameCube controllers getting PlayStation button prompts

Desktop Mode

Fixed the 'Browse Local Files' button in 'Game Properties' failing to open the system file browser.

More UI respects high contrast mode.

In high contrast mode, distinguish installed and uninstalled games more clearly.

Legion Go S

Added Joystick LED controls under Settings->Customization.

And then for Steam Desktop the changes are:

Accessibility

More UI respects high contrast mode

In high contrast mode, distinguish installed and uninstalled games more clearly

Steam Input

Fixed GameCube controllers getting PlayStation button prompts

Game Recording

Improved playback of high bitrate recordings

Fixed regression from last week's beta client where saved clips might fail to play.

Linux

Fixed the 'Browse Local Files' button in 'Game Properties' failing to open the system file browser.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Tags: Steam Deck, Beta, Handheld Gaming, Legion Go S, Misc, Steam, SteamOS, Valve

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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly checked on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly. You can also follow my personal adventures on Bluesky.
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