SteamOS 3.8.11 released to fix getting stuck on the Desktop Mode lock screen

With the huge SteamOS 3.8 update now out, a few hiccups were expected - but thankfully, they’ve already patched one of the major annoyances.

Burning a bit of the midnight oil so to speak, Valve released a stable SteamOS update on Saturday, June 20th to solve the Desktop Mode getting stuck on the lock screen unless you could hook up a physical keyboard. The on-screen KDE Plasma keyboard didn't work, nor did Valve's own on-screen keyboard. Bit of a woops.

From the changelog:

SteamOS 3.8.11 has just been released for all users with the following changes

General

• Fixed the virtual keyboard being inaccessible on the Desktop Mode lockscreen

Testing it with the update today and it is indeed properly fixed so the KDE Plasma on-screen keyboard will come up properly and input works. Nice.

Pictured - Steam Deck OLED - KDE Plasma lock screen with on-screen keyboard working