Steam Deck gets display-off low power downloads in a new stable update

Valve have released the big upgrade for Steam Deck that brings display-off low power downloads for everyone now, after a short time in Beta. I'm actually surprised the Beta was so short for such a big feature, I would have thought it would need a fair amount more testing time, but Valve do like to roll out things pretty rapidly sometimes.

What this means: when you go to put your Steam Deck to sleep and you have active downloads, it will now ask what you want to do between continue downloading with the screen off or going right to sleep. By default it's turned on for when you're plugged in, and turned off for when on battery power. You can tweak the behaviour in the power settings menu.

The full Steam Deck changelog for the November 17th update:

Display-Off Low Power Downloads

• Added a new feature, allowing Steam Deck to complete all active downloads in a new display-off low-power mode before going to sleep.
• This feature is enabled by default when Steam Deck is plugged in to power, and can also be enabled on battery power in Settings > Power.
• Learn more about this feature at our blog post here.

General

• Fixed a case where certain collections would become unavailable to user after reinstalling Steam or installing Steam on a new machine.
• Fixed a case where a launch dialog could appear for a game that was blocked by parental controls.
• Fixed alerts not showing up on Steam web pages that appear on Steam Deck.
• Fixed the network icon on the header showing the wrong state during startup.
• Fixed the Quick Access Menu alignment when in game.
• Fixed hidden games showing in All and Library tabs. They now appear in their own tab if applicable.
• Fixed an issue where controls could lock up for several seconds after resume or on regaining a connection to Steam servers.
• Fixed some titles launching with incorrect Steam Play settings when installed right after purchase.
• Fixed a case where bluetooth devices wouldn't show up as available to pair when toggling bluetooth on.
• Fixed SteamOS updates failing to respect HTTP proxy configuration.

Accessibility

• Improved high contrast support in the settings dialog.

Friends & Chat

• Suspicious or harassing 1 on 1 chat messages can be reported directly in the chat window by selecting the message and pressing 'Options' or from the suspicious chat warning. You can optionally block and/or unfriend the other user while submitting the report.
• Added a suspicious chat warning that will appear at the top of the chat window when you receive a message that is potentially malicious. Links in chat are disabled while this warning is visible.

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue with gyro sensitivity introduced in the previous beta release.
• Fixed an issue with PS5 controller gyro over BT, and improved Nintendo controllers' gyro stability generally.
• Fixed swapping modes between left and right hand sources breaking bindings for mode-shifts.
• Fixed the guide button opening the overlay when the guide button is disabled in controller settings.
• Added support for the latest GameInput release.
• Fixed an issue where PlayStation controller light bar settings did not stick when exiting the controller calibration page.
• Added support for the 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller.

Remote Play

• Added a "Connect" button to Remote Play settings for streaming the remote desktop.
• Don't switch to Big Picture when streaming to Steam Deck.

Remote Play Together

• Fixed enabling and disabling player input in the Remote Play Together dialog.
• Input enable settings are persistent and are saved per-game.
• Improved mouse cursor sharing between players, with the local player having priority.

Game Recording

• Fixed timeline markers sometimes not appearing when viewing recordings outside of a game or after deleting a user created marker.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed client and chat windows not saving location when moved.

And also the Steam Desktop changelog for the November 17th update:

Friends & Chat

• Suspicious or harassing 1 on 1 chat messages can now be reported directly in the chat window by right clicking the message or from the suspicious chat warning. You can optionally block and/or unfriend the other user while submitting the report.
• Added a suspicious chat warning that will appear at the top of the chat window when you receive a message that is potentially malicious. Links in chat are disabled while this warning is visible.

General

• Fixed a case where certain collections would become unavailable to user after reinstalling Steam or installing Steam on a new machine.
• Fixed DLC content being removed when switching users in some cases.
• Fixed some titles launching with incorrect Steam Play settings when installed right after purchase.
• Fixed client and chat windows not saving location when moved.

Accessibility

• Improved high contrast support in the settings dialog.

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue with gyro sensitivity introduced in the previous beta release.
• Fixed an issue with PS5 controller gyro over BT, and improved Nintendo controllers' gyro stability generally.
• Fixed swapping modes between left and right hand sources breaking bindings for mode-shifts.
• Fixed the guide button opening the overlay when the guide button is disabled in controller settings.
• Fixed deadlock at startup when launching TF2 with a gamepad connected.
• Fixed Xbox 360 controller mappings on Linux kernel 6.17 and newer.
• Fixed 8BitDo Pro 3 controller mapping on Linux when hidraw devices aren't available.
• Fixed an issue where PlayStation controller light bar settings did not stick when exiting the controller calibration page
• Added support for the 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller.

Big Picture Mode

• Fixed alerts not showing up on Steam web pages.
• Fixed hidden games showing in All and Library tabs. They now appear in their own tab if applicable.

Remote Play

• Added a "Connect" button to Remote Play settings for streaming the remote desktop.
• When streaming VR, the mouse cursor is hidden and the streaming view is adjusted to match the client resolution.
• Don't switch to Big Picture when streaming to Steam Deck.
• Fixed mouse position when using multiple monitors with different display scales.

Remote Play Together

• Fixed enabling and disabling player input in the Remote Play Together dialog.
• Input enable settings are persistent and are saved per-game.
• Improved mouse cursor sharing between players, with the local player having priority.

Game Recording

• Fixed timeline markers sometimes not appearing when viewing recordings outside of a game or after deleting a user created marker.
• Fixed an issue where opening the Recordings & Screenshots dialog for the first time could trigger a reload of content in the main window, potentially losing state.

SteamVR

• Reduced or eliminated a bug where the dashboard bar is occasionally missing.

macOS

• Updated Steam app icon when running on macOS 26 ("Tahoe")

Source: Valve