I hope they add quick chat to Steam Input so that we can use it with in-game chats as well. Even just having one that types out "sorry, I can't chat, I'm on a Steam Deck" would be great.
this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2026
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Technically it's possible to do that already, I've seen Lethal Company configs where you a touchpad menu to enter all the computer commands for navigation/shop/etc. It's definitely a pain to setup though, and I'd be really nice to have an easier way to set it up.
I wish there was a way to "update" your current config from a downloaded one, by "merging" rather than "replacing". In example what I think of is, download a single menu configuration, then use "update" to add it to the touch pad in example. The rest of your config would stay intact. Sure if you are not careful, this could mess up things. But having this option is better than not having it. We could have modular configs.
Downloads
- Added Remote Downloads Management. This allows you to manage downloads on Remote Steam Clients from the downloads page.
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Unfortunately both devices need to be awake for this to work, but still handy.
Yeah, I get that gripe.
It's just fine for most of my use-cases, though. For example, if my living room TV is in use, but updates have dropped for a game that I want to play later, I can start up my living room box, and kick off the update with my Deck.
Cloud
- Fixed an issue which could lead to data loss when uninstalling, reinstalling, and playing a game without restarting the client in between.
Wow, this is a big deal. I wonder how long this bug was active and how many people were affected by this issue. Such issues are extremely hard to track, if you don't don't this particular behavior is the cause. I can imagine a use case to reinstall a game without restarting the client, when trying to solve a problem in example. Its actually common to just reinstall a game.
I've done it at least twice in the last month alone.
Oh I've definitely had that issue before