Note: this beta was re-released on March 18th with additional fixes

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

General

• Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games or switching to/from Big Picture Mode.

• Fixed rare steamwebhelper crash when switching to/from Big Picture Mode.

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General

• Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games.

• Fixed SteamOS compatible devices showing SteamDeck Verified installation warnings instead of the SteamOS Compatible version.

Desktop Mode

• Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when switching to/from Big Picture Mode.

• Fixed rare steamwebhelper crash when switching to/from Big Picture Mode.