Steam released its worldwide client update, which brings a lot of bug fixes and optimizations. The first downtime started on 11:11 EST/ 16:11 GMT January 30. Hence, Steam released this update to cater to some of the most critical issues users were facing.
This update is expected to cover most of the issues including Network optimizations, Glitches, Login errors, Big Picture, VR, Linux/MacOS, etc. Users would need to restart their steam to begin this update. Please find below the detailed patches notes of the update.
General
Fixed non-Steam games sometimes appearing unavailable for Remote Play
Fixed steamwebhelper CPU/GPU usage in Steam overlay while the overlay is not visible
Library
Fixed Activity section not appearing in game details when Family View is enabled
Fixed “Load More Activity” button not loading more activity
Fixed some display errors for soundtracks with track names containing unusual characters
Added support for playing back soundtracks containing .m4a content
When installing a game, Steam will now immediately sync your Steam Cloud files in the background instead of waiting potentially until the first launch of the game.
Minor layout and visual changes
Stop showing “library in use” message for non-Steam games when a shared library is being used
Big Picture
Fix issue with the Big Picture Overlay in games w/ launchers
Fixed crash when viewing Community Connect in Library
Fix an issue where the on-screen keyboard would not work with mouse or touch input when a controller is attached
Add a Capslock/Altlock mode to the on-screen keyboard which is enabled by double tapping the shift/alt keys.
Remove the “Turn Off Controller” option from the power button menu for controllers which don’t support the feature
Add filter a for Steam Play white-listed games to the Big Picture Library’s filter list on Linux
SteamVR
Hide games hidden by Family View from SteamVR (prevents them from showing up in SteamVR Home and other VR quick launch game lists).
Hide automatically created VR shortcuts when the original manifest has marked them hidden.
Mark hidden shortcuts to VR games as hidden in manifests created by Steam.
Steam overlay will now show download status when starting an application that is updating or installing.
Eliminated spam related to the desktop overlay on Windows 10
Fixed issue with Quick Launch in SteamVR showing certain overlay applications
MacOS
Fixed intermittent Steam client and overlay crashes for certain system configurations
Fixed some keyboard control keys not being handled correctly by Big Picture browsers
Remote Play Together
Added ability to invite players by dragging them from the friend’s list into the Remote Play Together window.
Steam Link
When a Steam Link connects, the default view is recent games that are optimized for the connecting device. This can be changed in the advanced streaming settings on the Steam Link app or hardware.
Linux
Fix diagnostic tool helper processes blocking until they time out on Ubuntu 18.04
SteamNetworkingSockets
Fix a bug with multiple P2P connections from the same peer
Steam does send push notifications to update the client. However, its recommended to restart the client once, to trigger the update automatically. Steam also released Valentine’s day and many weekend deals. Please scroll down for more details.
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