Steam announcementView the game on SifterSeptember 17, 2026

SteamOS 0.3.0 for Steam Frame

SteamOS 0.3.0 (for Steam Frame) has just been released for all users with the following changes:

General

Substantially faster charging while unit is off / sleeping
Improved controller tracking while haptics are active
Improved system stability and reliability under high load
Fixed "garbled audio" microphone bug

Fixed per-app Motion Smoothing -> "Force Always-On" setting (was getting ignored)
Improved motion smoothing behavior in Alyx
Added VR Settings control for "Game dimming when dashboard is visible"
VR Settings -> Play Area no longer auto-shows bounds

Developer

Change Playable performance criteria to allow any resolution (was: 1440p)
Vulkan layer fixes for increased game compatibility
Multiple improvements to overall system / OS performance
Multiple improvements to graphics performance (Mesa)

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