SteamOS Beta Lifts Steam Frame Battery Life Up to 12%, Adds One-Eye Tracking
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Updated · Steam Deck HQ · Oct 5
SteamOS Beta Lifts Steam Frame Battery Life Up to 12%, Adds One-Eye Tracking
3 articles · Updated · Steam Deck HQ · Oct 5
Summary
Up to 12% longer battery life is the headline change in the latest SteamOS Beta for Steam Frame, with Valve saying gains apply to both streaming and local gameplay.
The update also adds a one-eye tracking accessibility option, letting users limit eye tracking to a single dominant eye through advanced VR settings.
SteamOS further fixes controller bindings failing to load in some games — including Google Earth VR and Thumper — and improves focus behavior when using grab or resize handles.
VR streaming reliability was tightened with more fixes for Error 17, while wireless adapter connectivity issues affecting some countries were also addressed; reducing Error 17 on PC requires SteamVR 2.18.2 or later.