Valve has rolled out a data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200?emclan=103582791470414830&emgid=771930569635267984″ target=”_blank” data-url=”https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200?emclan=103582791470414830&emgid=771930569635267984″ referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>new beta update for the Steam Deck that lets the handheld finish active downloads with the screen off to save power. It’s enabled by default when plugged into a charger, and you can turn it on for battery use in Settings, under Power.
The feature kicks in after an idle period while something is downloading, and the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/steam-deck” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/steam-deck”>Steam Deck will drop into full sleep if the battery falls below 20%, even if a download is still running.
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