In an amazingly sassily titled update, Valve has fixed the color saturation and fan control problems introduced by The OLED Update yesterday.

https://www.steamdeck.com/en/news

NOV 14, 2023

SteamOS 3.5.3 Preview: The LCD Update

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Preview channel, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel.

  • Fixed a regression with color management sliders
  • Fixed a fan control regression
  • OntologicalRecession@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Sorry about this, but are we sure the fan problem was solved for LCD Steam Deck in spite of this update? I updated only last night and today my fan seemed unusually noisy, either when I’m simply browsing the OS or when I’m playing a relatively undemanding game like Hollow Knight.

  • deathblade200@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I kept telling people not to panic, that it was just a borked update, and that the next update would fix it.

    • JACrazy@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      I panicked and factory reset my device. Didnt fix it so I panicked more and opened up my device, cracked the screen. I panicked more so I went and joined the line to buy a Steam Deck OLED. Now Im just panicking if I’ll be able to pay off my credit card in time.

      • Tyfui@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Maybe take a breath and consider financial security over buying a non necessity? But you do you i guess

    • yuusharo@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      It’s not so much panic as it is frustration. OS 3.5 has been in preview for 2 months, and has been accessible publicly since at least May. There are constant, ongoing bugs that have been reported on for months that do not get mentioned nor addressed, and it’s made running it an exercise in frustration.

      I finally went back to stable. Yes, I know, I know, preview is going to have bugs, but when you’re dealing with the same bugs for months on end, and instead of fixes you get even MORE buggy updates? That’s where I say I’ve had enough. I was willing to tinker around and deal with the issues for the new features, but I’m tired of dealing with them. I just want my product to work.

      I’ll be back when 3.5 is more stable.

    • jazir5@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      My god, it’s happened people. A comment by deathblade200 which is the most upvoted comment in the thread. I don’t know if I can say I’m proud of you deathblade, but gratz on having something non-confrontational to post for once. Cheers.

  • wedditasap@alien.topBEnglish
    0·
    10 months ago

    so fan is back to quiet-ish, and colors look good again on LCD deck? excited for this release but is it really that much better than 3.4.10 for example?

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    and is the in house color system better than vibrant deck, and in what way? thanks

    • sammyfrosh@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      The colors are way better than the old one. I couldn’t go back tí the old washed out screen and yes it’s better than Vibrantdeck too.

      • Nundulan@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        How do I access the color management? I deleted Vibrant Deck when the update came but still don’t know how to manage it.

        • sammyfrosh@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Under display>Adjust display colors>Color vibrance.

          Edit: set color temperature to 6500k to get the best accuracy.

          • phayke2@alien.topBEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            Is there any loss in detail? Seems odd these didn’t come configured that way if it’s just a small tweak…

  • pcgamingisted@alien.topBEnglish
    0·
    10 months ago

    The fan isn’t as bad as the OLED update, but I find it still kicks in at times when it never used to

    • mrdovi@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      If you play in Desktop mode this may be caused by KDE services, such as the Search Indexer.

      Don’t play in desktop mode unless you know what it clearly involves in the background

    • Marvas1988@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I am a daily user and I have the following issues:

      • Steam Link does not work with Android devices (including Android TV) on Gamemode
      • Sometimes desktop has color errors
        • This is always fixed after a reboot
        • This should be fixed with 3.5.1, but it still happens sometimes
      • Big picture mode does not work on desktop mode
        • I think this is a bug in the newest Steam Beta Client and not Steam OS

      Also, I heard that Steam OS does not boot with custom boot videos via Decky Loader. Custom boot videos via Steam work without any issues.