Steam Deck Client Beta Supports QR Code Login, Updated Big Picture Interface

New Steam Deck client beta is now available for testing. Noteworthy additions in this update is the ability to log into your Steam account via a QR code, and the updated Big Picture interface (apparently there are some differences between this and the Steam Deck UI?). Load times have been reduced for accounts that have a large amount of games, and more than two Collections can be shown on screen. Some fixes have been added in regards to the incorrectly-sized Discovery Queue UI, the Main Menu when docked in 4K, touch-only menus, and library scrolling with a gamepad.
Steam Input got a nice change. In Desktop Mode, the Deck’s controls will conform to a desktop-friendly format. Holding down the Menu button (presumably the Steam button) for a few seconds will convert the controls to a more gamepad-like input. Doubled input for Joy-Cons has now been fixed.
All of this and plenty more in the patch notes.