Overview
- Valve has rolled out the mode on the Steam Deck’s Beta and Preview channels, making it available to test now.
- The option is on by default when the device is plugged in, with a toggle to allow it on battery in the Power settings.
- Pressing the power button during an active download prompts a dialog to continue with the display off, and the Deck can also enter this mode after an idle timeout.
- While in the low-power state, any button press or movement shows a status screen with progress and options to fully wake or keep downloading with the screen off.
- If the Deck is running on battery and charge drops below 20 percent, the device enters full sleep and pauses display-off downloads.