Steam Frame Update Delivers Faster Charging and System Tweaks

Valve’s SteamOS 0.3.0 for the Steam Frame is the headset’s first update since launch, delivering substantially faster charging when off or sleeping (before ~8–27 W, after update ~19–21 W start and up to 42 W under load) with a recommended 45 W+ USB-C charger. The release also improves controller tracking with active haptics, boosts stability under heavy load, fixes garbled microphone audio, and makes per‑app motion smoothing functional (and tweaks Half‑Life: Alyx). For developers, Vulkan/Mesa fixes and looser playable criteria (any resolution, not 1440p) are included. The update is available now, though US/European purchase emails began going out Sept. 18.