Steam Deck gets new lock screen feature with its biggest update

Valve's Steam Deck handheld console on Tuesday received a new update. The company has been pushing out updates at a steady pace, introducing improvements to the gaming performance and Steam OS experience. Tuesday's update, however, is the biggest update yet and it brings a lot of new features to the device including a new lock screen feature.

On its official Steam blog, Valve wrote, "We've added the ability to turn on a lock screen and PIN for Steam Deck. You can set this to show up on wake, boot, login, and/or when switching to Desktop mode. Sorry little bro/sis, you won't be able to borrow your sibling's Steam Deck and mess with their save games any more."

Hi all, we've just shipped some hefty updates to Steam, SteamOS, and firmware for Steam Deck. On the menu: a new lock screen feature, an updated achievements page, localized keyboards, power and compatibility improvements, and more.
See all the details at https://t.co/WddUVj1Ntv pic.twitter.com/o0chjUCOzs

— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) April 25, 2022

The new lock screen feature will allow users to finally lock their device with a six-character PIN code.

Not only that, Valve is also introducing an updated achievements page design, localised keyboards and support for multiple windows with the new update.

Windows 11 users will be pleased to know that the update finally brings the much-anticipated full fTPM support for Windows 11.

NOTE: When updating, make sure you are in game mode, not Desktop mode. If you've updated from desktop mode and are stuck in a boot-loop, please follow these recovery instructions.

Here are all the changes coming to the Steam Deck with the new update

Client Update:

• Added Lock Screen feature
  • Lock screen is specific to device, and can be set to show up on wake, boot, login, and/or when switching to Desktop mode
  • PIN can be entered using the touchscreen or controls