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Steam Deck's New Feature Saves Battery During Downloads

11/5/2025

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Valve has added a display-off download feature for the Steam Deck that downloads games while the display is off to conserve battery.
The feature activates automatically when charging and can be manually enabled in Settings.
Users can check download progress by pressing a button.
Downloads pause if the battery drops below 20% to save power.
The feature is currently available in Beta and Preview channels.

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Story summary

Valve has added a display-off download feature for the Steam Deck that downloads games while the display is off to conserve battery.
The feature activates automatically when charging and can be manually enabled in Settings.
Users can check download progress by pressing a button.
Downloads pause if the battery drops below 20% to save power.
The feature is currently available in Beta and Preview channels.