A variant of the Lenovo Legion Go S that was released in May became the first third-party handheld to be shipped with SteamOS, the operating system that runs on the popular Steam Deck. Valve has been providing consistent updates and support for the Lenovo device, with the most recent being a Beta Client update on July 14th. Joystick LED controllers have been added under the Settings > Customization menu, so you can now play with the RGB lighting if you wish.

Beta client update has a range of fixes, but trackpad support is still missing

It’s not a massive update, but there are some notable changes in here, including a visual fix for GameCube controller users. This might be helpful for those of you enjoying the Steam Deck for emulation, or you just prefer playing on the (relatively) classic controller.

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel

Steam Input

• Fixed GameCube controllers getting PlayStation button prompts

Desktop Mode

• Fixed the ‘Browse Local Files’ button in ‘Game Properties’ failing to open the system file browser
• More UI respects high contrast mode
• In high contrast mode, distinguish installed and uninstalled games more clearly

Legion Go S

• Added Joystick LED controls under Settings->Customization

Source: Steam

The LED update allows users to toggle on the joystick RGB lighting on the Legion Go S, as well as choose from a few different effects (solid, breathe, chroma, or rainbow). There’s one thing which is yet to be addressed by Valve, though – the trackpad on the Legion Go S. The S model does indeed have a tiny trackpad on the right side of the handheld, which can come in handy despite its small size.

According to PC Gamer, the miniature trackpad’s support isn’t great on SteamOS. It doesn’t work at all in gaming mode, since it’s not registered as an input, though it is functional in Desktop mode (but you might as well use the touch screen for that). Obviously, the input on the Go S isn’t as obvious or perhaps as useful as the dual-trackpad design on the Steam Deck, but there’s no reason it shouldn’t be supported. As such, we hope to see Valve push a patch to address the issue in the near future.

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