{"id":199379,"date":"2022-08-29T12:36:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T10:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=199379"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:29:47","slug":"valve-testing-steam-app-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/valve-testing-steam-app-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve is testing a new Steam app for mobile devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valve has started rolling out a brand new Steam app for mobile devices. While the app is already partially up and running, not everyone will be lucky enough to give it a go yet. Valve has said that it plans on doing a<strong> public release<\/strong>, but only once the app works on \u2018many different phones and devices.\u2019 For the moment, the app is only available as part of a very limited beta test.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valve is optimistic about their <strong>new app<\/strong>, though. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=87431X1540261&amp;isjs=1&amp;jv=15.2.4-stackpath&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurogamer.net%2Fvalves-testing-an-all-new-steam-mobile-app&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcommunity.com%2Fgames%2F593110%2Fannouncements%2Fdetail%2F3335498663100828299&amp;xs=1&amp;xtz=-120&amp;xuuid=2b69c869262e2bfd84984a5096ed9e73&amp;xjsf=other_click__auxclick%20%5B2%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"recent blog post\">recent blog post<\/a> on its website, the company delivered a few details about the changes that have been implemented in the new app. We\u2019ve rebuilt the app on a new framework and modernized the design.\u2019 In a witty aside, the company stated that the reason for the new app was \u20182015 called and wanted their app back.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valve elaborated further; \u2018You\u2019ll still be able to browse the store, get Steam Guard codes, and confirm trades, but now the app comes with<strong> QR code sign-in<\/strong>, smarter notifications, an improved Library, and multi-account support.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Valve is testing a brand Steam app for mobile devices 2\" class=\"wp-image-199382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Valve-is-testing-a-brand-Steam-app-for-mobile-devices-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valve ended the post off with an appeal that those given access to the limited beta deliver their feedback on the product as soon as possible. That way, the company can \u2018test our assumptions, learn what you like and don\u2019t like, and find things that need to be fixed.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other Valve news, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/articles\/pc-gamers-loving-this-steam-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently updated its desktop Steam client<\/a>. Fans of the PC gaming utility have fallen in love with the features of the <strong>new update<\/strong>. Why not check the update out for yourself to see what all the fuss is about?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valve has started rolling out a brand new Steam app for mobile devices. While the app is already partially up and running, not everyone will be lucky enough to give it a go yet. Valve has said that it plans on doing a public release, but only once the app works on \u2018many different phones &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/valve-testing-steam-app-mobile\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Valve is testing a new Steam app for mobile devices&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9222,"featured_media":199381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[2337,1617],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-199379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionsteam","tag-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199379"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323297,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199379\/revisions\/323297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199379"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=199379"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=199379"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=199379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}