SteamOS 0.5.7 Beta for Steam Frame brings WebXR, improved settings and more

4 Nov 2026 at 8:04 am UTC | Last updated: 4 Nov 2026 at 8:58 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand

Valve just released SteamOS 0.5.7 Beta for Steam Frame bringing with it some settings changes, along with support for WebXR with Chromium. Hopefully this will fix some of the reported issues with tracking.

Since it's a Beta you need to opt-in via Settings > System > Steam Client Update Channel.

Key Changes

SteamVR:

• SteamVR has been updated to version 2.19.1.
• Improved vibration filtering for pose prediction that was affecting some units.
• The display dims for 30 seconds before sleep.
• Foveated sharpening is now independent from Eye Tracking (previously would disable when off, now defaults to centered).
• Removed Advanced Supersampling support on Steam Frame.
• The guided tour keeps Steam docked front and center.

Frame Controllers:

• Battery now shows correctly at 0%.
• Added default bindings for Chromalab, Batman Arkham, and Doom VFR.

OS:

• Enable support for WebXR in Chromium 157 & up.

Audio:

• Fixed an issue where audio would stop working with USB or Bluetooth speakers if an application tried to access the microphone.
• Added controls to selectively disable echo cancellation and noise suppression for the microphone (requires current Steam Client Beta).

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