A while ago, Steam OS 3.8 was released. Among its many improvements, it includes a particularly important one for the Desktop Mode: it finally uses a Wayland session by default.

There are many reasons why this is important for both us and our users. It is more stable, more feature-rich, and does a better job showcasing what Plasma can do.

For now, though, I just want to highlight one neat little feature that is especially handy on a touchscreen device like the Steam Deck: touchscreen gestures.

Out of the box, a three-finger vertical swipe enters Overview mode, showing thumbnails of all open windows. This provides a much more touch-friendly way to multitask, and you can also close a window with a downward swipe gesture. Of course this is a feature available on any device with a touchscreen.