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Update Web Browser to 1.4.3

Fixes plugin not working on latest Steam.

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Very small changes all LGTM

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wheaney commented Jan 2, 2026

Plugin Testing Report

Installed Plugins

  • NonSteamLaunchers - 1.3.10
  • XR Gaming - 1.3.0
  • Web Browser - 1.4.3-xxxxxx
  • AutoFlatpaks - 1.6.8
  • PlayCount - 1.6

Specifications

  • SteamOS 3.7.17 (Stable)
  • Steam 1766529085 (Stable)
  • Decky v3.2.1 (Stable)

Issues

Has the following major blocking issue(s):

  • Nothing allows me to edit the home page URL, it's just stuck on the steam store. Contextual controller hints just give me: Open in new tab, Open in current tab, Back

Has the following minor non-blocking issue(s):

  • "Y - Add to cart" contextual controller hint showing on a Yahoo search result page
  • Opened on an empty data/plain tab even though there's a home page set and selected as the default tab
  • "Menu position" setting is unclear, could benefit from a description
  • Controller-based navigation would be nice (e.g. using the d-pad to navigate results on a search page)

Summary

I opened the plugin UI and played around with the settings. Changed the search engine and tried searching in the browser. Opened multiple tabs. Played with the menu position setting to see what it did, but couldn't tell what changed. Played around with the home page settings and found I couldn't figure out how to edit them.

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@RodoMa92 RodoMa92 merged commit 86eaf33 into SteamDeckHomebrew:main Jan 5, 2026
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  • Nothing allows me to edit the home page URL, it's just stuck on the steam store. Contextual controller hints just give me: Open in new tab, Open in current tab, Back

Navigate to the site you want. Press start button to open context menu, then choose Set as Home Page

  • "Y - Add to cart" contextual controller hint showing on a Yahoo search result page

Not sure how that's possible. I couldn't reproduce.

  • "Menu position" setting is unclear, could benefit from a description

Where the browser is listed in the main menu.

  • Controller-based navigation would be nice (e.g. using the d-pad to navigate results on a search page)

It's not possible. Web pages have to implement that themselves.

On a separate note, sadly, it seems that valve have changed how the internal browser opens links. It looks like now they always open in a new window instead of navigating the page. So the links get opened outside of "Web Browser Plugin". So it looks like navigating to a desired site using a search engine isn't possible anymore, but you can still navigate to it directly via the url.

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