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Friends activity no longer works

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11297 · opened 2024-09-25 by jorp · updated 2025-12-20 · 4 comments · github
Jjorp 2024-09-25 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version: 1726683985
  • SteamOS version: 3.5.19
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Opted into SteamOS beta?: No
  • Have you checked for updates in Settings > System?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When first booting up a Steam Deck on the above software version, scrolling down from 'Friends' to 'Activity' no longer shows any information.

See relevant threads here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/1/4759830079702867948
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/1/6895657216190544579/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/1/4759830079701214851/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/1/4425436358665905430/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/1/4513254345531880083/

TTTimo 2024-09-30 github

Can you reproduce this issue after opting into the Steam client beta and SteamOS beta?

Jjorp 2024-10-31 github

Can you reproduce this issue after opting into the Steam client beta and SteamOS beta?

No, it's still not working on beta. Anything else I could try or additional information I could provide?

Steam Beta Branch: Steam Deck Beta
Steam Version: 1730253536

Rruifcastro 2025-01-11 github

I have been able to fix it but it still happens time to time.

Here's my steps:

  • go to desktop mode
  • open Steam app and exit it (File->Exit)
  • go to folder /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/ and cut (move) the folder "userdata" to another location. I moved to my desktop
  • now start Steam again
  • a new "userdata" folder should have been created
  • I exited the Steam app again
  • i moved the "userdata" on my desktop back to /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/ and clicked the apply all and clicked the Skip so it didn't overwrite the newly created clean files.
  • go back to Game Mode (Gamescape)

Your Activity Tab should be working again. In reality it's only the config folder: /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/userdata/number of your account/config
I'm still not sure what triggers this. The closest I've got is the none steam shortcuts seem to me to be my problem. If I don't add them the Activity Tab seems to work well. But I'm still not sure because if I copy the same file shortcuts.vdf again back to the config folder. It doesn't seem to stop working.
Oh another suspension, the NonSteamLauncher. I used it's shortcuts, so not sure yet if the was what triggered the problem.

Any ways, with the fix above there are Side Effects:

  • battery setting to show percentage has to be set again.
  • non-steam games lose shortcuts
  • steam initial tutorials are active again
  • some games can ask login and password again
  • i think you also lose the performance profiles for each game. Not sure.
Jjorp 2025-12-20 github

Just wanted to add that this is still an issue on 3.7.17

Nothing extracted yet.