Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date): 1726683985 (Stable) / 1730253536 (Beta)
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): SteamOS 3.6.19 / 3.7.0 (Deck) and Manjaro w/ Gnome 46 (Desktop)
• Opted into Steam client beta?: Issue is present on both Stable and Beta
• Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
• Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
• GPU: AMD Van Gogh RDNA 2.0 (Steam Deck) and RX 7800XT (Desktop)

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

While in an active voice channel, the Quick-Access Menu provides user with an option to Mute Mic / Mute Voice with X. Once triggered, X prompts the user to Reset To Default, however pressing it does nothing. To unmute, you therefore have to press A to adjust the slider, move it over by one and then press X.

Video

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/567cacd4-fd18-48c2-9da3-815491317147

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Navigate to Steam > Friends & Chat.
2. Select Add New Group Chat (speech bubble with a + to the right of the Groups heading).
3. Give it any name and select Create chat.
4. Select the Voice Channels icon (speech bubble with a 🎤 in the right-hand side menu).
5. Select Add Voice Channel.
6. Press ... to access the Quick-Access Menu.
7. Highlight the microphone or headphone gain sliders.
8. Press X to mute the device.
9. Press X to reset it.

Reproduction Rate: 5/5

Affected Platforms

• LCD / Jupiter: Yes
• OLED / Galileo: Yes
• Desktop Deck-like session (gamescope -e -- steam -gamepadui -steamdeck): Yes
• Desktop: Yes, in Big Picture Mode

Actual result

• Reset to Default does not function and the devices remain muted.

Expected result

• Reset to Default serves as an unmute button when the device is currently muted. This should return the device to its pretty gain level.

Notes

• On Steam version 1725412627 and older on Desktop (Big Picture Mode or Deck-like session), the user was instead presented with an Unmute option instead of Reset To Default.

Desktop / Deck-like Session