Steam Friends will not sign in at start-up after Downloads page update

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#7962 · opened 2021-08-01 by echaskaris · updated 2021-08-03 · 2 comments · github

Eechaskaris 2021-08-01 github

Steam client version (build number or date): 1627685077 (Downloads section update)
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 20.04
Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] y
Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] y

You have to manually press "sign in" in the friends window or similar buttons found elsewhere eg in the game page in your library.

TTermuellinator 2021-08-01 github

Can confirm here on Manjaro testing. Pretty annoying ^^

Eechaskaris 2021-08-03 github

Fixed with latest beta

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