I’ve been utilizing the Steam iOS app fairly a bit since getting a Steam Deck, however each time I opened the app, I needed to take care of an interface that simply felt outdated — the general design hadn’t been up to date in a really very long time. It appears Valve felt that approach, too, as a result of it’s now beta testing a brand new model of the app that appears dramatically totally different and, in case you ask me, dramatically higher.

In a blog post, Valve talked about the brand new design as one of many key new options of the app, and the enhancements, at the very least in my transient testing on iOS, are instantly apparent. For instance, the app now has a navigation bar on the underside of the display the place you’ll be able to navigate to issues like the shop, your information feed, and the Steam Guard part.

Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge

Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge

But the app doesn’t simply have a refreshed coat of paint; it’s constructed on a “new framework” and has some extra options. My private favourite? You can now scan a QR code from the Steam Guard part to signal into your Steam account, like what you may be conversant in from Discord’s cell app. Valve additionally says the brand new Steam app has “ smarter notifications, an improved Library, and multi account support,” and also you’ll nonetheless be capable to do issues like browse the shop and ensure any trades.

Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge

Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge

Valve is presently beta testing the app on iOS and Android, so it isn’t extensively accessible simply but. If you need to attempt it the beta, observe the directions on Valve’s website, although in case you’re on iOS, notice that there are variety of slots accessible as a consequence of Apple’s TestFlight restrictions.