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Can you please re add Google onto Big Picture?
I use to watch youtube on Google in big picture. It is sad that I can not do that anymore. Please hear my requests as no one has ever listened to me.
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Balderick 27 Feb, 2023 @ 6:53pm 
Add your favourite browser to steam as a non steam game or start it before launching game so you just guide + start to alt and tab to and from game to browser. (thtas how the controller layout ui works from in game i.e. it forces you to alt + tab to get focus of game again)

or

Just use steam running in large mode using legacy steam overlay (switch off use big picture for steam input enabled controller in controller settings) to get the OG browser and OG steam overlay

or

use -oldbigpicture when starting steam to get the old browser back in big picture

We cant use steam like we have grown to love anymore and need to adapt to the latest changes and the latest bugs. Though it is becoming more obvious many things that are broken have been broken/disabled/changed by Valve by design. They just dont give very detailed changelogs or any other info for updates and expect steam users to work it out for them selves. Nobody knows what the expected behaviour is now adays. The expected behavior is really snafu. all fouled up is the new situation normal but its okay because a few deck users leave some overwhelmingly positive feedback so Valve are doing good. /sarcasm
Last edited by Balderick; 27 Feb, 2023 @ 7:05pm
Star Wars Fan 421 27 Feb, 2023 @ 7:03pm 
How do you add a browser as a non steam game?
Balderick 27 Feb, 2023 @ 7:06pm 
with steam running open your browser and then click on "add a non steam game" at bottom of library in large mode. You should see your browser exe listed near top of list just select it and your library should show it as installed steam game.
Last edited by Balderick; 27 Feb, 2023 @ 7:08pm
Balderick 27 Feb, 2023 @ 7:16pm 
Actualy that was a bad suggestion. I just tried adding Brave browser as non steam game and steam refuses to launch it. Full CEF is absolutely killing the steam experience. Steam is now is now a full Chromium Extension Foulup , which is why Valve removed browser from nbpm. It security related issue so Valkve are protecting us. It a major limitation of CEF, or the outdated version CEF Valve have customised for the new Steam is.

will double check and see if the other suggestions are still working
Balderick 27 Feb, 2023 @ 7:21pm 
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2940142646

oooph tfft 2nd option worky, dont log into anything or use it for shopping or anything that involves personal details. It only good for light websurfing watching youtube vids etc
Last edited by Balderick; 27 Feb, 2023 @ 7:30pm
Balderick 27 Feb, 2023 @ 7:31pm 
Can confirm browser still works using the -oldbigpicture suggestion too.
anti-weeb 3 Nov, 2024 @ 9:01pm 
Originally posted by Balderick:
or

use -oldbigpicture when starting steam to get the old browser back in big picture
How?
Emma 4 Nov, 2024 @ 11:13pm 
This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.
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