Abdullah is an ardent believer in the future of VR, and can't wait to see what more it brings to the table as technology improves. He enjoys covering new software releases in the XR industry, as well as major news about hardware and companies focused on VR.
and update v66 for Quest shows that. Update v65, which came out in April of this year, brought with it quality improvements to passthrough mode. The newest update improves passthrough even more and has added a handful of very useful new features.uses its external cameras to show you a live feed of your real-life surroundings. Update v64 made passthrough quality better and v65 made menus in passthrough appear over the live feed instead of a gray void.
There is also a new Meta button that you can add to your wrist. It’s enabled from the ‘Experimental’ tab in ‘Settings’ and adds one virtual button each to both of your wrists. One is the Meta button that will open up the universal menu and the other is a menu button that opens up the in-app menu of the current app or game you’re running.These buttons will make it much more convenient to access options when you’re in the middle of a virtual experience.
There’s a new Sleep Mode too. Pressing and holding the power button will now show you a new option: putting your headset to sleep. Sleep Mode lets apps update in the background and helps the headset boot up much faster next time you want to play someOn a smaller note, users who are supervised by the same guardian will be able to see each other in the Family Center from June 27. Of more interest, to me at least, is that you can now sync your headset’s media to your Meta Horizon profile.
Lastly, Space Setup on Quest headsets has received an update as well. Space Setup is a feature that uses the depth sensor on a Quest headset to create a digital scan of your room. InLooks like Meta is putting that new feature to use with update v66. Space Setup will be able to detect the following parts and furniture of a room:Meta says this will improve over time and newer furniture types will be added. Update v66, like all Quest updates, will be gradually rolled out over the next few weeks.
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