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Ryanality
Ryanality
Honored Contributor
February 24, 2023

Meta Quest build v50 release notes

These features and enhancements will become available starting the week of February 21, 2023 and will be pushed to Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest headsets.

Changes for Quest 1

As we look to the future, we are grateful to the Quest 1 community and remain committed to supporting its users. If you currently use Quest 1, your headset will still be supported with a few changes. It is important to note that Quest 1 is not shutting down, and users will continue to maintain access to their existing apps and games. Here’s an overview of what’s ahead:

  • You will still be able to use your Quest 1 headset and available apps.
  • We won’t be shipping new features to Quest 1 starting with v50.
  • We plan to continue maintaining the system software with critical bug fixes and security patches until 2024. You will still be able to use Quest 1 devices beyond 2024.
  • Quest 1 users will no longer be able to create or join a party.
  • Quest 1 users who currently have access to Meta Horizon Home social features will lose access to these features on March 5, 2023. You won't be able to invite others to your Home or visit someone else's Home.

We thank you and the entire Quest 1 community for helping us get to where we are today. If you have any questions about these changes or about your Quest 1 headset, we encourage you to contact Meta Store support.

2D app multitasking

When we launched Meta Quest Pro, one of our favorite new features was the ability to bring up a 2D app (like the Meta Quest Browser) without closing the game we were playing. With v50, we’re excited to bring this feature to Meta Quest 2 as well. Check your Instagram feed, look up the location of a Lost Ball in Walkabout Mini Golf, or get a bit of work done while you’re killing time in Demeo’s Heroes’ Hangout—all without leaving your current app or experience.

Direct Touch experimental feature

We are introducing a new a new way to navigate in VR. With Direct Touch, you can swipe through content like the apps in your library, and tap on objects like buttons and icons as you would on a smart phone. You can find Direct Touch in Settings > Experimental > Features.

Quick Settings panel improvements

We are adding a setting in the Quick Settings panel that allows you to switch between tablet and desktop modes for your VR menu viewing experience. Desktop mode is the default view, while tablet mode combines the universal menu and other menus you open into a single VR tablet, which is designed for using the new Direct Touch experimental feature.

We’re also adding text labels in Quick Settings to make it easier to navigate.

To open the Quick Setting panel, press the Meta Quest button on your right Touch controller to pull up your universal menu, then select the clock on the left side of the universal menu.

Improved Touch Pro controller tracking

We are improving performance on the Touch Pro controllers, reducing the time for tracking to initialize. Your controllers will be quicker to respond when you first put on your headset, and whenever you switch from hand tracking back to controllers.

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    NomadsAnIsland
    Honored Contributor
    March 15, 2023

    Ok, updated to v50 on my Quest 2. With Direct Touch enabled I can't seem to multi-task up to 3 - 2D apps any more.

    Also how do you 2D multi-task from a 3D app/game. I started a 3D games like Bait!, opened the universal menu, opened app library and clicked on Browser and it tells me I have to quit the app (Bait!).

      Stugabaranda
      Up and Coming
      March 15, 2023

      I also noticed that with the small direct touch panel you can't open 3 tabs. if you want the three tabs without totally disabling the direct touch you have to go to the quick settings menu and tap on "more windows" button, you'll notice, i think it's new as a button.

      . It will revert to large panels, you can use three as before, and you will only be able to use direct touch on the dock buttons.... although i noticed that it works also on the big panels too and I found it a lot of fun to jump in and dive in to use direct touch that too.
      Multitasking doesn't work for me either. I also wrote it this morning but everything is silent and I'm interfacing with assistance.

      Meta Quest 2 256GB, GC Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Intel 12th Gen Intel i5-12400F, 16Gb RAM, Windows 11 home 22H2. Connected with dedicated router via ethernet cat 6 with pc and to Quest 2 on wifi 5 ch 36
      NomadsAnIsland
      Honored Contributor
      March 15, 2023

      Ok, thanks for the info on the "more windows" settings.

      Since Meta usually rolls out new features in a piecemeal fashion perhaps we just have to wait for the 2D app multi-tasking.

      I wish we would get notifications when some bit has been added.

      NomadsAnIsland
      Honored Contributor
      March 16, 2023

      Ghost hands are back!

      For now if you enable the Direct Touch option on the Quest 2.

        NomadsAnIsland
        Honored Contributor
        March 16, 2023

        Changes to Quick Access:

        Universal Menu shows on 2D apps that you have run. Explore shows on 3D apps.

        Meta has always rolled out updates in pieces. In some case For instance recently the changes to environments. In the case of the pin app to universal menu feature it was delayed in roll out and then later taken away in the same release. Personally I liked that feature.

        Fyaun
        Fyaun
        New Participant
        March 20, 2023

        edit: after writing this I realized that pressing the Oculus menu button again will snap the panel to your new position in room scale.

         

        Loving Direct Touch, but Tablet Mode panel positioning is a bit awkward. I'd like to be able to move it freely, but it seems tethered to the center of the guardian space.

          Stugabaranda
          Up and Coming
          March 22, 2023

          hi, yesterday I accessed the PTC from the Meta Quest mobile app. Considering that I have v50 but multitasking doesn't want to work I would like to know if with a factory reset I could be lucky enough to also get multitasking since the servers should see that they are in the PTC?

          Meta Quest 2 256GB, GC Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Intel 12th Gen Intel i5-12400F, 16Gb RAM, Windows 11 home 22H2. Connected with dedicated router via ethernet cat 6 with pc and to Quest 2 on wifi 5 ch 36
            Benjabah1326428
            New Participant
            April 2, 2023

            Hallo Stugabaranda,

            That the multitasking doesnt work is because of a setting or because of the date you made your Account. I factory Rosetten my quest and it didnt work. The only think that the meta Support told me that i can do is to wait.

             

            Have a nice day,

            Benjabah

            Stugabaranda
            Up and Coming
            April 2, 2023

            Ciao @Benjaba

            ciao, ne sono a conoscenza. Sinceramente non mi interessa sapere perché non funziona perché sono un utente e mi interessa solo che funzioni tutto e vorrei che Meta prendesse nota delle nostre segnalazioni e lo facesse senza far finta di niente. non prendetemi in giro con "l'attesa" perché nei contesti seri le scadenze sono fissate e qui siamo nel limbo totale. come già accennato, sono sempre più convinto che Meta si arroghi il diritto di testare il firmware sui dispositivi delle persone e poi abbandoni chi come noi si trova in difficoltà ai propri dispositivi. grazie per la spiegazione sulla data di creazione dell'account ma per me tutto questo non ha una logica. se viene rilasciato un aggiornamento, tutto ciò che si aspetta deve funzionare, punto.il multitasking nella missione 2 non è nemmeno specificato come funzionalità sperimentale, quindi se Come previsto con v50 deve funzionare per me. non solo non funziona qui (e sono anche su v51) ma vedo che tutti quelli che si lamentano dello stesso problema vengono ignorati. ora capisco la tendenza e da consumatrice non posso fare altro che trarre le mie conclusioni e adeguarmi al futuro nella scelta e nel consigliare i prodotti Meta ad amici e parenti. l'unica cosa di valore che ho visto finora è il servizio di assistenza che probabilmente è consapevole delle mancanze tecniche e almeno sa "addolcire" la situazione con la cortesia e qualche dolcetto.Vi farò sapere se e quando il problema sarà risolto ma non credo ci sarà modo di spiegare come visto che è chiaro che con Meta I'm not given to know and understand what they are doing with MY device.
            Good day to you too
            Stugabaranda

            Meta Quest 2 256GB, GC Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Intel 12th Gen Intel i5-12400F, 16Gb RAM, Windows 11 home 22H2. Connected with dedicated router via ethernet cat 6 with pc and to Quest 2 on wifi 5 ch 36
            NomadsAnIsland
            Honored Contributor
            March 28, 2023

            Is it me or is v50 unstable. Apps just seem to freeze up or crash out to my home/universal memory. Mostly use Video viewers like Skybox, Pigasus, DeoVR, Moon VR and Play'a VR. All of them will crash ever so often when playing a video. These were fairly stable before v50 and rarely crashed.

              Bladerah
              Up and Coming
              March 30, 2023

              2D app multitasking is not working for me at all and I’m now even on the v51 update. Anyone else missing this? I’m always missing something.

                Stugabaranda
                Up and Coming
                March 31, 2023

                Ciao, anch'io sono nella stessa situazione.
                Ormai sono giunto alla triste consapevolezza che i nostri dispositivi non sono realmente nostri ma vengono utilizzati da Meta per i loro esperimenti.
                Ma io dico... ma non hanno i visori per fare i loro test prima di rilasciare gli aggiornamenti? È davvero assurdo che un utente debba avere un dispositivo semifunzionante e per di più debba anche aspettare tempi indefiniti per far funzionare quanto messo per iscritto dallo stesso Meta. oltre a questo anche la beffa di ritrovarsi con la versione 51 e senza tutte le funzioni della v50. Roba da matti! It is true that being part of the PTC you are aware of receiving beta versions of the firmware, but it is also true that anyone who agrees to transform their viewer into a laboratory guinea pig should also receive support. For example, I contacted the assistance center reporting the multitasking problem, they said they would take care of it and have you seen them more than ten days ago?

                Meta Quest 2 256GB, GC Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Intel 12th Gen Intel i5-12400F, 16Gb RAM, Windows 11 home 22H2. Connected with dedicated router via ethernet cat 6 with pc and to Quest 2 on wifi 5 ch 36
                Bladerah
                Up and Coming
                March 31, 2023

                This is so disappointing. I likely won’t have any indication that it works so I will have to keep checking indefinitely since there is no setting to turn off or on.

                Stugabaranda
                Up and Coming
                March 31, 2023

                I advise you not to keep checking. rather enjoy the device for what it is and without expectations. and don't expect help..., here apparently we only play whoever has it longer (the oculus link cable).

                Meta Quest 2 256GB, GC Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Intel 12th Gen Intel i5-12400F, 16Gb RAM, Windows 11 home 22H2. Connected with dedicated router via ethernet cat 6 with pc and to Quest 2 on wifi 5 ch 36
                Bladerah
                Up and Coming
                March 31, 2023

                I understand where you are coming from and normally that is how I see things. I have just had some bad issues with their support as a whole when it comes to updates and features missing. I feel like I need to be vigilant about it to have a chance at a fix.

                yurakhaltin
                New Participant
                April 2, 2023

                I need in-game multitasking so badly, but on my Meta Quest 2 it doesn't work yet... Any information about getting it? Do I need to do something to get it? Thanks!

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