PTC v53 Release Megathread

Why is the PTC for V53 is out even though neither V51 or V52 are released yet

is there any way i could get a direct link to update to the v53 i was just now able to join via the mobile app and update 51 has completely erased months of work and has continued to halt all development
waiting much longer for a fix so that i can restart 9 months of work as if it wasnt already a huge kick in the gut already

Issues I experience:

* Apps: Version v51 already broke VRNOID (still works on my first quest stuck at v50) and Pigasus Media player crashes when I want to see something via samba connection on my PC PTC v53.

* UI: The items on the menu at the bottom  don't look well aligned.

* Some controller issues lately and when pointing a finger to the menu while holding the controller, the virtual representation stays resting on the controller (so to speak) but is responsive.

* PCVR: so much issues on lagging I needed to reinstall and go out of PTC, no more PTC on my PC  ;).
Now it's v51 with local dimming on in the debug tool. When using my Pro there were too much issues with particularly Steam VR games. I think it is solved by now by not opening those apps and games in the steam vr environment because if you do it's all stutters, many lag and I get a horizontal line at 30% of my FOV when 5 minutes in and everything below looks poorly rendered.

I don't understand how people ended up losing months of work due to trying out the PTC, but people should only join the PTC if they are willing to risk experiencing issues.

Select time zone and edit time

You will now be able to select the time zone on your headset and manually edit the displayed time. To do this, select the date at the top of the Quick Settings panel.

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Has anyone been able to test this feature?  Maybe I'm at the wrong screen but nothing happens when I click the date at the top of Quick Settings panel.

What is going on with the UI in the home ? Who at meta approved these updates ? Have they ever worn a VR headset ?, Why move the window close button to the top ? It's not Windows or a Mac it's VR all controls should be in line of site (straight ahead as much as possible) and stop making it look like it's made by Fisher Price Toys! How about menu's and HUD's that are semi transparent in the home and horizon's, now don't tell your limited by the hardware ! If you've played Iron Man you know what the hardware can do if coded right.! 

I'm seeing the same issue with lost controllers that I had with v51.

Rebooting the controllers and rebooting the headset didn't rectify the issue.
I tried turning off PTC for the headset. That caused a new update to appear. Applying it didn't bring the controller back.
I then factory reset the headset. This caused a download of firmware to the left controller. The right controller required a hard reboot for the update to start.
The controllers are currently working and the headset is still on v53 (even after turning off PTC and factory resetting it. I'm still installing applications so I haven't rebooted the headset yet to see if will loose the controllers again.

Hi everyone, I wanted to give you a heads up that PTC v54 is going to start rolling out soon (as soon as today if all it gets all the right signoffs). The official build for v53 is already deployed, but not everyone has it quite yet. I think the 100% push for it should be soon though.

There are still a few issues reported already from v53 that are being worked on which might not make it to the first version of PTC v54, but it does have a fix for a some of them. I'll start up the v54 feedback thread so it's ready when people start getting it.

Hi Ryan,

I just want to report that the v53 update broke controller pairing on my Quest Pro again.

This happened with v51 as well and I ended up replacing it under warranty.

I happened again with v51 under PTC but after a lot of back and forth with multiple factory resets I got it back to v51 and it was working again until v53 (public release) hit it today.

The pattern that I’m seeing is that it happens when an update is applied when the headset and controllers arent plugged into the docking station. As long as the update is app  lied when the device are docked it seem to work fine.

I’ve had no issues with the Quest 2 headsets and their controllers (have several in PTC and outside)

I’m looking at just swapping this one out too under warranty but would prefer a software solution to get the controller versions in sync with the headset (or whatever the root cause is)

Let me know if there’s a way to re-load controller firmware that I can test.

In addition to the disappearing controllers, caused by Wi-Fi 5, which I mentioned earlier, I'd like to mention one more problem I noticed - regular incorrect capacitive fingers tracking. It did happen occasionally previously, but with v53 it happens every day - every day either thumb or index finger tracking is not working at least on one of the controllers (I have Meta Quest Pro). It either doesn't recognise when I release the finger or when I put it onto the controller. Restarting controllers (holding menu button for 10-12 seconds until they vibrate) help, but only temporarly. After a while (1-2 hours) it occurs again. Restarting the headset doesn't help - only restarting the controllers. I think this is a software issue, because after restarting controllers everything is fine, but then it seems something interfers capacitive tracking.