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Ryanality
Ryanality
Honored Contributor
July 10, 2023

PTC v56 Release Un-Megathread

Thanks everyone for all your feedback on our previous builds, we several bugs were identified in the last PTC and the solutions for some have shipped, while others are on the way!

The Public Test Channel (PTC) for Quest v56 is starting to roll out for Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2 soon. 

We're going to try out something new this time around! Instead of a single megathread, we'd like to gather feedback for specific issues in their own separate threads.

For example, if you've installed PTC and there's a sticker of a pink elephant unexpectedly following you around the room, jump on over to our Get Help board and search for "pink elephant PTC" or something like that, if you don't see any existing threads, make a new thread in there, put PTC v56 in the title and something like "Haunted by Pink Elephant", and post it. If you add the Label and Tag PTC it'll help everyone search for just PTC issues too. If anyone else is seeing the same thing, they can find your thread and jump into it to share.

Moderators will also help merge topics that are the same together so keep things consolidated.

It's best if you can post each bug you spot in it's own thread, that way we can all keep track of individual issues separately, and can notify everyone seeing the problem when there's news, or we need to collect details.

Share your impressions and let us know if you see any issues. Please make sure to also send in bug reports along with posting here if you notice anything going wrong. 

We know it's tough when you run into a problem on a PTC build and want to thank you all again for testing out PTC and sharing your feedback! This feedback is extremely helpful to our engineering teams. We appreciate your interest and persistence in testing out the core functionality of software as we develop!

    76 replies

    jdawg461976
    Participant
    July 11, 2023

    I got the version 56 update tonight. I see local dimming as an option under experimental which is nice. Going to test my wifi 6e and do as you suggested. Create a theead, etc. 

    can say that I tried Iracing which was great. Also jumped into horizon work rooms. Since v54 any web page I would visit while in workrooms the white background on web pages was so bright you could barely read the words. After tonight’s update it’s perfect. Not sure if that is the local dimming but it’s absolutely perfect. Could easily work for hours in that. Will update and create a thread with any issues. So far so good. 

      Dave200S
      Participant
      July 11, 2023

      I started a separate PTC v56 thread for the ongoing Flash white/colored pixel artifact issue as per the instructions from Ryanality above,  for which the issue is still occurring for me even after the update.

      I tagged it with PTC so people should be able to find it using his link for searching "just PTC issues" at the top.

        Anagan79
        Inspiring
        July 11, 2023

        Hi,

        We can't launch activities such as apps and games from third party launcher. They just close and go back to home after to be launched.

        Another thing, is the void environment/black bakcground when we launch 2D apps.

        Lunayian
        New Participant
        July 11, 2023

        I'll see about creating a thread on this after some further testing, but in this build Meta Quest Pro doesn't seem to be able to remember Guardian Boundaries after headset restarts. I get a prompt saying "Boundary Not Saved" and it advises me to restart again to fix it, but this seems to have no affect.

          pikpukpak
          Up and Coming
          July 11, 2023

          Created a thread regarding crash\hang issue in VD & Air Link when playing. Hoping for the best.

            FinlessBob
            Up and Coming
            July 11, 2023

            COOL... Just got V56

              arc1011346675
              New Participant
              July 12, 2023

              Wireless pcvr still not a good experience. Tried to play lone echo on PC and it's jittery when I move my head 

              TomCgcmfc
              Honored Contributor
              July 12, 2023

              Updating both my Q2 and QPro now.  Prayers in progress, lol!

              i9 13900K water cooled, RTX4090, Z790 MB w/wifi6e, 64Gb 6400 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers
              TomCgcmfc
              Honored Contributor
              July 12, 2023

              arc_101  Tried Lone Echo 1 with Air Link and it all looks fine to me.  Maybe make sure your Oculus Desktop app is also on v56.  I'm on the settings/general/beta tab public beta enabled.  Mine updated earlier today.

              So far everything is working great with my QPro/rtx4090.  Local dimming in a few standalone darkish apps like Cosmic Flow look very nice.  Tried a few Rift, Steam, and VivePort games and flight sim msfs with Air Link and all seems to work well.  Might just be placebo but the overall clarity seems a bit better, and going in/out of Air Link seemed a little better as well.

              Now if only my Q2 battery management will work properly again.  On charger now so I guess I'll find out soon, lol!

              i9 13900K water cooled, RTX4090, Z790 MB w/wifi6e, 64Gb 6400 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers
                arc1011346675
                New Participant
                July 12, 2023

                ... Now I'm getting a "critical error " saying that it could not update the meta quest and to restart my computer but the problem persists after I restart my computer...

                 

                But it says it inside the headset when I tried to use Oculus air link... Now idk what to do

                 

                 

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