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offbeatkid
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June 5, 2025

v.78 PTC Release Thread

  • June 5, 2025
  • 97 replies
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Hey Everyone,

The Public Test Channel (PTC) for Quest v78 started to roll out today for Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S.

If you're seeing an issue or bug after updating to PTC v78:

1) For issues: Go to our Get Help board and search for any existing thread on the issue, if you don't find one, make a new thread. Please add the tag "PTC v78" to the thread and in the title. This way everyone can look for just PTC v78 issues too.

2) For bugs: If you come across a bug, please post each one you spot in its own thread, to keep track of individual issues separately. Please make sure to also send in bug reports along with posting on the forums if you notice anything going wrong.

Share your impressions in the comments below and let us know if you see any issues.

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!

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      INSTG8R75
      Participant
      July 1, 2025

      Buetigame yeah that I haven’t gotten yet I was just about to see if I could get V79  and see after reading my Link still works and I might finally get Navigator, but then losing the wrist buttons would make that moot as I barely ever use my controllers I use hand control exclusively. 
      Gonna Roll the dice I guess because everything seems to be a total mixed bag on who gets what and what works and doesn’t work….

      Edit still V78 I guess I’ll get the push whenever the Meta beings see fit 

        INSTG8R75
        Participant
        July 2, 2025
        So I figured I would try flipping back and forth between Public and PTC, Now one thing I hadn't been checking was the Meta App version which is V79 but my Q3 is still on the same V78, I guess I will just chill and just wait for it to come. Tho at this point the more I learn the less I am liking Navigator and side effects like losing wrist buttons all for a UI I might be stuck with and dislike, I love my current passthrough setup I have the 34" AW OLED on my desk and with Passthrough have the current UI "Stacked" above it so I kinda got thhis Minority Report kinda feel going on. If Navigator will replace tjhat I don't see any way to make it as clean and organized as it currently is.
          Buetigame
          Participant
          July 2, 2025

          TomCgcmfc 

          Anuother crazy updatemadness...
          Today I saw v78.1027 updated at 30stJune to build 5105226.11950.520.
          And instantly began another controller update... the third within v78?

          Again I saw another 104MB update to v78.1028 (with same build) and just did it...
          Now finally getting v78.1028? But no, it stays at v78.1027 with the build metioned above

          The desktop app got another micro update... no build change whatsoever.
          Didn't know whats up with this or what's changed or fixed 🤔

            TomCgcmfc
            Honored Contributor
            July 2, 2025

            Buetigame  Exact same thing here yesterday with both my Q3 and QPro.  Says it updating to non-PTC v78.1028 but at the end it still shows up as v78.1027.  Maybe just a reporting bug, who knows?  Main thing is that all my standalone and PCVR with Link and Air Link are still working great.  Cheers.

            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
              SrG81
              Up and Coming
              July 6, 2025

              Is it possible to upgrade from 74 firmware to 78 or the future 79 headset will not chip or break?

              What is the best way to avoid problems after and during the update?

              Buetigame
              Participant
              July 11, 2025

              TomCgcmfc​ Now, I have an "update loop" with my Q3.
              "Update v78.1028" (with same build) > done > v78.1027 (same build)
              over and over again wth the side effect right afer reboot:
              meta logo still, 3 turns, RESET, metal logo still, 1 1/2 turns, desk

              Powering off and let it install updates (with backup of the apps) "heals" it.
              meta logo still, 1 1/2 turns, desk... no reset

              Sorry, but that's the baddest "update situation" I've ever hat with a quest.
              I'll retry that with my Q2, but...

              Buetigame
              Participant
              July 13, 2025

              TomCgcmfc​ OK, everything is fine now... as mentioned in the specific thread, the v78.1028 changes from 165MB to 105MB, but last loooooong.
              After restart the "update loop" was gone and both devices "up to date"...

              First M$ with their June Update desaster and now Meta with v78.
              What's on with this guys?

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