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New Participant
February 11, 2026
Question

Quest 3 is blank after starting

  • February 11, 2026
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I have tried everything i know to resolve this.

Soft reset (press power button)

Hard reset (press and hold power button longer)

Reboot from boot up menu (power + volume)

Factory Reset

Switch boot start place (both A and B)

Cleaned all sensors (inside and outside)

It has been charged and was at around 80% while doing the above.

The machine powers on and you see the logo, after the logo disappears there is nothing on screen. There is a sound like it powers on and the controllers will vibrate but not register. If i hit the power button quickly 2x i can get the remotes to register and be visible on screen. If the remotes are visible, when i hold the power button i will get the menu to power down, cancel, or restart. If the remotes are not visible, that screen will not show and the power button has to be held to turn it off. The buttons on the remotes don't do anything outside of allowing selection on the power down screen. Holding any of them does nothing. 

The volume up and down will show when pressed along with the scroll for the lens distance. Outside of that its all blank. After the reset, nothing shows up to set it up. 

 

Could use some help on how to proceed. Item is past warranty.

8 replies

steve40
Honored Contributor
February 11, 2026

It sounds like your proximity sensor has failed, so the headset can't detect that you are wearing it.

If you live in USA you could try Fix my Oculus.

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New Participant
February 16, 2026

Same thing has started happening to me, it started in the past week !
Being a tech, I'm thinking that some software update has caused this.

Could be a failed Facial Proximity Sensor but NOTHING has happened to this unit, it's been baby'd since day one, except for only one 'roll onto the carpet' about 1  - 2 years ago !

I believe all this started after the Meta Quest 3 update version 85.xxxx

steve40
Honored Contributor
February 16, 2026

Some people seem to be reporting similar issues with v85. The solution is to press the power button briefly to put the headset into sleep mode, then briefly press the power button again to wake the headset. Then the profile menu should appear. If that doesn't work, you probably have a proximity sensor issue. Note that the OP in this thread says they tried pressing the power button quickly 2x but that didn't fix their problem.

I'd also suggest fully powering the headset off and on. That seems to fix some gremlins that a quick restart doesn't always fix.

New Participant
February 16, 2026

Hey Steve, your procedure is exactly how I 'temporarily' solved the black screen for now. Just found that solution early this morning after going through ALL the reboot and multiple button press restarts.......   except for the Reset to Factory....   I was NOT going there yet with all the software I have loaded.....  until absolutely necessary.

I hope our feedback helps all the users out there because I KNOW there are going to be MANY !!

New Participant
September 14, 2026

It's happening for me as well, and it starts working when I cast to my phone. As soon as I Start casting I can see in headset.