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PedroPierre77
Explorer
2 years ago
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Can't click anything using Remote Desktop with Quest 3

Remote Desktop connects OK and I see the monitors, but when the pointer or hand tracker hovers over the screen, overlay buttons pop up and nothing can be clicked on the monitor. Can't launch anything...
Meta Quest 3
PCVR
quest 3
remote desktop
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    MetaStoreHelp
    2 years ago

    Thank you for getting back to us! After looking into with with some of our app specialists, it looks like the behavior you're seeing is normal and expected. As a Remote Display, the app is a "one-way" view of your computer's display. The only way to interact with or launch computer programs would be as normal on your computer. The Remote Display only allows you to view what's happening on your PC, and can't receive Quest controller input onto your PC- that functionality remains exclusive to Quest or Air Link. We hope this answers your question- but please reach out to us if you have any others!

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64jcl
Explorer
9 months ago

This is a great shortcoming of the Meta Remote Desktop and I find it a bit odd that this went through your design/dev process without people asking why the controllers or fingers cant act as an input device on the remote desktop screen, but only mouse and keyboards? Here is hoping you at one point also support that in this application as it is possibly the main reason for why many choose other solutions.

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hargisss
Honored Guest
9 months ago

Exactly - it's particularly notable because other applications do this very well, particularly virtual desktop. I'd love to be able to use fingers and VR pen to use the computer.