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Up and Coming
June 13, 2025
Question

Re: Not Solved - Quest 3 stuck in firmware update loop

Yeah that's a bit negligent/ignorant.

Its possible you could make progress by disconnecting the headset's battery for a while - a bit like cmos for pc - but to get to it would be a mission from what I have seen in tear-downs.

However Meta should be able to tell you where the upgrade is stored waiting for applying and then have an official means of deleting or resetting it. Perhaps that can only be done by a technician however and it seems they would rather just swap it for another rather than fix it? and have the customer pay for it regardless. ðŸ˜ 

My sympathies. Meta are kind of a useless company or so I have discovered.. and then they wonder why VR doesn't have as many customers as they would like....

Do you have a small claims court where you live? Even if Meta don't want to show perhaps they will be prompted to reach a better settlement say a refurb for $170 ??? Good luck.

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    3dspaceAuthor
    Up and Coming
    June 14, 2025

    BTW not sure where you are in the world but maybe contact these guys.  https://www.fixmyoculus.com/ 

    They might be able to shed some light on the internals if Meta won't. 

    June 14, 2025

    3dspace Whilst getting to the main battery connector is a bit fiddly, it's not impossible. Good call on the fix my oculus suggestion. They could even be pointed in the direction of this thread and may have some suggestions on a fix or be interested in getting the headset for a future video.

    Participant
    June 17, 2025

    I (partly) disassembled the Quest and after taking off the bluetooth antenna I got to disconnect the battery and left it disconnected for about five minutes. I reconnected the battery and started the device - the problem persists, it goes into the infinite firmware update loop 😞 How long should the battery remain disconnected?