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IR changes with recent update making mirrors in proximity disruptive?

r.o.s.h.i.e
Honored Guest

Using quest 3 and everything has been fine up to a few days ago.

After about 10-15 minutes, I start to loose controller function in specific apps.  (SteamVR Home, VRC).

It seems heavily dependent on my body orientation, ie which direction I am facing.  Batteries are fine.  Connection is fine.  But literally if I face one direction I am good, I face another and I am glitched.

The only thing I can think of, is that in my room one wall is mirrored.  I have been playing fine in this environment for about a month.  This is a very new development.

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oculusness
Superstar

@r.o.s.h.i.e  VR headsets have had issues with reflective surfaces and mirrors even back as far as the Rift CV1 days.  The sensors on the Quest 3 may get confused as is may see a mirror and what's reflected, like a doorway to another identical room, but the depth sensor is reporting just a flat surface. maybe this is where the headset has issues. Does covering up the mirror with a sheet or covering cure the problem?

Four Rift CV1s, Quest 2, Quest 3, Lenovo Explorer WMR.

LordArceus
Meta Quest Support
Meta Quest Support

Hey there, and welcome to the community forums 👋

As @oculusness has touched upon, reflective surfaces can indeed case an issue with tracking. Give what @oculusness has suggested a try or try using the headset in a different area to see if it gets rid of the issue 🙂

Hope this helps. Let us know if you're still having issues with it 🙂

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