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Quest / Go Build 16.0 Release Notes

ShowbizDonkey
Retired Support
Update 4/27/2020: Hey everyone - just wanted to give you a heads up that you should expect to see another software update, which will begin rolling out to a percentage of users today. This hotfix fixes a bug that sometimes caused sideloaded applications to disappear from users’ libraries. Thanks to everyone who reported the bug and for your patience while the team worked to address it!

Accessibility


  • We’ve added the option to swap the Oculus button functionality to the left Touch controller and the Menu button functionality to the right Touch controller. You can find this option by navigating to Settings > Device > Controllers.
  • You can now turn off or lower the intensity of Touch controller vibration. This can also be found in the Settings > Device > Controllers menu.

Guardian

  • You can now set up your roomscale Guardian boundaries without controllers by using hand tracking instead.
  • The Passthrough view can now be selected as your Home Environment. Navigate to Settings > Virtual Environment to check it out!

Social

  • When browsing the Facebook app on your phone, you may see an option to “Open in VR” for certain content. Clicking this button will launch that web content on your headset when you put it on.
  • Parties has received a variety of quality improvements. This includes updates to the party invite flow and clearer notifications upon joining a Party.
  • You can now send and receive clickable links through Chats. Clicked links will open in a web browser.
  • Opening a new chat in VR will automatically open the keyboard.
    • Please note that this change is an experiment that only a percentage of users will see.
  • User-created events now allow you to easily start a chat thread with all users who have been invited.
    • Please note that this feature is only available to a percentage of users at this time.
  • When unsubscribing from an event, you will now be prompted to confirm your decision.
  • A new friends panel has been added to the right side of the Explore panel.
    • Please note that this feature is only available to a percentage of users at this time.
  • The Scoreboard app will now allow you to recommend a game to a friend.
    • Please note that the Scoreboard app is still only available to a percentage of users at this time. This change will only be visible to those users and you will only be able to recommend a game to users who also have access to the Scoreboard app.

Fixes

  • A delay caused by enabling the Passthrough Shortcut in the new user experience has been reduced.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the headset to hang on the Oculus boot logo.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the app preview page to scroll when only scrolling the app’s ratings and review panel.
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented Oculus Link from launching correctly after reconnecting Quest to your PC.
  • Fixed an issue that caused controllers to disappear when Hand Tracking was enabled while using Oculus Link.
  • General Link stability improvements.
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Oliver2222
Protege
thanks showbizdonkey got the update 16 and the UI back hope voice control comes back when its ready 

im likening the new UI  

from Oliver 

nalex66
MVP
MVP
Got the update last night, and the new UI returned after a reboot. My “unknown sources” games were not showing after the update, but a quick reinstall of each from SideQuest, and its all good.

Regarding the new UI, I would still prefer to browse my library on the larger screen, and have better visibility of the library categories (updates, not installed, unknown sources, etc.) in the sidebar menu rather than hidden in a drop-down menu. Other than that one complaint, no issues with v16. 

DK2, CV1, Go, Quest, Quest 2, Quest 3.


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Coronal_Aurora
Honored Guest
OI oculus my game keeps freezing in the middle of using oculus link can you fix this? I am incredibly salty because I want to play blade and sorcery but my game keeps freezing, it looks fine on my computer but in my headset it's just frozen. I want to play a game I paid for and I can't because of this stupid glitch. Fix this please.

KarstenS80
Adventurer
Even after multiple reboots I'm stuck in "Looking for updates..." or how it is called in the english version of the settings page.

In the traffic monitor of my router I don't see any serious traffic. No download in progress it seems.

Any hint other than sideload the update?

Anonymous
Not applicable
Finally got V16 here. I am used to dragging up the rear though lol.

Gibsondude
Honored Guest

marcusob said:

OK -my Oculus Rift S downloaded the new release 16 today, now it looks like I have no power to my headset. Tried rebooting, re-plugging in USB/Display cables etc. but nothing, doesn't even get recognised in the APP GUI, no LED on in the headset. The rest of my PC is working fine. Note, I've had no manual intervention in this update, so it's not something I have done. Anyone else seeing this ?


I'm getting a similar issue, but I'm using the CV1. Everything was groovy until shutting down my computer and rebooting it the following day... Like you, I have done nothing except allow the Oculus app to update! Nothing else has installed, no windows updates or anything... 

TomCgcmfc
MVP
MVP



marcusob said:

OK -my Oculus Rift S downloaded the new release 16 today, now it looks like I have no power to my headset. Tried rebooting, re-plugging in USB/Display cables etc. but nothing, doesn't even get recognised in the APP GUI, no LED on in the headset. The rest of my PC is working fine. Note, I've had no manual intervention in this update, so it's not something I have done. Anyone else seeing this ?


I'm getting a similar issue, but I'm using the CV1. Everything was groovy until shutting down my computer and rebooting it the following day... Like you, I have done nothing except allow the Oculus app to update! Nothing else has installed, no windows updates or anything... 


Sorry but I do not see these problems with either my Rift cv1 or Quest with v16.  If you are having problems I think you are best to start a ticket with Oculus support, including your log files.
i9 13900K water cooled, RTX4090, Z790 MB w/wifi6e, 32Gb 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

KarstenS80
Adventurer
Hm. 

Getting back into a SteamVR game after disconnecting the Quest still doesn't work. I get only a black screen. 

In earlier versions I just could ignore the "Restart SteamVR" request window, as it just worked. But now it don't 😞

peetezaah
Explorer
@ShowbizDonkey I have not gotten the automatic update and I'm stuck "looking for an update". What can I do?
HP Omen 17-w103np: i7 6700HQ, GTX 1070  16GB DDR4, 3 x 3.1 Gen 1 USB, 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD 

TomCgcmfc
MVP
MVP

peetezaah said:

I have not gotten the automatic update and I'm stuck "looking for an update". What can I do?



Press/hold the power button and try Restart. If it restarts with a green arrow/disk thing let it finish installing the update.  If after doing this try the update again.  If it still hangs, you may need to do a factory reset (longer press/hold) then select factory reset.  Good luck mate.
i9 13900K water cooled, RTX4090, Z790 MB w/wifi6e, 32Gb 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