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Quest / Go Build 18.0 Release Notes

ShowbizDonkey
Retired Support
These features and enhancements will become available throughout the week of 06/29/2020



Universal Menu and Multi-Browser Support

  • We’ve continued iterations and updates on the redesigned universal menu that was released as an opt-in feature of v15. These include:

    • Design updates to streamline usability and improve discoverability of system apps (Store, Library, Browser, etc)
    • Combined Library and Apps into a single panel
    • The universal menu will now be accessible as an overlay from within a number of Quest apps.
  • Improved the multi-browser experience that allows you to have multiple windows open when browsing the internet in-VR.

Introducing VR tooltips

  • We’ve made it easier for you to find and learn how to use new and popular VR features. Look out for tooltips that help guide you through your journey in VR.

Keyboard

  • The Oculus in-VR keyboard will now utilize predictive text to make typing in-VR more efficient.

Guardian

  • You’ll now be able to change the color of your Guardian Boundary. You can enable this feature by selecting Settings > Guardian > Guardian Boundary.

Notifications

  • We’ve made updates to in-VR and in-app notifications. These include:

  • You can now fine-tune your in-VR notification preferences from the Settings panel. To do this, select Settings > Device > Notifications.
  • Added the ability to interact with notifications
    • Ex: Screenshot saved. Press the Oculus button to view your photos.
  • Added additional info within the notification to help you understand why you’re seeing it
    • Ex: Check out [X app], because you tried [Y app].
  • Updated notification styling.
  • Please note that these features may only be available to a percentage of users at this time.

Social

  • You can now share in-VR content or ask a friend to join you in an app or experience in-VR via Messenger. This can be done by selecting Share > Messenger and then choosing who you’d like to share with.
  • Now, when you save a VR post on Facebook, it will show up in your notifications panel the next time you put on your headset.
    • If the post includes an app link and you already have the app installed, you’ll be able to open the app directly from the notification. If you don’t have the app installed, you can select the app link to download the app from the Oculus Store.

Voice Commands

  • Voice Commands (Beta) is now available to all US English speaking users.
    • If you have the redesigned universal menu, you can find it in Settings > Quick Actions > Voice Commands. The Voice Commands icon is located next to the Microphone icon. Otherwise, you can find it directly in your Oculus home menu.
    • You can activate Voice Commands (Beta) by clicking on the icon in the Oculus menu or enabling the controller shortcut which allows you to double press the Oculus button to activate Voice Commands (Beta).
    • You can change your Voice Commands (Beta) settings by selecting Settings > Device > Voice Commands (Beta).
  • Voice Commands (Beta) has been re-designed with sleeker visuals. It also supports a wider breadth of commands.
    • Try saying, “Take a photo” to take a screenshot while you’re in an immersive experience, “Start casting” to mirror your headset to another screen or “Turn off” to quickly shut down your headset. You can also ask, “What can I say?” to see more examples of commands available to you.

Known Issues

  • Sideloaded 2D applications may not be visible within your library and, as a result, may not be able to launch from the main menu. As a workaround, you should be able to view and launch these sideloaded 2D applications from within Oculus TV.



Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that caused some first party apps to show incorrect dates below Library thumbnails.
  • Fixed a bug that caused multi-tasking browser windows to merge into a single window when the headset was restarted.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the wrong notification to be shown when a controller battery is low.
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poluux
Honored Guest

TomCgcmfc said:



I received a response from support about contrast issue:
"We are aware that some customers are experiencing this issue, and we are working on a fix for them now. That should be implemented in the version 20 update, currently scheduled for mid-August"

Oofff... More than 4 weeks fixing a bug that breaks useability of the browser and menu and is a regression bug... I wish I could stay on 16 or 17 for that month. Pm me if someone got a v16 firmware archive to revert.


Hard to believe that Oculus cannot provide a hotfix for this contrast issue ASAP.  This not only effects menus but also makes many YouTube vids hard to watch.  A simple addition of a brightness control on the dashboard like the Go has would probably be the best/easiest way to go imho.

On the oculus go the brightness need to be now at level maximum(100) for acceptable view but the battery very empty quickely and the image quality is not the same before v18, image is blurry, if not repair these problems I would no longer buy their products it's too stressful, I would prefer to invest in the PS5 and wait for the Sony PSVR 2, I would be quiet for several years, I'm waiting to see how it evolves, the firmware v18 has so many bugs that the simplest thing would have been to put version 17 back in charge with a word of apology.

MystaMagoo
Heroic Explorer
Just adding my tuppence worth.....

V17 gave my 3.1 gen2 CtoC cable no problems,USB tested at 1.8Gbps.
V18 same cable creates 'usb3 fail' and USB tested at 355Mbps.
TBH cannot say I've noticed much difference whilst gaming compared to my anker 1.5Gbps cable.

Having a rollback option is a no brainer,I mean even MS have rollback
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Anonymous
Not applicable
@MystaMagoo
Having a rollback option is a no brainer,I mean even MS have rollback

A rollback isnt that simple  because its a firmware update not a software update .. Even MS cannot roll back your Firmware, Hence resetting the Quest has no effect. It still boots with the last Firmware updated. Rolling back Firmware could result in a lot of Bricked Quests.

leeonl
Explorer


@MystaMagoo
Having a rollback option is a no brainer,I mean even MS have rollback

A rollback isnt that simple  because its a firmware update not a software update .. Even MS cannot roll back your Firmware, Hence resetting the Quest has no effect. It still boots with the last Firmware updated. Rolling back Firmware could result in a lot of Bricked Quests.



At least, they should give an option to automatically upgrade.

Anonymous
Not applicable
@leeonl 
At least, they should give an option to automatically upgrade.

Thats true they could do that but this kind of thing is reasonably rare ...
I mean you would be surprised how often your Phone Firmware updates, your tablets, even your TV's automatically and silently these days. Its not that often these things go so wrong and this does seem to only effect certain units as most of the YouTube reviews are praising the update in fact its a really good one for the majority. 
😞

Vinoh
Adventurer


Thats true they could do that but this kind of thing is reasonably rare ...
I mean you would be surprised how often your Phone Firmware updates, your tablets, even your TV's automatically and silently these days. Its not that often these things go so wrong and this does seem to only effect certain units as most of the YouTube reviews are praising the update in fact its a really good one for the majority. 
😞


Every one of the devices you mentioned gives me the option to automatically upgrade or not. And all of my tablets, phones, etc provide backup mechanisms so nothing is lost with a factory reset. I think expecting Oculus to address these issues is a reasonable request.

Zeleax
Explorer
The new firmware brought frequent freezes with a black screen when exiting games using the Oculus button. Often I have to restart the headset.

Anonymous
Not applicable
@Vinoh
Firmware is permanent software programmed into a read-only memory. Even restoring your unit from Backup or full factory restore will usually put the latest firmware on at the same time. From that point on restoring will use the the firmware installed. Dont take my word for it. Next time you restore a device check the firmware version before and after. 
Even if your device asks or says there is a firmware update available your only delaying it. Its inevitable at some point it will go on.

Vinoh
Adventurer
@synchromesh62 Of course that is true, although many devices do allow firmware downgrades if the developer designed for it. However, that has nothing to do with what I said. I was responding to your assertion that devices update automatically and silently with no option to prevent this. My devices do indeed have this option. Actually, so does the Quest in advanced settings on the phone app.
That said, maybe you were talking about "automatically downgrade" instead of "automatically upgrade" as stated by leeoni. Or maybe you were saying automatic upgrades are common and not addressing having the option to upgrade or not. I agree that downgrades are more rare but certainly not unheard of. This is all academic though since Oculus has allowed neither this downgrade flexibility nor reliable backups so we are stuck in this situation for now.

MystaMagoo
Heroic Explorer


@MystaMagoo
Having a rollback option is a no brainer,I mean even MS have rollback

A rollback isnt that simple  because its a firmware update not a software update .. Even MS cannot roll back your Firmware, Hence resetting the Quest has no effect. It still boots with the last Firmware updated. Rolling back Firmware could result in a lot of Bricked Quests.



TBH I was more referring to the pc software than the quest firmware because it's 'link' related.
Although I'm unsure of which would cause a 'backward' step on the 3.1 gen2 socket.
I have heard Oculus will be updating or utilising 3.1 gen2 in the future.....
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