Meta has launched a instrument that may permit Quest customers the flexibility to power software program updates by way of a tethered connection.
Replace (11:50 AM ET): It seems the instrument is now reside. The unique article reporting the instrument previous to its public launch follows beneath:
XR fanatic and serial knowledge miner Luna uncovered existence of the instrument, which is claimed to permit customers the flexibility to replace Quest’s working system over USB by way of the “Sideload Replace” choice within the restoration menu.
Luna additionally shared a screenshot and hyperlink to an informational web page detailing the ostensibly web-based replace instrument, which seems to be 404’ed on the time of this writing.
In it, the instrument is claimed to “assist repair software-related points comparable to gradual efficiency and unresponsive apps. Updating your software program won’t have an effect on the info saved in your gadget, together with app progress and settings.”
Luna additionally confirmed a screenshot of a assist web page detailing the software program replace instrument, noting that customers require no less than 2GB of accessible storage in your laptop, a USB-C cable that got here along with your headset, and a knowledge backup of the headset.
The assist web page in query remains to be reside, nevertheless it presently reads: “The characteristic is probably not out there presently. Please view our assist article to be taught how one can replace your gadget software program.”
Luna is credited for having found a variety of Quest-related options earlier than their official bulletins through the years, most outstanding of which was the discharge of Quest 2’s tutorial video earlier than its official debut at Join 2020—giving us our first affirmation of the headset’s specs.
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Supplied the instrument certainly releases, it’s more likely to permit Quest customers better flexibility on when to obtain OS updates, as Meta tends to launch them on a rolling foundation that may lag behind in some areas.
How open the instrument shall be, and whether or not it is going to permit customers to successfully rollback updates stays to be seen. We’ll be F5-ing these pages linked above and retaining glued to the corporate’s developer weblog too, so ensure that to verify again quickly.
