The newest software program replace for Meta Quest, model v54, is now rolling out, bringing with it a number of new quality-of-life options, comparable to new customization choices for Dwelling environments, in-headset app notifications, and higher monitoring for Quest Professional’s controller.
Customizable skyboxes allow you to change the sky above your head in your Dwelling house, so you’ll be able to select from a variety of presets, and even add your individual skybox to get the proper ambiance. Meta says its aim is to make Dwelling Environments extra personalised and customizable sooner or later.
The replace additionally introduces in-headset notifications for 2D apps, comparable to Messenger, letting customers work together with these apps with out leaving their present recreation or app.
Meta says you’ll additionally be capable of consolidate messages from the identical supply to streamline your notification feed, toggle a ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode, or disable notifications fully for particular 2D apps. App notification are an opt-in characteristic that ought to immediate the primary time you open a appropriate app, so that you received’t simply begin randomly receiving stuff, which is reassuring.
Moreover, Meta says v54 has improved Quest Contact Professional controller to reinforce positional accuracy. Meta says these updates are step by step rolling out to all headsets.