The update V51 of the Meta Quest is already available for early access users (TPC). In addition to bringing the local dimming natively for Meta Quest Pro, it is above all the change ofBONEgoing from Android 10 to Android 12L, which is important !
Android 12L
Meta announced a few days ago that all new applications Meta Quest will now need to work with Android 12L. You will surely have noticed the “L” in front of the version number, this indicates a modification of theBONE designed for larger screens. The change ofBONE will occur on June 30, 2023. It is Bastia famous data minerwho shared this discovery on Twitter :
v51 just released for the Meta Oculus Quest and it finally updated from Android 10 to 12 ????
— basti ???????? (@Basti564) March 27, 2023
I’OculusQuest runs on Android 7, while Meta Quest 2 And Pro are using Android 10. Upgrading to a newer version will allow teams to Meta of enhance system security and improve compatibility with accessories. Also, it may no longer be necessary to run the commands ADB each time the headset is restarted for users of Quest Games Optimizer.
Meta didn’t mention the performance gains in his message to the developers, and the release notes for the V51 are not yet available. It is therefore too early to know what the real impact of this development will be. Additional features and speed boosts may appear over the next few months as new games and apps Meta Quest will start targeting Android 12L.
THE local dimming will become an advanced feature of the Meta Quest Proimproving the dynamic range of the screen. To simplify, it is a question of reinforcing the contrast, in particular by ensuring that part of the image can be extremely bright and another part extremely dark, without said parts merging and creating greyish blacks. Know that with the Quest Link Or AirLinkit is already possible (and without waiting for the update) to take advantage of the local dimming in computer VR.
Image compression AVIF (more efficient than JPEG) will be present during a capture or stream videoproviding better responsiveness and less compression artifacts.
Conclusion
Android 12L will bring many small improvements and set the stage for the changes coming with Meta Quest 3, which is expected to launch this fall. THE Meta Quest 2 will continue to be supported, but the Oculus Quest will not receive the update V51.
We hope, however, that the Meta Quest 2 will not be abandoned a few years after the release of the Meta Quest 3, as is currently happening with the Oculus Quest. In these times of ecological transition and the fight against planned obsolescence, it would be a grave fault for Meta to repeat that mistake.
You can get a Meta Quest 2 to the Fnacat the house of Darty or on Amazon. THE PlayStation VR 2 is already available, and you can expand your toy library via gift cards playstation available on Amazon.co.uk.