They cringe the software updates of our dear Meta Quest…Users are the first to grumble, but be aware that developers are also complaining about the removal of certain features and possibilities previously offered by the Android system.
We recall that today the V40 of the system Oculus is only available via the test channel TPC and as the name suggests, this is a beta version. Nevertheless, the YouTuber Luboš V we spoke to warns Android developers about the functional cuts made according to the updates.
As a reminder, Lubos V is the developer behind the app Pi Launcher, he participated in the porting of Quake 3 with DrBeef on Quest and is behind one of the first experiments using the pass-through. It is also to him that we owe numerous leaks about software updates Oculus.
Through this first announcement, he warned of the first obvious functional cuts brought with the update V39.
But that’s not all, following his last leak, the sentence is even heavier. We contacted him to find out more. Applications can no longer be launched from the background from the V39. But that’s not all, the V40 seems to end other features as well such as access to account settings or accessibility. Thereby, the app Oculousallowing you to use your headset without an account Facebook does not work anymore. the Pi Launcher is no longer able to stay open when other applications are closed or stay in the foreground. It would also seem that the Quest Games Optimizerwho is dear to you, is also affected by it when the V40 will point the tip of his nose. In the worst case, you will just have to launch the optimized games directly from HQ and no longer since Home Oculus. We will of course keep you informed.
Is Meta takes a dim view of these applications, which are nevertheless very useful for many of us, or the firm intends to protect its system and contain it, going against the system and the philosophy of Android. Hopefully the system Pico Neo 3 Linkalso based on Android, does not follow this route.
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