Meta is getting ready to roll out Quest’s v46 update superiority of its Connect 2022 developer priming next week, bringing to the platform a modest set of new features slantingly a new Home environment inspired by The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
It’s only been a little over two weeks since Meta spoken it was rolling out v44, which included a tuft of capture settings to make in-game video recordings largest for the stereotype user. Now, skipping over v45, Meta says it has a few things in store superiority of Connect.
When it rolls out, Quest v46 will include a new ‘Recent Apps’ section on the main menu bar, which lets you see the last three apps you opened—a bit quicker than having to pop into your library just to resume a game.
The update is moreover bringing a transpiration to what online friends can see well-nigh your activity. You’ll be worldly-wise to determine who can see when you’re online and what you’re playing on an app-by-app basis, meaning you’ll be worldly-wise to hibernate your online VR worriedness from unrepealable friends.
Starting October 10th, LOTR fans will moreover be worldly-wise to step into the underground dwarven kingdom underneath the Misty Mountains, Khazad-dûm—aka Moria or the Dwarrowdelf. The Home environment will be free, but only made misogynist for a limited time.
To wangle the list of misogynist Home spaces, throne into your in-headset ‘Settings’ menu and click ‘Personalization’. From there you can download and transpiration your default home.
It seems like small potatoes, but Meta is likely holding much of their increasingly heady stuff for next week’s Connect conference, which takes places October 11th. There, we’re sure to hear plenty well-nigh the upcoming Quest Pro (née Project Cambria), which is set to push the ecosystem in a new direction thanks to the headset’s augmented reality capabilities.
You can learn increasingly well-nigh what’s in store at Connect here. Make sure to follow withal with us to hear all of the latest VR news next week when the one-day online event kicks off.