VIVE Focus 3 Software 5.0.999.624 – Release Notes

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VIVE Focus 3 Software (FOTA 5.2) 5.0.999.624 – Release Notes
Released September 7, 2022

What’s new

• Now features eye tracking (Requires the VIVE Focus 3 Eye Tracker to be installed).  
• Now features facial tracking (Requires the VIVE Focus 3 Facial Tracker to be installed).
• Now supports Wi-Fi 6E in United Arab Emirates.

Enhancements and fixes

• Improved app crash handling in single-app Kiosk mode.

Other updates (for developers)

OpenXR support:

• Enabled extension XR_KHR_composition_layer_cylinder.
• Enabled multiple projection composition layers.
• Bug fix on Zero velocity of the controllers.
• Bug fix on XR_ERROR_POSE_INVALID error when calling xrEndFrame.
• Bug fix on incorrect locationFlags state when switching between controller and hand gesture inputs.

VIVE Business Streaming (Requires VBS console 1.08):

• Supports dynamic bitrate to improve wireless streaming experience.
• Improved streaming efficiency with uplink data compression.
• Improved wireless VIVE Business Streaming server detection mechanism.
• Improved TCP mode stability.

[kusomaigo]

Hello, what can be done to force a software update? Pressing the "Check for Update" button in the system UI says that the software is up to date, except it's not (the system is running the previous software release 5.0.999.558). 

[kusomaigo]

Update: I have now learned you can get this Software update after joining the beta. It was not clear that this software update was under beta.

[C.T.]

On 9/12/2022 at 1:48 AM, kusomaigo said:

Update: I have now learned you can get this Software update after joining the beta. It was not clear that this software update was under beta.

It's actually not, this is a public release announcment. 
You should be able to exit out beta anytime to receive this version update now.

[Tausendberg]

I think this might be a slight bug but I found that I wasn't able to use the USB C port on the side of the headset to charge my controllers until after I turned on usb compatibility mode. I didn't need to do that before this update.

[Tausendberg]

Wait, there is definitely a bug with the usb charging now, I don't think it's related to compatibility mode. 

It used to be that I could turn on the focus 3, put it off to one side with the controllers connected via the y charging cable, and then walk away, the focus 3 would keep charging even when it went into 'sleep mode' (no display or sound, just the white indicator light on the front slowly going on and off)

I just looked at it and now when it goes into sleep mode, the controllers stop getting charged.

[taa11]

I have followed the open xr beta for getting my vive focus 3 running with open xr. I have downloaded the sample project from the github repository. It opens fine. I check the package manager and project settings according to the setup tutorial. When I enter play mode, I have a blank scene with the white ground plane and off white sky. How do I get the hand controllers and interaction into the scene?

 

[taa11]

After updating my vive focus 3 sets to 5.0.999.624, they no longer work to charge the handsets while in sleep mode, using the y cable. I have to leave the headset on and plugged in, then it will charge, but only until it sleeps.