SteamVR News

Today's Steam Client Beta includes the following VR-specific changes. In order to get all of these changes, make sure you're opted into both the Steam Client Beta and SteamVR Beta.

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.

Interface

• Fixed the dashboard UI not working if Steam is in a Logged Out state (e.g. asking you to pick a user.)
  
• Hide the search bar from the header when Steam is in a Logged Out state.
  
• Add haptics to a few UI elements that were missing them.
  
• Some purchase flows weren't showing up in the Dashboard when started from within a game.
  

Today's Steam Client Beta includes the following VR-specific changes. In order to get all of these changes, make sure you're opted into both the Steam Client Beta and SteamVR Beta.

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.

Library Page

• Added mouse- and touch-friendly sort and filter buttons in library when in VR.
  

Interface

• Improved reliability of clicking on Dashboard and Steam UI elements with the laser mouse.
  
• Tab bars now show clickable arrows instead of L1/R1 bumper glyphs.
  

SteamVR Home

• SteamVR Home's game details buttons work again.
  

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.

In order to get all of these changes, make sure you're opted into both the Steam Client Beta and SteamVR Beta.

UI

• Please see the Steam Client Beta update notes for UI Changes.
  

Index Controller Firmware

• Restored grip input functionality for EV3 developer controllers that was broken in the previous update.
  
• Only EV3 and older developer hardware will be flagged for this update.

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.

In order to get all of these changes, make sure you're opted into both the Steam Client Beta and SteamVR Beta.

SteamVR:

• Added support for dual-laser typing on the new keyboard. Don’t cross the streams!
  
• Fixed a bug where dismissing the keyboard would dismiss it forever in controller binding UI.
  

Today's Steam Client Beta includes the following VR-specific changes. In order to get all of these changes, make sure you're opted into both the Steam Client Beta and SteamVR Beta.

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.

Keyboard

• Added click sound effects to the VR keyboard.