SteamVR News

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SteamVR:

• Improved Bluetooth base station power management reliability, which fixes most cases of base stations failing to power on for Index users on Windows 10 update 2004 or newer.
  

This build is a candidate for a full release. If you encounter issues, please report them in the forum so they can be fixed before this build goes out to everyone.

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.

SteamVR:

• Fix for when the preferred desktop index setting refers to a monitor that is no longer connected.
  
• More intelligently choose which GPU to use for Desktop View.
  

This build is a candidate for a full release. If you encounter issues, please report them in the forum so they can be fixed before this build goes out to everyone.

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.

SteamVR:

• Fix for Desktop View on hybrid GPU laptops.
  

This build is a candidate for a full release. If you encounter issues, please report them in the forum so they can be fixed before this build goes out to everyone.

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.

SteamVR:

• Fixed the message overlay interface. (https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/issues/1383)
  

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.

SteamVR:

• Fixed regression in support for SteamVR direct mode drivers (Pimax, etc).
  

Valve Index:

• Headset firmware update allows dual audio output to built-in speakers and 3.5mm aux jack.
  

Linux:

• Improved compatibility with the Steam Linux Runtime.