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SteamVR Beta Updated - 1.19.6

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SteamVR
  • Added ability to float desktop views in the world and move them around.
  • Added ability to pull docked views off of controllers to float in world.
  • Added ability to dock floating world views onto controllers by just placing them within the docking distance.
  • Moved some UI out of the desktop view tray so users can spawn many windows without getting a scrollbar.
  • Support for moving views around with facemouse.

SteamVR Beta Updated - 1.19.5

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SteamVR Home:
  • Added support for users with custom controllers to choose between cartoony hands and the rendermodel of their controller


OpenXR:
  • Fixed issue with acquiring depth swapchain images under D3D12

SteamVR Beta Updated - 1.19.4

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OpenXR:
  • Fixed bug that caused SteamVR to return isActive=true and bogus data from xrLocateHandJointsEXT for devices that had not yet been turned on.
  • Fixed bug in Cosmos and G2 auto-remap feature if non-existent interaction component path/s for the source controller were used in an action binding.


Oculus:
  • Reverted behavior so that SteamVR quits automatically when closing the Oculus desktop app, instead of prompting the user to quit.



SteamVR Beta Updated - 1.19.3

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OpenXR:
  • Fixed bug that prevented SteamVR from enumerating depth swap chain formats under D3D12.
  • Implement HTC Cosmos interaction profile extension
  • For apps that don’t provide G2 and Cosmos controller bindings, they’ll now use Oculus touch bindings if these are provided (maps to khr simple controller otherwise)




SteamVR Beta Updated - 1.19.2

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SteamVR:
  • Fixed some games not launching or launching to a black screen when using the latest Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR beta.