Subj : The latest Meta Quest 3 update brings mixed reality improvements
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Apr 09 2024 14:00:05

The latest Meta Quest 3 update brings mixed reality improvements

Date:
Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:48:23 +0000

Description:
Update v64 has brought better mixed-reality passthrough to the Meta Quest 3 
as well as a handful of other upgrades.

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Update v64 is here for your Meta Quest 3 and other Quest hardware, and it 
adds a big quality-of-life improvement for fans of mixed reality: better 
passthrough. 

According to Metas official blog , the update has made the Quest 3s 
passthrough higher-fidelity than before, resulting in your headset being 
better at adjusting color, exposure, contrast, and dynamic range to best suit 
your real-world environment. 

These updates should make it easier to read text on screens, and to use the 
headset in darker rooms. 

Weve tested the improved feature out, and it does seem easier to read text on 
real-world screens, and Metas claim that its less grainy in low light seems 
to ring true as well. That said, in general the passthrough doesnt seem 
massively improved  so while it is better, dont go in expecting ultra-crisp, 
Apple Vision Pro -levels of mixed-reality passthrough quality. (Image credit: 
Meta) Can you hear me now? 

Beyond upgraded passthrough, update v64 brings with it a few additional 
refinements to your VR headsets software. 

The first is that your Quest device can now support an external microphone  
with the feature appearing in the experimental settings menu. Once youve 
toggled it on youll be able to plug in an external microphone via the USB-C 
port to capture audio for VR content creation or in-game chat instead of 
using the Quest 3s built-in mic. 

Following its addition last month for Oculus Quest 2 users, Meta Quest 3 
users can now use their headsets lying down too. 

Whats more, Continuous Casting has been added. Previously, if you removed 
your headset while casting to your phone the session would end, and Meta 
admitted that more often than not users would rather keep it running rather 
than have to restart every time they wanted to take their headset off (say to 
take a drink or talk to someone). So now if you remove your headset while 
casting the session wont be cut short  just make sure that you stop casting 
manually using your phone when youre done. You might also like Meta Quest 3 
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the original Quest headset at the end of April



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/the-late
st-meta-quest-3-update-brings-mixed-reality-improvements


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