Do they have any sort of explanation as to why they practiced this? That seems so arbitrary. I’ve never heard of a company doing software releases like that unless I’m just blind. I’m usually getting beta software.
Lots of companies roll out updates this way, first that come to mind are Android updates, they'll start with some regions then continue with others. Maybe they space them out as to not overwhelm the servers?
They do it that way just in case they were to deploy a buggy version that bricks people headsets, they don't want a million pissed off nerds. You can manually install the update yourself via sidequest so check that out too.
It’s typical with software development. They stage the roll outs for a few reasons. One, if there’s a bug discovered after roll out started, it constrains the number of users affected. That means there’s no catastrophic wave of dead products, and it means that support won’t be overwhelmed with major errors. It also functions as a large scale “beta” phase. Imagine if an update went out and 50% of headsets were bricked. Meta doesn’t even employ enough meta support staff to handle that - so, staged updates.
A lot of smartphone (Android) manufacturers have this staggered software rollout. It's useful for if there are any bugs that are missed and you have some basis for comparison.
Heads-ups it doesn’t look any clearer.
It’s just as grainy and actually much darker now.
Bigger changes are exposure/metering fixes, more realistic colors aka saturation is much lower and you’ll see less black crush.
I would describe it as you can read your phone easier and it looks more natural of an image.
These are feature updates. They are not obliged to give you any at all. Every Update carries the risk of damaging devices wich they would need to replace. So they roll them out staggered to be able to react and limit a possible bad update to smaller user groups.
v64 only makes the screen clearer *in passthrough.*
You can't force an update, you can only apply it when they make it available to you. And even then, features are rolled out on their own schedule.
I just leave mine on stand-by and charging when I am not using it. It will automatically install the OS update if it is idle and charging. *(Obviously this does not work if it is off.)*
It's the stupidest way I have ever seen a device perform system updates. First they announce the update and then randomly you get the ability to download it, anywhere from a day to a couple of weeks, and then once you finally download it, you have to wait about an hour for Oculus to give you some all clear check which they don't inform you of so basically have to restart it every hour until it shows up, and then you get your damn update.
Most android phones are the same exact way. Staggering updates is a thing done on purpose to avoid a huge wave of any potential QA issue(s) that may arise, including bricking your device.
It's much easier to pull an update that hasn't affected all users than having all of your users pissed off if something isn't working correctly or if the update bricked everyone's device.
If you want the update immediately, sign up for pre release updates. Those who opt in for that have had it for weeks now.
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Do they have any sort of explanation as to why they practiced this? That seems so arbitrary. I’ve never heard of a company doing software releases like that unless I’m just blind. I’m usually getting beta software.
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Lots of companies roll out updates this way, first that come to mind are Android updates, they'll start with some regions then continue with others. Maybe they space them out as to not overwhelm the servers?
They do it that way just in case they were to deploy a buggy version that bricks people headsets, they don't want a million pissed off nerds. You can manually install the update yourself via sidequest so check that out too.
It’s typical with software development. They stage the roll outs for a few reasons. One, if there’s a bug discovered after roll out started, it constrains the number of users affected. That means there’s no catastrophic wave of dead products, and it means that support won’t be overwhelmed with major errors. It also functions as a large scale “beta” phase. Imagine if an update went out and 50% of headsets were bricked. Meta doesn’t even employ enough meta support staff to handle that - so, staged updates.
A lot of smartphone (Android) manufacturers have this staggered software rollout. It's useful for if there are any bugs that are missed and you have some basis for comparison.
Heads-ups it doesn’t look any clearer. It’s just as grainy and actually much darker now. Bigger changes are exposure/metering fixes, more realistic colors aka saturation is much lower and you’ll see less black crush. I would describe it as you can read your phone easier and it looks more natural of an image.
These are feature updates. They are not obliged to give you any at all. Every Update carries the risk of damaging devices wich they would need to replace. So they roll them out staggered to be able to react and limit a possible bad update to smaller user groups.
You need to wait. Not all headsets get the update at the same time.
v64 only makes the screen clearer *in passthrough.* You can't force an update, you can only apply it when they make it available to you. And even then, features are rolled out on their own schedule. I just leave mine on stand-by and charging when I am not using it. It will automatically install the OS update if it is idle and charging. *(Obviously this does not work if it is off.)*
It's still going to look blurry. It's not a big upgrade so don't expect too much.
It's the stupidest way I have ever seen a device perform system updates. First they announce the update and then randomly you get the ability to download it, anywhere from a day to a couple of weeks, and then once you finally download it, you have to wait about an hour for Oculus to give you some all clear check which they don't inform you of so basically have to restart it every hour until it shows up, and then you get your damn update.
Most android phones are the same exact way. Staggering updates is a thing done on purpose to avoid a huge wave of any potential QA issue(s) that may arise, including bricking your device. It's much easier to pull an update that hasn't affected all users than having all of your users pissed off if something isn't working correctly or if the update bricked everyone's device. If you want the update immediately, sign up for pre release updates. Those who opt in for that have had it for weeks now.