You now not want 3 separate PC functions for official Meta Quest casting, PC VR, and distant desktop.
Meta has now constructed casting and distant desktop into the most recent Public Take a look at Channel construct of Meta Quest Hyperlink, the Home windows utility additionally used to let your Quest headset act as a PC VR headset, a first-party different to Steam Hyperlink and Digital Desktop.
You’ll be able to already forged the view out of your Quest to an online browser in your PC, however this solely helps widescreen side ratio, not uncropped sq., and would not have built-in recording. These options beforehand required a separate PC utility, Meta Quest Developer Hub, which requires registering as a developer and enabling developer mode in your headset. Now, Meta has constructed casting into Meta Quest Hyperlink.
Nevertheless, Meta Quest Hyperlink would not but appear to have the “Casting 2.0” Cinematic Mode of Meta Quest Developer Hub, which forces the headset to render a wider discipline of view than what the wearer can see to allow uncropped widescreen seize.
Meta has additionally modified Meta Quest Hyperlink’s emblem from white to black, fixing the issue of it having the very same emblem as Meta Quest Developer Hub.
Quest’s Workrooms Now Offers You Further Home windows Screens Too
Horizon Workrooms for Quest can now provide you with 2 digital additional displays on Home windows too, not simply macOS.
The third Quest PC app has been retired altogether. Meta Quest Distant Desktop was beforehand required to view your PC display within the Distant Show and Horizon Workrooms Quest apps, however its performance has now been merged into Meta Quest Hyperlink too. Alongside this, Meta has renamed the Distant Show app on Quest to Distant Desktop.
You continue to want Meta Quest Developer Hub, or another like SideQuest, to sideload APKs in your headset or entry information. However should you solely want casting, PC VR, and distant desktop, now you can get by with simply Meta Quest Hyperlink in your PC.
