Oculus Developer Release Notes: v15
Oculus VR
See below for the latest developer release notes. If you have questions and/or feedback on any of these updates, feel free to comment below or post on the Developer Forum.
Oculus Integration for Unity
New Features
- Added support for setting the universal menu as a system overlay. For more information, go to the Enabling Focus Awareness for System Overlays guide.
Integration Changes
- Updated to OVRPlugin 1.47
Unreal Engine 4 Integration
Integration Changes
- Updated to OVRPlugin 1.47
Platform SDK
New Features
- Add-ons feature for managing in-app purchases and downloadable content. For more information, see the announcement blog or the documentation.
Oculus Avatar SDK
- Not releasing
Mobile SDK
New Features
- A new ovrSystemStatus, VRAPI_SYS_STATUS_SCREEN_CAPTURE_RUNNING, has been added, which returns true when recording is enabled
- ovrControllerType_Headset and associated structures have been removed.
- The permission flag in the Android manifest to use hand tracking functionality has changed to: uses-permission android:name="com.oculus.permission.HAND_TRACKING"
Audio SDK
- Maintenance release
Development and Publishing Tools
- Quest VRCs added for focus-awareness and hand tracking.
Be sure to keep an eye out for upcoming blog posts, and follow the Oculus Developer Twitter and Facebook channels for the latest in VR development news and insights.
Avatar SDK
Mobile
Platform SDK
Quest
Release notes
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Unreal
VRC
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