Ongoing improvements and updates to DeoVR

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Here you'll find regular updates on various improvements to DeoVR. Major changes will be covered in a standalone article, but the rest will be listed here. See the work that goes into making sure DeoVR remains the world's best platform for VR and AR content.

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Latest updates:

DeoVR 14.3 released: December 2024

New:

Playlists feature

Improvements:

Screen Radius default value set to 0

Bug fixes:

"Open in Browser" button fixed
Fixed emojis not displaying in the video description
Resume playback on local files fixed
Locally stored subtitles do not show fixed

DeoVR V14.2 released: October 2024

New features:

Curved flat mesh: for flat videos, you can now curve the screen
Video FOV control: Now you can change the FOV in the right settings panel

Improvements:

Allowed offline usage of the app
UI dragging improved
Disabled boundaries for Quest PT

Bug fixes:

Fixed thumbnails preview showing incorrect video
Fixed filtering by channel
Fixed like counter showing incorrect values in player and subscriber numbers

September 2024:

Vision OS 2.0 (AVP) update: quality better, smooth video and stream playback, 4k per eye, PT not yet supported but work ongoing
Improved UI dragging
Curved flat screen with customizable radius and FOV
Updated AVPro to 3.0.11
Updated Pico and Meta SDK
Updated Haptics UI in Player
Bug fix: Top sorting in photos
Bug fix: Deo Watch later
Bug fix: PT videos and UI edges
Bug fix: AI PT issues
Bug fix: Timeline being not clickable
Maximum available resolution is now set as the default option until manually changed
Bug Fixes: Corrected issue where the pointer could appear outside panel boundaries
Bug Fixes: Horizontal and vertical offsets now correctly display on VR photos
Added "Camera layer opacity" slider for passthrough settings
Added "Coaxial distance" setting in "Transform" tab
Report video functionality added for JillVR
Login with code link updated
Using “Drag dome” now follows movement of hand
Improved "Bug report" functionality in global settings
Bug fixes: Fixed grid being blocked after dismissing "Meta account linking" popup
Bug fixes: Fixed "Thread aborted" issue with DLNA
Bug fixes: Fixed issue with hand gestures being active only when Player UI is visible
Bug fixes: Fixed issue with keyboard positioning

August 2024:

Google SSO (single sign-on) enabled - Now you can create an account and log into DeoVR in seconds using sign-in with code
Enhanced comms - Creators will be informed about important issues: monetization disabled; video disqualified from Premium; video/photo reported
Better stats display - Ability to see combined and separate statistics
Removing fake likes - We've isolated and removed a way of adding fraudulent interactions
Improvements for creators - Better display of income; adjusting payout to better reward high-quality content
Minor fixes - Bugs resolved and other small issues: top-day sorting; improvements to stats; photo projection fixed

WebXR & AVP:

WebXR: AVP - VR mode now much more stable
WebXR: Major bug fix - Fixed Meta's bug of disappearing controllers
WebXR: Quest 3 - 120FPS now default frame rate

July:

Backend improvements and bug fixes - General boosts to the overall DeoVR experience, including thumbnail fixes and upload improvements [July 2024]
Better stats display - Ability to see combined and separate statistics [July 2024]
Removing fake likes - We've isolated and removed a way of adding fraudulent interactions [July 2024]
Improvements for creators - Better display of income; adjusting payout to better reward high-quality content [July 2024]

Apple Vision Pro:

Easier to access via web - The AVP v18 update has WebXR automatically enabled on the headset (no longer necessary to enable flags in settings) [July 2024]

June:

V13.20 is now available on both Meta and Steam. VIDEO

Improved color - The default color profile for Quest headsets has been upgraded to Rec709 so visuals will be better than ever before [June 2024]
Screenshots - we’ve improved how DeoVR handles taking screenshots so you can share your favorite moments easier than ever [June 2024]
New report function - Quickly report any content issues to the DeoVR team [June 2024]
Bug fix - VR Photos color issue fixed [June 2024]
Bug fix - Grid no longer locks after closing the "Link Meta account" popup [June 2024]

May:

VR Photos - Now fully supported in the DeoVR app. Check out our amazing 8K VR180 and 360-degree photos in your headset [May 2024]
Support for JillVR - Access JillVR through the built-in browser and use it in the same way as DeoVR [May 2024]
Minor bug fix - The ability to log out while linking Meta account - fixed [May 2024]
Minor bug fix - Creators are now able to see their content - fixed [May 2024]

Improved sorting functionality - Top->Year sorting has been added [May 2024]
Recenter functionality improved - Fixed gimbal lock; Added option to lock/unlock tilt (in settings); Better handling of hardware recenter in Meta Quest [May 2024]
Minor bug fix - There was an issue where the UI sometimes became stuck while watching a trailer, this has now been fixed [May 2024]
Autofocus feature launched - note: still in experimental mode - Automatically shift focus to the desired area of video [May 2024]

Apple Vision Pro (update 1.5.3):
- All DeoVR content viewable on AVP - We've finally finished re-encoding all content so it plays perfectly on the Apple Vision Pro [May 2024]
- Correction of colour space - colour is improved and more like the Quest 3's quality
- Change quality while in immersive mode - this has been enabled
- Bug fix - Minor bug where the user was not able to play video without the sound being switched off

April:

Social media links - Creators are now able to add links to all their social channels so they show up on their Channel page. [April 26]
All users can enjoy VR at top quality - Logged-in users can once again view VR content at the maximum image quality, up to 8k (up to 1080p for non-logged-in users). [April 26]
Reducing spam and unwanted comments - We’ve introduced stop-words functionality to video comments, greatly reducing spam, unwanted links and x-rated comments. [April 26]
Improving visibility on Google - We’ve made changes to the microdata so DeoVR content shows up better on Google search. [April 26]
Major changes to DeoVR in terms of viewing all resolutions, plus login to view and more. See the full blog article for the full details. [April 2024]
DeoVR now supports videos in 8K (4000p) on the Apple Vision Pro headset - Currently over 2400 VR videos play perfectly. There may be issues with older videos but the entire library is being converted to be compatible over the next few days. [April 2024]
Quality assurance for all uploaded Premium videos - Videos that don't meet the quality standards, will no longer be given Premium status. Creators will be notified by mail if their video is removed from Premium. [April 2024]
Minor: Improvements to the share tab: embed and social media options are now on a single tab. The embed code will appear in the modal window [April 2024]
Login with code - now log in using a unique code instead of a password (April 2)
In-app Premium purchase enabled (April 2)
Added a toggle in global settings to enable/disable automated UI recenter (April 2)

March:

Login to enjoy' - users register to view DeoVR content better than 2K. This will grow our userbase (and VR overall), and help us build a better recommendation system. (Web only for now, coming to app soon) (March 15)
'Sorting' within channels has been updated - Top Day and Top Annual have been added (March 15)
UI resolution improved on Quest headsets (WebXR March 15)
Improved 'skip' using stick to work smoother (WebXR March 15)
Improved refactoring, fewer freezes (WebXR March 15)
Improved search: By clicking “Top,” users will automatically see the day's most watched videos. The option for Annual has been added too, so now, the options are Day, Week, Month, Annual, and Lifetime. The same improvement will be made for Channel sorting next week.
Added “Sorting” to channels. Now you can easily spot the highlights for each channel (March 8, 2024)
“Spatial Sound” selector added to the uploading process. Now, when uploading videos with spatial sound (.mkv files), they will be processed correctly (March 8, 2024)

February:

The recommendation system for guest users has been released with improved pagination (home page added). (February 28, 2024)
Thumbnail image no longer stretches on DeoVR (WebXR, Feb 21 2024)
Scroll down/up works while hovering over the player (WebXR, Feb 21 2024)
Vision Pro (WebXR, Feb 21 2024):
- Controls: Select available with head movement and click via finger tap
- Quality up to 1920p enabled

Updated: Unity, the browser and the Meta Quest SDK
“Trending” has been renamed "My feed" for clarity
Camera information has been added to the left panel under the description
Minor improvements and bug fixes, including:
- Clicking on the DeoVR logo leads to the main grid
- 6DOF is now disabled by default
- Recentering UI improvements
- UI now recenters automatically upon appearing
- Battery indicator performance fixed
- Local file projection is now saved
- Abbreviation letters separated from numbers by a space
We have added the SBS Flat 3D / Spatial Video option to Creators panel during upload, to speed up moderation and help users find SBS flat content easier (February 16, 2024)
Channel has been moved from the left-hand menu and renamed Creators in the niches section (bottom-left) (February 15, 2024)
Added the requirement to log in to view high-quality video content (February 15, 2024)
Minor bug fixes (February 15, 2024):
- Bug “Flat on” turns to “off” in app
- Field mimeType is required uploading error
- Scroll bug on mobile landscape orientation
- Added borders for default thumbnail
- Fixed text edit issue at video descriptions
- Resume multipart uploading fixes
The large carousel image (hero banner) has been removed from the main homepage of DeoVR. This makes for a cleaner homepage and gives more room for your main feed. (February 15, 2024)
Add specific passthrough values during the upload process, or later. More info at our creating passthrough VR content tutorial. (February 6, 2024)

January:

"My Videos" section added (January 23, 2024)
Sign up to DeoVR Premium via Meta (see full article). (January 2024)
You can now set your default page in the global settings page (January 2024)
Sandbox sorting added (January 2024)
View count now visible on the thumbnail (January 2024)
Meta store account now connects to your DeoVR account automatically when opening the app, if you are logged in (January 2024)
App preserves selected refresh rate between restarts on Quest 3 (January 2024)
Higher resolutions available for Oculus link (bug fix) (January 2024)
Names of Korean and Japanese videos now displayed correctly (January 2024)
Videos will now pause automatically when headset is removed.

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