ALVR v20.7.0

Changes

This is the first release supporting the Apple Vision Pro! Check out the work of @shinyquagsire23 and others at alvr-visionos.
The Windows installer has been removed due to a bug, but you can still download the streamer zip.

• Add AV1 support on Windows/AMD (by @barnabwhy #1967)
• Add AV1 support on Linux/Nvidia (by @wsippel #1975, @Vixea #1994)
• Add HDR support on Windows (by @shinyquagsire23 #2030)
• Add full range encoding support (by @shinyquagsire23 #2011, @Vixea #1971)
• Fix VAAPI encoder on Intel GPUs (by @nowrep #1981)
• Add Pre-Analysis support on Windows/AMD (by @barnabwhy #1985)
• Add linux hardware encoding checks (by @Meister1593 #2042 #2055)
• Add full body tracking support on Quest (by @barnabwhy #1979, @galister #1984)
• Fix aux-bones in SteamVR (by @shinyquagsire23 #2009)
• Make USB connection work when WiFi is disabled (by @Meister1593 #1962)
• Add mDNS discovery on the server (by @zarik5 #1978)
• Fix audio when disconnecting headphones in headset (by @Okabintaro #2025 #2040)
• Add compatibility layer for surround audio devices (by @barnabwhy #2026)
• Fix black screen on Vive Focus 3, XR Elite (by @zarik5)
• Fix stuttering on Linux after recentering (by @galister #2017)
• Fixes for Flatpak (by @jkcdarunday #1980, @Meister1593 #2039 #2044)
• Change colors of lobby room (by @barnabwhy #1968)
• Remove WIX installer (by @zarik5)
• Remove AppImage (by @Meister1593 #2056)

ALVR v20.6.1

Changes

• Add AV1 support, only for Linux/VAAPI, with 10bits support (by @wsippel #1955 #1964)
• Fix image corruption on h264/VAAPI (by @galister / @nowrep #1956)

ALVR v20.6.0

Changes

• Add tongue tracking for Quest Pro (by @zarik5)
  • This is a breaking change in the protocol, but only affects Quest Pro users.
  • Only VRCFT ALVR module v1.2.0 and up is supported
• Add Quest 3 emulation mode + icons for SteamVR HUD (by @Goodguy140 #1926)
• Add Type of Service (ToS) socket settings, tested only on Linux (by @Vixea #1946)
• Add software decoding option and fallback (by @20kdc #1933)
• Add Baseline encoding option for h264 (by @20kdc #1932)
• Fix ADB connection (by @The-personified-devil #1942)
• Fix rare bug preventing reconnections on wifi (by @zarik5)

ALVR v20.5.0

Changes

• Support eye tracking for Pico 4 Pro (by @zarik5 @Meister1593 #1897)
  • Face tracking (and eye lid tracking) is still not supported
  • The VRCFT module will be supported soon
• Add notification tips (by @zarik5 #1865)
• Install audio dependencies from the setup wizard (by @Meister1593 #1893, @zarik5)
• Other dashboard updates
• Significantly reduce latency with NVENC on Linux (by @nowrep @Xaphiosis #1911)
• Fix dynamic bitrate for VAAPI (by @nowrep #1863)
• Fix Vulkan layer GPU loading (by @nairaner #1847)
• Fix battery update during streaming (by @zarik5)
• Fix playspace recentering delay (by @zarik5)
• Fix hand tracking for Lynx R1 (by @technobaboo #1874)
• Fix SteamVR hanging when restarting on Linux (by @Vixea @zarik5)
• Add desktop file for Flatpak (by @Vixea #1906)
• Various wiki updates

ALVR v20.4.3

Changes

• Fix dashboard crash on Windows
• Fix settings reset bug when upgrading (session extrapolation failed)

ALVR v20.4.2

Changes

• Fix YVR crash because of invalid controller bindings

ALVR v20.4.1

Changes

• Fix inverted Enable skeleton switch
• Add Only touch gestures option

ALVR v20.4.0

Changes

• Full hand tracking gestures support, with joystick (by @barnabwhy #1794)
• Fully remappable controller buttons (by @zarik5 #1817)
• Custom controller profile (by @zarik5)
• Fix Nvidia support on Linux (by @Killrmemz #1830)

ALVR v20.3.1

Changes

This is an emergency patch for the previous release.

• Fix some controller buttons not working
• Fix changing controller emulation profile not triggering a SteamVR restart
• Add back Rift S controller emulation profile

v20.3.0 Changelog

Caveats

• Hand tracking to touch inputs have been removed. In the next release we are adding them back together with a whole new configurable hand tracking gesture system.
• Controller tracking is broken on Pico PUI v5.8. This applies to all previous releases too. We are investigating the issue. You are encouraged not to update.

ALVR v20.3.0

🐛 This release has a lot of issues and should be only used by Lynx users. Everyone else should use v20.2.1

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Changes

• Add Lynx R1 headset support (by @zarik5 #1823)
  • Currently there is an issue with hand tracking which is being investigated
• Make settings sections collapsible (by @zarik5)
• Other UI tweaks (by @zarik5)
• Actually fix controller freeze (by @zarik5)
• Fix Pico controller buttons (by @zarik5 @galister @Meister1593 #1820)
• Fix bitrate hikes when "Adapt to framerate" is enabled (by @zarik5)
• Fix Nvenc encoder on Linux (by @Killrmemz #1824)
• Timeout connection if lingering (by @zarik5)
• Fix warmstart crash on client (by @ShootingKing-AM #1813)