SteamVR has been updated with the following changes.
If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.
Steam:
- Some changes require updating the Steam Client as well. See the release notes here.
SteamVR:
- Added VR Settings > Dashboard > Allow Undocked Dashboard Overlay Interaction. Defaults to off, until we have a better solution for interacting with underlying VR app input.
- Fix for File Explorer window sometimes popping up when launching SteamVR. This was previously reported as fixed in 2.1.7, but did not actually make it into that version.
- Improved controller role assignment when using multiple sets of controllers. When a controller goes to standby or when a controller reconnects after being powered off or disconnected, allow the left and right hand assignments to change if a more suitable controller is found. Actively moving controllers are given priority over idle controllers when all other conditions are equal.
- Fix for unresponsive system dashboard in some situations when not using tracked controllers. I.e. the button on the headset to act as a mouse click could get into a state where it would stop working.
- Suppress restoring theater screen on VR app exit if Dashboard > Pause VR when headset is idle, is set to Off. https://steamcommunity.com/app/250820/discussions/0/4036976070302369135/
- Fix for non-VR app throttling when SteamVR goes into standby. https://steamcommunity.com/app/250820/discussions/3/3975051362887236334/
- Fix another case where headset button would not bring up dashboard. https://steamcommunity.com/app/250820/discussions/3/3975051032850884244/
Linux:
- Fix for startup crash. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/639
