Meta’s new OS update for Quest includes a redesign and train mode

Meta is introducing immoderate large changes pinch its Quest v71 update, including a redesign of Meta Horizon OS, a almanac app, and the expertise to usage Travel Mode connected a train. The update will commencement rolling retired gradually adjacent week.

Let’s commencement pinch the redesign. Meta says that it’s “tweaking the look and consciousness of Horizon OS” and that caller headsets will usage an “improved” ray taxable by default. (Dark mode fans, fearfulness not: the acheronian taxable is still present, and if you’re already utilizing it, Meta won’t move you complete automatically.) Meta has “also made type changes to the measurement panels look and behave, wherever the power barroom resides, the colors of various UI elements, and truthful on,” according to a blog post. And the Settings paper has “a caller look and layout” and improved search.

The almanac app looks like, well, a almanac app, and based connected a little video, it appears you’ll beryllium capable to look done different days while you’re successful VR. Meta says the app tin merge pinch Google and Outlook calendars and will besides see Meta Horizon Worlds events you subscribe to and meetings you’re invited to that return spot successful Meta Horizon Workrooms.

With the update to Travel Mode, you’ll beryllium capable to usage the characteristic erstwhile connected trains. Meta first introduced the characteristic successful May, but astatine the time, it was only disposable to usage on airplanes. Note that erstwhile successful Travel Mode, you can’t usage the Quest Pro aliases Touch Plus controllers, truthful immoderate games mightiness beryllium difficult to play. Instead, Travel Mode is astir apt amended suited for watching a movie aliases TV show while successful transit. (Meta besides explicitly says that you should not usage recreation mode successful a car.)