SteamVR has been updated with the following changes.

SteamVR Input

• Added the new SteamVR Input system. Read More here
  
• Added the new SteamVR Skeletal Input system. Read More here
  
• Added two new VR Input actions: 'Open Dashboard' and 'Close Dashboard'. These are not bound by default.
  
• Added support for haptics output in the gamepad driver
  
• Changed handed controllers (Windows MR, Oculus Touch, Knuckles) so they are detected as left/right hand immediately instead of waiting for them to start tracking.
  
• Changed Vive Trackers to return “TrackedDeviceClass_Controller” for their device class when they are configured to be handed.

SteamVR Input SDK:

• Fixed boneCount in InputSkeletalActionData_t always being returned as 0 instead of the actual bone count.
  
• Fixed rchRenderModelComponentName in InputOriginInfo_t always being returned as an empty string instead of the name of the component for that input origin.
  
• Implemented ShowActionOrigins and ShowBindingsForActionSet.
  
• Implemented GetActionOrigins.
  
• Implemented GetOriginLocalizedName.

General

• Fixed crash in apps using an OpenVR SDK newer than 1.0.11.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused available firmware updates not to appear.
  
• Improved hidden area mesh for Vive and Vive Pro. Vive saves an additional 3% of rendering, and Vive Pro saves an additional 7% of rendering.
  
• Fixed laggy chaperone bounds in non-async mode.

Knuckles

• Fixed support for Knuckles prototype hardware.

Linux

• Fixed Vive camera not working on 3.16 kernels
  
• Fixed Vive camera not working on first SteamVR session after plugging in the HMD
  
• Fixed the compositor crashing on startup on systems with unified memory or large apertures

SteamVR Home:

• Added four new maps (see blog post for details)
  
• Added TF2 sentry collectible
  
• Added asset pack system to allow destinations to share assets
  
• Reorganized community wall to see a lot more games
  
• Added Steam and Desktop panels (same as SteamVR panels, but movable)
  
• Changed all spawnable panels to be grabbable from anywhere (was just the edges)
  
• Added Vive Pro headset avatar item for HTC Vive owners
  
• Added Knuckles EV2.0 bindings and controller model.
  
• Force correct controller model when user starts SteamVR with controllers off.
  
• Fall back to local config file if cloud read fails (helps prevent loss of quests, savegames, and whether user has completed the tutorial)
  
• Made quick inventory respect GameRules:SetPlayersCanSpawnTools
  
• Users can rebind actions through SteamVR Input

Linux:

• Fixed some parts of vrdashboard disappearing

Lighthouse:

• Fixed a case where an object wouldn't track due to a bad saved calibration value.
  
• In Settings->Bluetooth, enabled optical channel conflict resolution for Vive Pro users using Base Station 2.0.
  
• Make Base Station 2.0 confict warning less sensitive.
  
• Improve tracking quality when base stations are far apart.
  
• UI improvements for Base Station 2.0 Configuration.

Vive Pro HMD, Controller, and Tracker 2.0 firmware:

• Support for all SteamVR Tracking 2.0 base station channels
  
• Better error reporting when multiple 2.0 base stations are on the same channel
  
• Fixed an issue where the trigger value on some controllers will not return to 0
  
• Fix Vive Pro audio quality issue after pass through cameras have been enabled.

Oculus:

• Changed SteamVR haptic calls into the Oculus SDK to work around some issues with simultaneous haptics from multiple controllers.

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following changes.

SteamVR Home:

• Added four new maps (see blog post for details)
  
• Added TF2 sentry collectible
  
• Added asset pack system to allow destinations to share assets

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following change.

Linux:

• Fixed hang when running in direct mode.

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following changes.

General:

• Fix for "Headset Plugged Into Wrong Video Card" error in certain situations.

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following changes.

SteamVR Home:

• Disabled move action set when holding colorable item or when adjusting hand pose.
  
• Differentiated between left/right click events on Panorama panels to fix “spawn a bunch of props” bug.

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following change.

SteamVR SDK:

• Fixed a bug with an API that will appear in the next SDK.

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following changes.


SteamVR Input:

• Fixed issue were some Unity apps using the new input system would see invalid data for actions.
  
• Fixed controller binding source lines often pointing to the wrong area in modals
  
• Fixed action binding inconsistency between buttons in simple and advanced mode (again)

SteamVR Home:

• Removed haptics on empty hand use action.
  
• Fixed WMR and Rift bindings that were spawning too many items from content browser.
  
• Fixed double-binding for gamepad.

General:

• Switched to always using 64-bit compositor.

SteamVR Input:

• Combined “button” and “complex button” mode types into one type. Complex button behavior is what you get if you bind “double” or “long” slots to anything.
  
• Fixed keyboard input
  
• Fixed a crash that could happen with certain call patterns and certain bindings in legacy applications.
  
• Improved the names of a bunch of things in the binding UI, and fixed the order of action sets and actions to match the order they are listed in the action manifest.
  
• Fixed issue with the UI automatically setting back to a “with changes” binding when trying to set back to the default VR compositor binding file.

SteamVR Home:

• Panels can now be scaled, just like props
  
• Reorganized community wall to see a lot more games
  
• Fixed laser mouse flicker on click
  
• Fixed grabbing props if use is held before hover
  
• Fixed gamepad input
  
• Fixed picking up a panel to no longer also click/press in the panel

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following changes.

SteamVR Input:

• Fixed issue with configs fighting with each other when the right and left hand have two different controller types.
  
• Fix long/double press in complex button configurations
  
• Fixed device position overrides in binding files not working in certain applications.
  
• Added default config for Vive Trackers that are set to be handed.
  
• Changed Vive Trackers to return “TrackedDeviceClass_Controller” for their device class when they are configured to be handed.
  
• Fixed endless “you don’t have a configuration” popups appearing when using a Vive Tracker set to “handed” mode. Vive trackers in handed mode should now work much better in most applications (whether they have tracker support or not.)

The SteamVR beta has been updated with the following changes.

SteamVR Input:

• Reduced the strength of binding haptics that fire on release.
  
• Fixed a deadlock that could happen for certain legacy apps, including some WebVR content.
  
• Simplify “Complex button” to be an advanced mode of “Button”
  
• Headset action binding arrows no longer point off screen