| Version
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Date
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New features
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Ref.
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| 5.0
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May 7, 2019
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- Updates from Chromium 62, 63, 64, 65, and 66
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| 5.2
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- Fixed issues with scrolling, layout of media controls, persistent dimming, notification bar input issues.
- improved Desktop mode button tooltip text
- Localized switching to Desktop Mode tooltip for more languages
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| 5.4
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- Permissions Dialog management feature
- WebXR support (experimental)
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| 5.7
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| 5.8
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- New Tab Page redesign
- ability to save 360 Videos, 360 Photos, 3D Photos, 360 Experiences in Facebook mobile app and open them in Oculus Browser
- improved playback experience with better battery life
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| 5.9
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- drop down menus for selecting 180, 360, and 3D video formats when watching fullscreen video
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| 6.0
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July 16, 2019
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- Update to Chromium version 74
- bug fixes
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| 6.1
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September 16, 2019
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- About Oculus Browser dialog in Settings for version numbers, privacy policy, and terms of service information
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| 6.2
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October 25, 2019
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- 60 FPS display support for full-screen video
- pointer type changed from a stylus to a finger
- page zoom level control
- option to opt-out of browser telemetry
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| 7.0
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December 6, 2019
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- Updated to Chromium version 77
- Support for WebXR on by default
- improvements to reliability, site compatibility, performance, security and WebXR/VR support
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| 7.1
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December 17, 2019
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- WebXR Gamepad module support for Quest, Go, GearVR
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| 8.0
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February 4, 2020
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- Update to Chromium version 79
- initial hand-tracking support for WebXR projects
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| 8.1
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February 18, 2020
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| 8.2
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March 3, 2020
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| 8.3
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March 17, 2020
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- new browser interface and experience
- Browser loads desktop sites by default; ability to switch to mobile
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| 8.4
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March 31, 2020
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| 8.5
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April 15, 2020
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| 9.0
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April 25, 2020
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- Updated to Chromium version 81
- Removed WebVR support
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| 10.0
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June 22, 2020
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- Updated to Chromium version 83
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| 10.2
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- hand-tracking API (experimental)
- timewarp layer support (experimental)
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| 11.0
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August 4, 2020
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- Updated to Chromium version 84
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| 12.0
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October 26, 2020
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- Updated to Chromium version 86
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| 13.0
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November 30, 2020
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- Updated to Chromium version 87
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| 14.0
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January 29, 2021
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- Updated to Chromium version 88
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| 15.0
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March 30, 2021
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- Updated to Chromium version 89
- Copy/Paste now supported throughout
- Context menu with support for Cut/Copy/Paste, Open In New Tab, etc.
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| 15.1
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- WebXR Hand Tracking API enabled by default
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| 16.0
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June 7, 2021
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- Updated to Chromium version 91
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| 16.1
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- WebXR Layers and Media Layers enabled by default
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| 16.2
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| 31.2
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January 16, 2024
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- renamed as Meta Quest Browser
- experimental changes to New Tab and Fullscreen view
- bug fixes
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| 31.3
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February 17, 2024
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- opening New Window through options menu or right-clicking a link (experimental)
- persistent audio while in another tab (experimental)
- improvements to New Tab and Fullscreen view (experimental)
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| 31.4
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February 21, 2024
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- available on OS v62+ only
- simultaneous hands and controllers enabled in WebXR
- browser tabs now available in immersive applications
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| 32.0
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March 3, 2024
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- WebXR gamepad updates
- Experimental WebXR support for body tracking
- Support for WebGPU
- support for selected Browser Extensions (experimental)
- Updated to Chromium Milestone 122
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| 32.1
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March 19, 2024
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- opening New Window through options menu or right-clicking a link (standard)
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| 32.2
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April 14, 2024
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- Browser Extensions (standard)
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| 32.3
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April 17, 2024
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- Profile Guided Optimization (PGO) implemented
- PDF reader (experimental)
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| 33.0
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May 2, 2024
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- draggable tabs
- fix to WebXR timing issue when using hands-as-controllers and re-enabled the feature
- update to Chromium Milestone 124
- updates to Full Screen mode, Extensions, and the New Tab Page
- WebXR fix: wrong controller type was showing up for Quest Pro
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| 33.1
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May 11, 2024
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- PDF reader extension no longer experimental
- Full screen controls allow for multiple screen size options and controlling brightness of environment while watching full screen video
- increased speed on omnibar auto-complete suggestions
- Bug fixes for audio playback while browser is background
- WebXR joint names adjusted to match W3C specification
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| 33.2
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May 25, 2024
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- support for dragging tabs with direct touch using a pinching gesture
- select from multiple screen size options and control the brightness of the immersive environment while watching full screen videos
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| 33.3
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June 5, 2024
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- Browser now supports sending push notifications. To enable them, sites must request permissions to send notifications (experimental)
- Depth sensing implementation updated to support latest WebXR specification.
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| 34.0
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June 26, 2024
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- browser UI performance updated
- performance updated via compiler optimizations
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| 34.1
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July 9, 2024
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- WebXR Multimodal Input for hands and controllers
- Background Fetch API enabled for use by websites to download content to be used while offline
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| 34.2
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July 17, 2024
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- experimental support for unbounded spaces for creating large scale AR experiences that are no longer limited to the guardian boundary
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| 34.3
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July 31, 2024
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- WebXR: transform now provided for the origin reset event
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| 34.4
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August 15, 2024
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- tab bar now hidden if only one tab in panel (optional)
- Speculation Rules API now works in Browser
- Preloading able to be disabled in settings
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| 34.5
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September 5, 2024
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bug, security and reliability fixes
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| 35.0
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September 12, 2024
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- redesigned user experience when dragging and dropping tabs (experimental)
- Updated to Chromium Milestone 128
- bug, security and reliability fixes
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| 35.1
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September 30, 2024
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- support for Dolby Atmos in supported websites
- all websites now play stereo audio from perspective of Browser
- WebXR support for new 6DoF pen controller (Logitech MX Ink) with 2 buttons and 2 pressure sensitive areas
- bug, security and reliability fixes
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| 35.3
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October 31, 2024
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bug, security and reliability fixes
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| 36.0
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November 7, 2024
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- WebXR: foveation will now apply smoothly instead of limited to 3 levels
- WebXR: support for viewport scaling
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