v4.0.0
What's New in Quas Version 4.0.0
- Added several color codes indicating the mode or status of the headset.
Alphabetic markers for hints are also added on the color background. - List of color and letter markers and what they mean:
- NA - Not Available - Device not connected
- DR - No Drivers - Headset connected, but drivers not installed
- CB - Cable - Device connected via cable
- DB - Double connection - Connected via both cable and Wi-Fi
- WF - Wi-Fi connection - Connected via Wi-Fi
- DV - No Developer - Developer mode not enabled
- AU - No Authentication - Headset not authenticated
- SL - Sideloader - Headset in Sideloader mode
- BL - Bootloader - Headset in Bootloader mode
- NS - Not Support - Connected device is not a headset.
- OS check implemented, and if it's below 10, only letter markers will be shown.
- Letter marker explanations can be found in the Extended Commands and Parameters list, called by pressing H from the Main menu.
Updates in the Application Menu:
- Added applications for installation:
- Steam Link
- XR File Manager - for access to the Android/data directory
- PriVate Quest - for smartphones only
- Auto Start - for managing auto-start applications upon headset boot - add/remove
- Updated applications:
- Lightning Launcher to version 7.2.3
- Moon Player
- 4XVR Media Player
- Here Sphere Media Player
- Added a new section: Gaming Applications, with a brief description of each program. You can download the following programs in this section:
- ARMAGDDN Browser
- Rookie Sideloader
- qLoader
- VRP Essentials
- QuestPatcher for Beat Saber
- Steam Auto Crack
- Steam Auto Crack GUI
- APPID
- Added a new experimental section: Advanced Application Management. It includes:
- Application Backup:
- Full Backup
- Backup Data Only
- Backup APK File
- Backup APK and OBB Files
- Application Data Restoration (in development)
- Application Data Clearance
- Application Removal from the Headset
- Application Launch on the Headset
- Application Stop
- Application Disable
- Application Enable
- Application Status Check:
- Installed/Not Installed
- Hidden/Visible
- Suspended/Running
- Launchable/Not Launchable
- Enabled/Disabled
- Instant/Not Instant
- Virtual/Physical
- Application Backup:
Backup options are available for single applications and the full filtered list by categories - Unofficial, System, Filtered, etc.
Updates in the Testing and Diagnostics Menu:
- Added detection of headset boot status, indicating the current boot stage.
- Added Fastboot Commands section. It includes commands:
- Fastboot devices: Check device availability
- Fastboot oem device-info: Collect and save device OEM information
- Fastboot getvar all: Collect and save all possible device information
- Fastboot continue: Continue headset boot
- Fastboot reboot-fastboot: Reboot headset into Fastboot mode
- Fastboot reboot-recovery: Reboot headset into Recovery mode
- Fastboot reboot-bootloader: Reboot headset into Bootloader mode
- Added GPU Scheduling option with modes: enable, disable, status, remove from registry
- Moved the Monitoring Load and Diagnostics Components function from System Information menu to Testing and Diagnostics menu
- Added USB port and connector temperature to Monitoring Load and Diagnostics Components.
- Corrected WiFi test result output to CSV file
- Added a recommendation to disable firewall during tests if testing fails with an error.
- Added preliminary analysis of WiFi test results:
Updates in the Firmware Menu:
- Optimized firmware version detection algorithm, significantly speeding up the initial program launch
- Firmware module now detects headset status - if Automatic Firmware is launched while the headset is in Sideload or Bootloader mode, a message will be displayed, and Quas will automatically switch to use Sideload or Bootloader modes respectively.
- Fixed error of transitioning to the general firmware menu when using Quas with Sideload mode - no program restart needed now
- Enhanced and sped up the algorithm for extracting firmware links, added another source of links
- Firmware downloading and link saving are now separated, allowing link saving only or saving and downloading.
Progress Download/Update, DNS Setup:
- Added update server availability check for Meta on the headset and PC
Updates in the Shortcut Installation Menu:
- Added manual deletion of leftover shortcuts
- Added option to send files to Android/Data directory under a nested directory of the same name
Updates in the Oculus Link/Airlink Management Menu:
- Added option to reset Oculus Debug Tools settings to default
- Improved algorithm for deleting Airlink pairing parameters
- Added option to backup Airlink pairing parameters
- Added option to download and run Meta Quest Link installer
Updates in the Additional Options Menu:
- Enable and disable social platform applications (People, Horizon World, etc.)
- Corrected text on bypass key for accelerated Quas startup
- Added manual IP address and port entry for WiFi connection (if Quas cannot automatically determine address and port for Oculus Wireless ADB connection via random port)
- Replaced AndroidMdnsDiscover subroutine for wireless connection Oculus Wireless ADB address and port search.
Updates in the Reboot Menu:
- Universalized standard reboot from any current headset mode
- Added Bootloader mode detection to the standard reboot menu
- Added option to resume headset boot from Bootloader mode in the reboot menu
Other Updates:
- Added support for other Android devices: smartphones, tablets, etc. Quas will display a message indicating partial device support and show its model.
- Replaced the term "Increment Substrate" with "Increment Base"
- Oculus driver version selection for installation is now automatic, depending on the operating system
- Replaced wget program with curl and removed it from the package
- Checking for curl program presence in the system (not available in Windows 7 by default) and if absent, a package download offer will be made
- Automatic detection of whether the drivers are installed on the headset, with a message displayed at initial Quas launch
- Fixed copying files and directories to obb
- Fixed firmware file downloading with zero size if the firmware link is expired
- Fixed text output errors
Known Issues:
- When connecting via Oculus Wireless ADB to a random port, the headset may be detected as UnSupported.
- Downloaded firmware files may be duplicated as they are downloaded from different addresses.
- Quas does not handle exclamation marks in file and directory names well and may cause errors due to this reason.