2026-09-10 21:55 UTC · Community Announcements · J Bot
Today's SteamVR release makes more Steam features available in VR, adds 32-bit OpenXR support, and improves the streaming experience.If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a SteamVR System Report to aid in tracking down your issue. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here.Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues. General:More in-game Steam features are now accessible in VR, including viewing achievements, community guides, and no
2026-09-09 21:53 UTC · Community Announcements · aaron.leiby
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. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. To get the most up-to-date features for Steam Link for Meta Quest, please opt-in to the Steam Link for Meta Quest Beta here as well as the SteamVR Beta.Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here. SteamVR:Fixed reprojection regressi
2026-09-01 20:04 UTC · Community Announcements · charlesl
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. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. To get the most up-to-date features for Steam Link for Meta Quest, please opt-in to the Steam Link for Meta Quest Beta here as well as the SteamVR Beta.Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here. SteamVR:Improve dashboard placement
2026-08-10 21:16 UTC · Community Announcements · J Bot
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. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here. SteamVR:Recenter (long press system button) is cancellable (B button)Improved Exit button consistency with SteamFixed additional cases of SteamVR dashboard bar disappearanceShow user noti
2026-07-22 01:47 UTC · Community Announcements · Drew Gottlieb
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. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here. SteamVR:Fix missing dashboard icons for non-Steam VR apps.Fix stale Per-App Video Settings when switching the dialog from one app to another, then back again.As a reminder, the current St
2026-07-17 01:18 UTC · Community Announcements · nathan
Today's SteamVR beta makes more Steam features available in VR.In order to see the new UI, you must also opt into the Steam Client Beta. This is an initial preview, with more features coming in additional updates during this beta cycle.To opt into the SteamVR Beta, follow the instructions in this article.To opt into the Steam Client Beta (required for new UI), follow the instructions in this article. SteamVR Dashboard:In-game Steam features are now accessible, including viewing achievements, community guides, notes, (and more).The Quick Access Menu (familiar to Steam Deck users) is now availab
2026-06-24 19:17 UTC · Community Announcements · J Bot
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. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here. SteamVR:Fix for crash when taking screenshots.Environment dimming now handled in a unified manner. Users may tune environment brightness in both theater and non-theater modes under VR Set
2026-06-18 19:45 UTC · Community Announcements · nonlinee
SteamVR has been updated with the following changes. SteamVR:Fix the position and the orientation of room setup for lighthouse headsets. Help & Information: The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a SteamVR 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.
2026-06-11 22:01 UTC · Community Announcements · J Bot
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. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here. SteamVR:Fixed some VR streaming issues on slow connectionsFixed some rendering issues related to dashboard / overlay cursor visibilityNew user preference tune laser pointer length (Advanc
2026-06-05 21:41 UTC · Community Announcements · J Bot
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. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here. SteamVR:Fix bug with headset initialization on 3rd party headset when many body trackers are in use.Improved linux support on vrgames that invert nearZ/farZUser Interface:Refined appearan
2026-06-02 18:59 UTC · Community Announcements · mbucchia
This release includes a variety of bug fixes and quality of life improvements for SteamVR. We continue to focus on OpenXR as our preferred API for new games and applications. SteamVR’s official OpenXR subforum is here and we’d love to hear your feedback, as well as suggestions for new features. SteamVR:Fixed issue causing shimmering on the edges of the display on some headsets.Dashboard: Resolved some memory leaks on AMD hardware.Dashboard: Improved compatibility on some older (legacy) AMD hardware.Fixed an issue with older AMD cards or drivers that caused a memory leak.Streaming: Advanced set
2026-05-04 23:59 UTC · Community Announcements · benj
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. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here. SteamVR:Fix a bug where the SteamVR dashboard would not start, particularly when using hardware that creates many devices at startup.
2026-04-29 21:54 UTC · Community Announcements · nathan
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. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here. SteamVR:Fix regression in Chaperone behavior that was impacting some 3rd party OpenVR pluginsFixed an issue with older AMD cards or drivers that caused a memory leak.Fixed an issue where
2026-04-13 22:05 UTC · Community Announcements · nathan
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. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here. SteamVR:Add protection from hangs in vrserver on exit.Speculative fix for Varjo headsets not having a display.VRLink:On Linux, pick the best GPU for VR and streaming rather than using fir
2026-04-09 00:29 UTC · Community Announcements · J Bot
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. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here. SteamVR: Fixed streaming certain OpenXR games on Quest (including Pavlov and Into The Radius 2) Fixed additional dashboard related bugs
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