Latest Meta update sucks - Forced sleep mode activated

Picouser

I dont understand Meta. Newest update 2.1.1034 (I got It 7.3) forces my Quest 3 to switch my screen of (some sort of sleep mode) when taking headset off my head. It is forced by proximity sensor. When I put headset back on screen turns on.

When using newest DeoVR this stupidity goes even further. DeoVR does not wake up from sleep mode. I get only black screen. I have to press power button twice (black screen to really off -> screen on) to get DeoVR back from some sort of sleep mode. Very frustrating.

Previously one update ago Meta had this kind of "feature"/bug when booting Quest and after Meta Horizon OS logo vanished from the screen the whole home screen started as pure black. You had to press power button twice to wake up from some sort of sleep mode.

This lates Meta update fixed that booting problem for me but caused Quest 3 not to working correctly with DeoVR. Same goes with other programs as well (Heresphere etc). You can disable proximity sensor using SideQuest, but it is not long term solution because you have to do it every time you start Quest 3.

Only fix is to put some tape to Quest 3 proximity sensor. Expensive hardware and you need tape, hilarious. If this could brake or harm proximity sensor I bet they say warranty is over because you used tape 🙂

Fucking Meta. Hundreds of menu options but not to disable sensor. Way to go...

adinihsan

This was already the case for me. There was a setting to keep the headset on regardless. Haven't checked yet but I can't imagine this setting is gone.

damson

Picouser
You might want to try to increase your "Sleep Mode" and "Display off" timing up.
Try this.
Go to Settings -> General -> Power -> Display Off ..set this to 5 minutes
Go to Settings -> General -> Power -> Sleep Mode ..set this to 5 minutes

See if this helps 🙂

Sleep mode and Display Off

Picouser

damson You might want to try to increase your "Sleep Mode" and "Display off" timing up.

I appreciate your help, but it does not work 🙁

Before posting my topic I also thought these two settings would help. Id does not matter is it 5 minutes, 1 hour or 4 hours. Nothing works except small pice of tape.

SchnuppiLilac

Picouser I'm also on 2.1 since last week but didn't notice any changes in sleep/wake behavior. But what I did notice since two or more updates ago is that when I put back on the headset the UI is aligned to a position I have definitely never been in. So I might stare at a black screen because the UI is behind me.

damson

Picouser
Dang... I was hoping that can help 🙁
Maybe you can try Sidequest Device settings and tool feature in the Experimental & Misc settings?
Try "Disable Proximity Sensor". See if that would helped.

Or if you are familiar with ADB command you can just fire this command up:
adb shell setprop debug.oculus.proximity_disable 1

Not sure whether this would help.. but worth a shot.

Picouser

Latest Meta update (still number 2.1.1034 but different build version I quess) solved the issue for me with SLR. No need for tape anymore. Finally.

Picouser

I am little bit frustrated to Meta updates and their logic. Yesterday I got Metas new Navigator Menu. It looks ok, but I prefer the old one. It is hard to find anything. The old one was really easy to use and was logical. This new one is not.

My version is still 2.1.1034 but build version might be different. Why it is so hard to change version number to see different updates? Nobody will spot the difference reading kernel number with million digits.

But the point is Meta srewed this sleep mode again. It was solved 2 weeks ago but come back after this update. Fuck you Meta. Had to press power button twice or Meta-button twice to wake from sleep mode. Changing any power settings do not matter...