Oculus Quest’s v42 update adds Move achievements and more parental controls

If we talk about Just last month we improved Oculus Move by enabling you to track your workouts from your phone—and also enabled iOS users to sync their stats with Apple Health, if desired. But we’re back with another round of Oculus Move improvements for v42. This month, it’s high time you got some recognition for all that hard work and sweat

What you want to know

  • The update v42 for Oculus Quest and Quest 2 is rolling out starting today.
  • The Oculus switch or move to fitness app will include achievements and more in-depth options that follow your progress week to week.
  • The parenting control settings now permit parents to block some VR social features for teens with a toggle.

Meta has disclosed a few new features that will be spread out with the v42 software update for Meta Quest and Quest 2 virtual reality headsets starting today. The first new feature in the v42 update introduces achievements into the Oculus Move fitness app, which compensation Quest and Oculus Quest 2 users for achieving certain goals.

Some of these turning points include up to 5,000 calories burned, completing the first weekly goal, or completing 100 daily goals. No points are affixed to the achievements but can be earned while doing other VR tasks or playing games like some of the best Quest 2 games. The achievements menu can be found in its own dedicated tab within the Oculus Move VR app.

Move app also adds a new menu which we called move trends it helps us break down progress from week to week, It calculates the increases or decreases of stats such as total calories, time using the Move app, and even calories burned per minute.

to see your progress Meta has been expanding on the fitness app in more ways by adding the ability to sync with the mobile Oculus Move app and Apple Health last month.

If we move to parental supervision

Last month we rolled out a bevy of new Parental Supervision Tools, giving both parents/guardians and teens more control over their VR experiences—but we said that was just the starting point, and we meant it.

for the parenting controls menu new addition coming with the update is another setting introduced with the v41 update last month. The new setting is called “Block Social Features” and permits parents to enable or disable certain features that deal with communicating with other people in VR.

The features that can be toggled outlined in the declaration post(which opens in a new tab) include creating or joining parties, watching Meta Horizon Home content with others, sending or receiving messages, and even the option to post to Facebook.

Although, there is now a new notification when the supervised teen “ages into a new content rating band.” Meta said it will continue to spread in parental settings with the help of more tools as VR evolves.

Meta Quest 2

The Meta Quest 2 offers over the original virtual headset increased power, resolution, and flexibility. It is a complete, all-in-one headset that does not need to be battened to a PC or smartphone in order to work.

Some important facts or questions are?

What can you do with meta Quest2?

The Meta Quest 2 has revolutionized VR. It’s wireless, standalone, and available for as low as $300. It’s also versatile; Quest 2 owners can use their headsets to work, watch movies and TV shows on a massive virtual screen, hang out with friends, get fit, and play a massive, continuously evolving library of games.

Does meta Quest 2 required facebook?

Meta announced on Thursday that, starting in August, you won’t need a Facebook account to use its Quest VR headsets anymore. There will be a new Meta account that every new Quest owner needs to create once they roll out next month.

Meta announced on Thursday that, starting in August, you won’t need a Facebook account to use its Quest VR headsets anymore. There will be a new Meta account that every new Quest owner needs to create once they roll out next month.

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