SteamOS 0.5.8 (for Steam Frame) has just been released.
This update is for the Steam Frame Beta channel, and includes new features that are still being tested.
You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel.
Camera Pass Through / Room View:
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PC Streaming now supports Room View. Previously, enabling Room View would hide remote content.
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You can now see remote desktop / remote game theater while camera passthrough is active.
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PC VR games with OpenXR mixed reality support are now able to blend VR content and camera passthrough. (Example: X-Plane 12)
Note: this feature requires also opting into the beta branch of SteamVR on PC
To opt into the beta branch of SteamVR on PC, right-click on SteamVR in your Steam library, select Properties, Game Versions & Beta, and choose beta.
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General
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Overlay render quality is now always set to Low on Steam Frame, and the option is hidden. This fixes problems that happened when Ultra was selected.
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Improved eye tracking self-calibration.
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Fixed low-end gamma response, including inconsistencies between eyes, on some headsets.
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Fixed a permission issue that prevented WebXR from working in Chrome v157.
Developers:
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Allows OpenXR games streamed from PC to use [c]XR_ENVIRONMENT_BLEND_MODE_ALPHA_BLEND[/c].
SteamVR has been updated to version 2.19.2.
