v1.0 Chromium
We are thrilled to announce the release of Wolvic v1.0, marking a major milestone in the evolution of our browser, in this case, based on Chromium. This release represents a significant achievement, bringing us closer to the level of feature-completeness and stability seen in our earlier Gecko-based version. After extensive testing and optimization we consider this version production-ready, providing robust performance and a seamless experience for immersive browsing.
Highlights
- Eye tracking for navigation
- Fullscreen windows enhancements
- Title bar widget
- Stability fixes
- Support for newest Meta and Pico OS
- Added 18 new environments
What's Changed
UI
- Eye tracking support for navigation
- Support page zoom
- Improve fullscreen windows resizing
- Enhanced calculation of fullscreen initial size
- Bring back the title bar widget
- Enable password autocomplete in private browsing sessions
- Forward haptic feedback to the correct controller
- Fix crashes when voice recognizer could not be properly initialized
- Added 18 new environments
Chromium
- Fix text input fields not getting keyboard focus
- Prevent a crash when downloading files
- Disable Gecko-only features in the UI
- Added support for matterport.com
OpenXR
- Always use hand interaction profile if available
- Fix a regression when emulating a controller in WebXR
- Do not process button states when not ready
- Enable XR_EXT_view_configuration_depth_range to improve near/far clipping
Library/Infra upgrades
- Bump com.android.tools:r8 from 8.3.37 to 8.5.35
- Bump androidx.fragment:fragment from 1.7.1 to 1.8.2
- Bump gradle/actions from 3 to 4
Magic Leap 2
- Added a workaround for a hand interaction bug in OpenXR runtime
Vision Glass
- Drastically improve phone controller accuracy and precision
- Show legal terms in phone UI
- Voice button can now be used for search and text input
Meta Quest 2/3/Pro
- Support for the upcoming v69 OS version
Pico 4/4E
- Added support for PicoOS 5.11.1
- Use XR_BD_controller_interaction if available
- Use a different Android property to get the OS version
- Disable XR_EXT_hand_interaction extension as it’s buggy
New Contributors
- @abhijeetk made their first contribution in #1513