HereSphere update v0.9.5 for the Quest, Quest 2, and Quest Pro is now available. This update adds video buffering settings, fixes playback issues, and adds some quality of life improvements.

Video buffering:

• Added player buffer settings to the user settings.
• Buffer size can be increased to allow reading more data ahead of time for fewer buffering pauses, or reduced to improve latency when seeking. The total memory allocated to all videos is around 300MB, so the real buffer time duration might be less than what you've set, depending on the bitrate of the video, and the number of videos being played.
• Changed to a better ExoPlayer network stack (Cronet) that is capable of streaming HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 sources.
• Increased the video timeout to 60 seconds, which should allow videos to eventually load and seek when the network conditions are bad.
• Added a SMB block size setting, which can be increased to improve SMB throughput or decreased to improve SMB latency. On a side note, if you're hosting SMB shares (especially on MacOS), then turning off packet signing on your SMB host device should improve speeds.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed issue with videos sometimes failing to start playing when opened.
• Fixed issue with the player running out of memory and crashing when using multiscreen mode. The app will now scale the target buffer size based on the number of visible screens. The player should be able to handle over a dozen simultaneous 1080p videos with good performance. For good measure, it's recommended to keep the max buffer size in the user settings fairly low to reduce the chance of running out of memory.
• Fixed issue with video not closing and freeing up resources when the stop button is pressed twice (last rendered image is still visible, but the video player is actually closed).
• Fixed issue with keybindings not saving automatically after loading saved backup data.
• Fixed issue with flat screen videos (perspective projection) not applying image settings correctly when opened.
• Fixed issue with SMB share scanning at startup interfering with accessing SMB shares. The app now scans for network devices without checking if they have an SMB share.
• Updated the HereSphere web browser user agent, so the web browser should now work with websites like Spotify, that require newer chromium versions.
• Video previews in the HereSphere web API view now properly pause when the menu is hidden.

Quality of life improvements:

• Video no longer pauses when the Oculus menu is opened.
• Added a "Toggle Favorite" keybinding (just before halfway down the keybindings list) that will toggle the current video's favorited state.
• Added an "Auto Create HSP" toggle to the user settings. The "Auto Update HSP" toggle has to be enabled for this toggle to be visible. When both toggles are enabled, HSP files will automatically be created and updated.
• Added a button to write the title of a streamed video (with restricted characters removed) to the script fallback directory. This title can be used to rename your script file so the fallback script will play when streaming a video. The button, which looks like a save icon, can be found in the synchronized peripherals menu next to the fallback script directory input box when playing a streamed video.