alvr-org/ALVR v14.1.0

ALVR v14.1.0: Oculus Go, cloud PC and presets support, client dark mode

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Despite being a point release, v14.1.0 is one of the most feature packed releases so far!

New Features:

• Oculus Go support (by @zarik5):
  • Install alvr_client_oculus_go.apk down below
• Presets support (by @Ekristoffe):
  • In the Settings tab, click the "Upload preset" button on the bottom
  • You can import a session.json file from a previous installation or apply a preset (for the Oculus Go it's recommended to import oculus_go_preset.json)
  • For developers: you can create a preset by taking a session.json file and removing stuff you don't want, making sure that the finished file is still valid JSON.
• Manual clients support (by @Armarr):
  • This feature was developed to support cloud PC setups like Shadow PC. IMPORTANT: the data stream is NOT encrypted. It is vulnerable to Man In The Middle attacks.
  • On the Connection tab, click "Add client manually", then choose a name and set the correct hostname and remote IP address of the headset.
  • You can add remote IPs to an existing trusted client in the window accessible with the "Configure" button for each client entry.
  • This can be used to connect PC and headset if they are connected to separate subnets (when the client entry doesn't appear in the dashboard).
  • This feature is still experimental because it has not been tested through the internet yet.
• Dark mode on the client (by @zarik5):
  • Enable it in Settings->Extra->Client dark mode.
  • Applied only after connection and sleep-wake cycle of the headset. It persists after closing and reopening the app..
• Add Quest 2 headset and controller emulation mode (default) (by @Armarr)
• Performance graphs tab in Monitor (by @Armarr)
• Manual language selection in the bottom left corner (by @Ekristoffe)
• Update translations (by @Ekristoffe and @zarik5)
• General UI improvements (by @Ekristoffe)
• New message on the client when there is no internet connection (by @zarik5)
• Reliable Guardian sync (by @zarik5 and @maxer456)
• Increase maximum video buffer limit
• More informative error for launcher failure
• (Internal) Setup CI checks for the alvr-org/ALVR repository

Bug fixes:

• UI crash when in idle after disconnecting from a client
• Headset freeze when ALVR is launched with no internet connection
• PC crash when the server loses internet connection
• Fix client crash when closed and reopened (by @maxer456)

Known bugs:

• The headset emulation mode settings doesn't get saved properly

Compatibility notes:

• This release is backward compatible with v14.0.0 but the Guardian boundary synchronization will not work
• The package name for the client changed: com.polygraphene.alvr -> alvr.client.quest/alvr.client.go

Thanks everyone (developers and financial backers) for making this release possible!