Meta XR headsets are very cheap for the performance they give. Unfortunately they require a Meta account and one can assume as much data as legally possibly is sent back to the advertising company.

For years now, since the Quest 1, those Android devices have not been rooted except for some specific version number of the Quest 2.

This recent work https://github.com/FreeXR/eureka_panther-adreno-gpu-exploit-1 makes the latest headset with a rather recent update (but NOT the very last ones, so be cautious!) rootable.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

... makes the latest headset with a rather recent update (but NOT the very last ones, so be cautious!) rootable.

Any ideas which version(s) are susceptible? I couldn't find it mentioned.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)
    • Quest 3: v79 5115411.12900.520 (August 7, 2025) and below, to about version v71.
    • Quest 3S: v79 117688.9900.610 (August 6, 2025) and below, to about version v71.

    according to https://github.com/zhuowei/cheese/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#supported-versions

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Thank you for finding that.

    I got lucky, I bought a quest around July/August and needed to do the mandatory/initial OS install.

    I ended up with v78 (August 3, 2025) release.

    I didn't realize there was a WiP announced in July 2025.

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