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Blue overlay on video in Meta Quest 3 after OS update to v71

Summary

After updating the Meta Quest 3 OS to version v71 (released on November 4), videos now display with a blue overlay. Before the OS update, video playback functioned normally.

Minimal project and steps to reproduce

  1. Clone the VLC-Unity repository.
  2. Add the VR package to the project.
  3. Set the color space to Linear and the Graphics API to OpenGLES 3.0.
  4. Build and deploy the project to a Meta Quest 3 running OS version v71.
  5. Observe the video playback on the device — the video displays a blue overlay or incorrect color scheme.

Expected Behavior

Videos should display accurate colors, matching the intended color profile without overlay.

Actual Behavior

On Meta Quest 3, videos show a blue overlay, or colors appear incorrect (seemingly swapped).

Relevant logs and/or screenshots

Screenshot from Meta Quest with Incorrect Colors:

Screenshot from Meta Quest with wrong colors

Screenshot of the Video with Correct Colors:

Screenshot from correct video

(Additional screenshots with incorrect colors are attached for further reference.)

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Environment

  • OS: Meta Quest OS Android
  • Version v71
  • Device: Meta Quest 3
  • LibVLC version and architecture 4.0.0-dev-27576-gd3f41ff02a
  • LibVLCSharp version 4.0.0.0
  • VLC Unity plugin version 0.2.0
  • Scripting backend used IL2CPP