PICO The PICO OS 5.8 update brings a series of improvements to ByteDance’s Quest competitor.
The 5.7 update released in August this year reduced hand tracking jitter and improved accuracy and stability. PICO says 5.8 further upgrades hand tracking by fixing issues causing higher latency and improving tracking when hands overlap, as well as enhancing reliability on darker skin tones. I tested this update and can confirm that lag does decrease slightly. Still, compared to the Quest 2, its lag still feels inferior, as well as its accuracy and ability to track fast movements. And, unlike the Quest, there aren't many apps on the PICO store that actually use hand tracking.
The 5.8 update also improves the ability to use sideloaded regular 2D Android apps on PICO. App icons now display properly in the library, and multiple bugs have been fixed that caused apps to fail to install, open, and/or display properly.
Finally, the 5.8 update added sleep mode. This is different from the standby mode the headset goes into when not being worn. After tapping sleep mode, the headset will enter standby mode for two minutes and then enter a low-power state, where it will not automatically download updates. This can be useful when you want to carry your headset around without draining the battery.
PICO 4 is now one year old, and ByteDance continues to improve it with regular software updates. However, it's still not available in North America, and in Europe and Asia, with the release of the Quest 3, it no longer has the hardware specs advantage.
At €430, the PICO 4 is closer to the €350 Quest 2, so it might still be an attractive option for some, especially considering it essentially has an Elite Strap built into it.
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