The latest version of Oculus’ PC software, available now in a public testing phase, aims to make it easier to launch content purchased from Steam or acquired elsewhere while remaining inside the Oculus Home interface.
The 1.17 update can be accessed by turning on the beta feature in settings. It looks like this: 
Once the update downloads and restarts you’ll see this screen:
According to a forum post, the update includes the following features and limitations:
- You can toggle displaying third party app titles “on” and “off” from the Filter menu of the Library in the upper right of the Oculus desktop app
- You can remove individual apps from your Library (note that this does not uninstall the app; also, at this time, this action can’t be undone)
- If you are using an app obtained or purchased outside the Oculus Store, your activity will simply display as “Online”
- Library will still display the five most recently played apps. If you toggle “off” third party apps titles, they will be removed from recent activity
The feature adds the third-party app to the Oculus Home interface when it starts using the Rift — so if you go into Steam and launch an app, afterward it should appear in the Oculus Library. We know because we’ve tested it.
Oculus Rift owners sometimes need to jump back and forth between Steam and Oculus Home to play software purchased from one store or the other. This can be a little frustrating and might even break immersion to exit one interface and enter another. This feature, however, looks like an effort to make Oculus Home a more appealing interface for all software compatible with Rift.
