A beta release for XP 12.4.3 has been released. This one is "The VR Update".

Link to website release notes: https://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-12-4-3-release-notes/

Blog post: https://www.x-plane.com/2026/05/whats-new-in-12-4-3-the-vr-update/

Release notes:

Public Beta 12.4.3-B1
ATC

• Fixed default ATIS transmissions to include transition altitude/level and RVR information regardless of distance from the airport (XPD-18013)
• Improved call sign and gate suffix pronunciation (XPD-17820)

Avionics & Systems

• Fixed a crash when selecting PLN mode on but_map_mode_HSI without a flight plan (XPD-18045)
• Fixed an FMS/CDU softlock for the 737 variant on the FPLN page where canceling a modification after an invalid airway entry prevented any further airway or waypoint input (XPD-18028)
• Trigger gear down warning again in multi engine aircraft after setting another engine to idle (XPD-18027)
• Fixed an A330 FCU bug where pressing the HDG V/S–TRK FPA pushbutton with both FDs off failed to toggle the FPV and instead caused the selected HDG value to drift incorrectly with each press (XPD-18031)
• Fixed an issue where the EGT and CHT bars and graphs weren’t drawn correctly on the MFD->Engine->Lean page of the X1000 (XPD-17956)
• Added a new command called sim/transponder/transponder_test_cancel to cancel the transponder test (XPD-17954)
• Fixed a drawing issue of the trend line on the X1000 MFD when moving the map using the slaw/cursor mode

Graphics Engine

• Fixed an issue where ATTR_layer_group blended reversed normals

Scenery

• Updated Global Airports to latest version
• Added new color variants for flat hangars, hangar doors, flat warehouses, and cargo warehouses
• Improved placement for static aircraft and airport vehicles by searching for regional libraries first
• Fixed an issue when omni directional spill lights are always on, even during the day

VR

• Complete rewrite of the VR system and support for mixed reality on supported devices
• Highlight – and + top buttons on new VR Windows when hovering over them (XPD-18041)
• Add haptic hover feedback for VR Controllers (XPD-18039)
• Clicking on the X1000 will no longer pop it out in 2D mode (XPD-18038)
• VR Keyboard can be moved again (XPD-18037)
• Fixed an issue where clicking on “Use OpenXR Runtime” would cause a XR_ERROR_RUNTIME_FAILURE (XPD-17551)
• Fixed a VR bug where the xPAD and VR Controllers could enter a whiteout state independently of the cockpit lighting when flying through dense clouds (XPD-17844)

SDK

• Fixed a crash when calling XPLMIsAvionicsPoppedOut when disabling a plugin (XPD-18049)
• Fixed a bug where Custom Avionics Devices did not receive the correct touchscreen coordinates when using VR Controllers (XPD-18009)
• Added missing “clear” option for the weather preset in the Flight Initialization API (XPD-17958)

Edited May 8May 8 by Malaromane

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• Updated Global Airports to latest version