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In his weekly column, Android Central Senior Content Producer Nick Sutrich delves into all things VR, from latest hardware to latest games, upcoming technologies, and so rather more.
For years, Meta has been attempting to get Android developers to port their apps to the corporate’s Meta Quest platform. It’s a natural fit because the Quest’s Horizon OS is built on Android, but most Android developers have never accepted Meta’s generous incentives to port. The result’s that Quest users mainly use their headsets for bespoke VR games slightly than as “the following computing platform,” as Zuckerberg and co originally intended.
My realization of that success began last week. Right when Sony’s State of Play presentation was about to start, my son asked if I wanted to hitch him on Roblox. While I never have to pay close attention to those sorts of presentations — I’m a picky gamer, and only certain games really appeal to me — I also knew that Sony was certain to air something I wasn’t comfortable with him watching. That’s when the Galaxy XR’s multitasking capabilities became the proper tool for the following hour of my day.
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I hadn’t downloaded Roblox on my Galaxy XR yet, so I quickly fired up the YouTube app, dragged it to the side, and got State of Play began so I would not miss anything vital. Meanwhile, I opened the Play Store and downloaded Roblox. As the primary section of the Kena sequel trailer finished airing, I quickly logged into Roblox using the headset’s built-in iris biometric identification and Google’s excellent password manager. No fumbling with some silly spreadsheet or password manager. It just worked.
As the following trailer began, I turned on my GameSir Bluetooth controller and quickly paired it with the headset, then joined the Roblox game my son was already in. “Whoa, wait, Dad? You’re in the sport??” Yep, it just worked, and now I used to be spending quality time gaming with my son while also not missing a beat during State of Play (or letting him see some mature-rated game that’ll give him nightmares).
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Not only that, however the video and the sport were on giant, resizable, fully movable screens. I wasn’t straining my neck looking down at my phone to play, and I did not have to observe the stream in some tiny picture-in-picture on it, either. The only other headset able to this experience is the Apple Vision Pro, which is twice the worth of the Galaxy XR.
I attempted to make use of all of my Meta Quest headsets this manner — including the Meta Quest Pro back in 2022 — but Meta was never in a position to nail this experience the way in which Google and Samsung have. It’s unattainable to downplay the importance of not only having all of my favorite apps at my disposal when I want them; it is also deep integration with Google services just like the password manager and even Quick Share which have transformed this into a very useful computing product.
Now, do not get me flawed, I wish there have been more bespoke VR games on this headset, but that is what I actually have my Meta Quest for. Failing that, I’ve also got my PC to wirelessly stream PCVR games from, all of which are actually higher than ever because of two of the Steam Frame’s best features, which are actually possible on Galaxy XR.
Get into the infinite canvas
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Moving and resizing windows in Android XR works surprisingly similarly to a desktop UI like Mac OS or Windows. You’ll want to recollect 4 things when multitasking with multiple apps at a time:
1. Performing the house gesture all the time opens the app drawer. You can launch any app this manner.
2. Recent apps will be opened by holding the house gesture and moving your hand or controller to the proper (the three vertical lines icon).
3. Move any window by gazing or pointing to the sting of the window, then holding and dragging the semi-transparent outline that appears.
4. Resize any window by gazing or pointing to any of the window’s 4 corners, then holding and dragging the sting indicator that appears.
Windows will be placed anywhere in physical space and will stay there even in the event you rise up and move around. This makes it easy to take normal breaks or to take a seat and stand without having to reconfigure your setup every time.
Any 2D app will be run side-by-side with other 2D apps, but immersive apps will take over your viewing space and conceal 2D windows. When an immersive app is open, you may reopen a 2D window by opening the recent apps menu and choosing the app you desire to see.
Being in a position to open any app from the Google Play Store is such an incredible convenience that makes this headset all the higher for it, and I really like the foundations Google and Samsung have built for making this the last word productivity device.
The Galaxy XR is an uber-comfortable mixed reality headset that mixes one of the best Android apps with a superb, bespoke XR experience.
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