Despite losing billions of dollars on its Metaverse project, Meta continues to invest in the development of mixed reality headsets and aims to take the lead in the industry. virtual reality (VR) and Augmented reality (AR) Space. One of the most important things for a successful headset is the availability of a large number of apps. Facebook’s parent company had the chance to get the app support it needed, but chose against that option, the report said.
The Information newspaper reported this late last year, citing people involved in the talks, citing representatives from both countries. Google and Meta held talks over a potential partnership around Android XR, Google’s software program that can add the full range of Android apps to Quest headsets, but Meta chose to “reject” the partnership.
“At a meeting between Google and Meta Platform staff, Google proposed that Meta collaborate on Android XR, a new software platform Google is developing for virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality headsets.” says the report.
The report noted that the two companies were in regular contact over Meta’s Quest VR headset. Currently, the headset runs on an open source version of Google’s Android operating system modified by Meta.
However, with this version of the software, Google does not allow Meta to offer the full range of Android apps on the headset, despite frequent requests from Meta.
“Once Facebook’s parent company partners more formally on Android “A formal partnership is also a possibility.” Meta aims to contribute to the development of Android XR. ”
Why Meta said “no” to partnering with Google
The report said such a partnership could thwart Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plans to “own the next compute platform for AR, VR and mixed reality.”
Notably, Meta is already in talks with hardware companies including South Korea’s LG Electronics about building new VR devices using Quest’s software. The Facebook co-founder recently met with LG executives and announced that the two companies have partnered to bring the South Korean giant’s technology to Meta’s next mixed reality headset.
The Information newspaper reported this late last year, citing people involved in the talks, citing representatives from both countries. Google and Meta held talks over a potential partnership around Android XR, Google’s software program that can add the full range of Android apps to Quest headsets, but Meta chose to “reject” the partnership.
“At a meeting between Google and Meta Platform staff, Google proposed that Meta collaborate on Android XR, a new software platform Google is developing for virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality headsets.” says the report.
The report noted that the two companies were in regular contact over Meta’s Quest VR headset. Currently, the headset runs on an open source version of Google’s Android operating system modified by Meta.
However, with this version of the software, Google does not allow Meta to offer the full range of Android apps on the headset, despite frequent requests from Meta.
“Once Facebook’s parent company partners more formally on Android “A formal partnership is also a possibility.” Meta aims to contribute to the development of Android XR. ”
Why Meta said “no” to partnering with Google
The report said such a partnership could thwart Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plans to “own the next compute platform for AR, VR and mixed reality.”
Notably, Meta is already in talks with hardware companies including South Korea’s LG Electronics about building new VR devices using Quest’s software. The Facebook co-founder recently met with LG executives and announced that the two companies have partnered to bring the South Korean giant’s technology to Meta’s next mixed reality headset.
