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In the same announcement, the Meta Quest Store was renamed as the Meta Horizon Store, the Meta Quest mobile companion app renamed as the Horizon mobile app, and a new spatial app framework was announced to assist mobile developers in porting their software to, or programming original apps for, Horizon OS. [7]
Meta Quest Browser, known until 2024 as Oculus Browser, is a web browser developed by Meta Platforms for use on the Oculus Quest and its successor devices (Quest 2, Quest Pro, Quest 3), all of which use the Android operating system. It is based on Chromium, which uses Blink, a derivative of WebKit.
Meta Horizon OS has gone through several changes since the release of the Oculus Rift DK1 on March 29, 2013.. The operating system has been updated on a roughly monthly basis since the v1.0 release in 2016, and was gradually ported from a proprietary embedded operating system to Android starting in 2015, first for the Samsung Gear VR and later for its own headsets.
The Quest 2 began to be phased out from retail in July 2024. [37] During Meta Connect in September 2024, Meta officially discontinued the Quest 2, [38] and unveiled a new entry-level model known as the Meta Quest 3S as a replacement at its $299 price point; [39] [40] remaining stock will be sold through the remainder of 2024. [38]
The Meta Horizon Store, known from 2013 to 2015 as Oculus Share, 2015 to 2022 as Oculus Store and from 2022 to 2024 as the Meta Quest Store, is the main video game and app store digital distribution service and storefront developed by Meta Platforms for the Meta Quest and its successors, as well as for Meta Horizon OS-based devices.
Meta has pledged $500,000 to fund the program, including cash prizes, a Horizon Worlds bootcamp, and support from Meta developers. [ 25 ] In April 2022, Meta started testing monetization in Horizon Worlds in the form of in-app purchases, where a few select creators began selling virtual items, such as power-ups, to players 18 years and older.
Magic Leap 2 [17] Meta's PC platform and its Quest line of devices, with full support OpenXR 1.0 added in July 2021 [18] [19] Microsoft HoloLens 2 and the Windows Mixed Reality headsets [20] Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform [21] Sony's Spatial Reality Displays (ELF-SR1 & ELF-SR2) [22] Valve SteamVR, since version 1.16 in ...
Quill Theater, an application for viewing creations made in Quill, was later made available following the release of the Oculus Quest. [2] In September 2021, Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, and the owner of Oculus, sold Quill to its original creator, who continues to develop and support the app. [3]