Are we astir to spot what’s up Google’s sleeve aft its mysterious AR / VR deals with companies for illustration Qualcomm and Samsung? Or mightiness it yet bring its Google Play Store to Meta’s Quest for illustration Meta erstwhile asked? Either way, Google seems to beryllium prepping its Play Store for headsets, according to specifications discovered successful app shop codification by Android Authority.
Screenshots published by the outlet show a mini schematic representing a headset successful the Play Store’s “Install connected much devices menu,” while a spot of matter appearing connected an app listing elsewhere references an “XR headset” too:
Screenshot: Android Authority
Screenshot: Android Authority
None of this intends Google would needfully merchandise its ain headsets again — but contempt having heavily trimmed its AR/ VR division, the institution continues to make moves successful the space. Those see the “micro XR” platform it’s building and wants to licence to headset makers, partnerships for caller Samsung mixed-reality smart glasses, and a mysterious Magic Leap deal. But location is besides that unreleased Google AR glasses prototype that made a little cameo during the company’s I/O convention earlier this year.
Or, it could beryllium that Google conscionable changed its mind astir putting the Play Store on Meta Quest headsets. Meta pressed Google for that very point earlier this year, months aft 1 of its execs revealed that Google had declined to fto Quest users download regular Android apps to the headset. Since then, Meta has announced it will connection 2D apps aft each — but from its ain app store, not Google’s.
Or possibly — conscionable possibly — we’re astir to spot the return of Google Cardboard. Hey, a feline can dream, can’t he?
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