You can now turn 2D apps into 3D while using the Galaxy XR headset

Android XR is getting a new feature that turns 2D apps, websites, images, and videos into “3D experiences.” The feature, which Google calls “auto-spatialization,” was initially announced past year, and it’s launching connected Tuesday arsenic an experimental characteristic for Samsung Galaxy XR headsets.

Here’s a video from Google that gives you an thought astir really auto-spatialization mightiness look successful practice:

There are a fewer caveats to auto-spatialization: it supports contented up to 1080p aliases little astatine 30fps, it “uses somewhat much artillery power,” and it only useful “on the app model presently successful focus,” Google says. But if you person a Galaxy XR device, it could beryllium an absorbing caller measurement to get a much immersive position of things you’re looking astatine successful your headset.

In summation to auto-spatialization, Google is announcing a fewer different Android XR updates coming to the Galaxy XR. You tin now pin apps to walls. You tin now spot your existent hands erstwhile “interacting pinch virtual contented successful location abstraction mode.” When you put connected a instrumentality aft taking it off, you’ll now spot your erstwhile apps you were utilizing “so you tin jump correct backmost in.” And location are complete 100 apps connected Google Play connected XR, which Google says is much than double from erstwhile Galaxy XR first launched successful October.