It has been near a yr since Samsung first teased its upcoming prolonged actuality (XR) headset on the stage. Since then, Google, Qualcomm, and Samsung have reiterated their dedication in direction of and plans for XR headsets. Now, it lastly seems that Google is getting ready the Play Retailer for Samsung’s XR headset.
Google Play Retailer will listing apps for XR headsets sooner or later
Google Play Retailer already lists apps and video games for Android-based smartphones, tablets, foldable telephones, and smartwatches. In keeping with a report from Android Authority, model 43.3.32-31 of the Google Play Retailer app has code associated to app listings for XR headsets. The app additionally has an icon to depict XR units.
For apps and video games that aren’t optimized for XR headsets, the Play Retailer will show a message associated to incompatibility: “This XR headset is not appropriate with this app.”
Whereas there are many XR headsets that run Android, none of them run a model of Android that’s particularly optimized for XR headsets. Samsung would seemingly be the primary model to launch an XR headset with an optimized model of Android.
Whereas Samsung confirmed that it’s engaged on an XR system, it did not reveal whether or not it could be an XR headset or XR glasses. It’s rumored that the corporate is engaged on each sorts of units, and its first system would use the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip from Qualcomm.
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The corporate reportedly had plans to launch its XR system someday in 2024, however taking a look at Apple’s Imaginative and prescient Professional, it canceled its plan to enhance the product. The system is reportedly not prepared but and its prototype model may attain builders earlier than the tip of this yr.
Samsung may launch its first XR headset someday subsequent yr. It is going to run an optimized model of Android and use a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. The presence of killer apps and the suitable value level are needed for Samsung’s XR headset to succeed, and issues are wanting laborious after Apple did not promote sufficient Imaginative and prescient Professional headsets to succeed in its preliminary goal.
