Meta Will Introduce its Spatial App Framework at Upcoming Meta Connect
Meta Connect 2024 will take place September 25-26. If you can’t make it, you can watch the conference online or at Horizon Worlds.
The hardware highlights of the conference are expected to be the Meta Quest 3S and a prototype of full-fledged AR glasses.
Meta unveiled the program for September 25. Among other things, the company will introduce the "Spatial App Framework", which was first teased in April.
On September 25, there will be two developer sessions on the topic. Taken directly from the website:
Introducing Meta’s new spatial app framework
Explore how developers of all backgrounds can more easily build for Meta Horizon OS with our new spatial app framework. From extending existing mobile apps to creating new fully immersive apps, this new framework will help you start building for Meta Quest while using the mobile development languages, tools and libraries you already know.
Unlocking more with 2D apps on Meta Horizon
Discover how and why to bring your 2D experiences to the Meta Horizon Store. Meta Horizon opens up new possibilities where all your favorite apps can exist in ways both innovative and familiar. Meta Horizon supports 2D experiences developed with progressive web apps, WebXR, Android native, or our new spatial app framework.
Why it matters
So far, there are only a handful of mobile apps for Meta Quest, which is one of the biggest weaknesses of Meta Quest compared to Apple Vision Pro. The Spatial App Framework is intended to remedy this by lowering the barriers between the mobile platforms and the Quest operating system, Horizon OS.
Meta said it wanted to integrate the Google Play Store into Meta Quest, but Google declined, reportedly because it is working on its own mixed reality headset with Samsung.
With new Quest features like the new window layout and seamless multitasking, the time is right for Meta to make a big push into 2D apps and get mobile developers on board to bring their apps to Meta Quest.
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