PYMNTS.com March 1, 2024
Meta reportedly turned down Google parent company Alphabet’s suggestion that the companies partner on virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets.
Alphabet had suggested that Meta use Google’s Android XR software platform to power Meta Quest headsets, Reuters reported Friday (March 1), citing a paywalled article by The Information.
Reached by PYMNTS, a Google spokesperson declined to comment on the report.
Meta did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request for comment.
Meta plans to develop new VR headsets using Quest software and is talking with hardware companies about building those devices, according to the report.
Currently, Meta’s Quest headsets use a version of Google’s Android operating system, the report said.
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