The Meta Horizon Retailer now accepts 2D Android apps, which may deliver extra apps and providers to the platform.
This implies builders of present apps on the Google Play Retailer or different Android app shops can deliver their app to Quest headsets while not having so as to add any particular assist for the expertise.
These apps may be run alongside different 2D apps and home windows in Horizon OS, and even introduced up inside immersive apps and video games.
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A significant roadblock nevertheless is that many 2D Android apps depend on Google Play Companies, which is not accessible on Horizon OS. Meta says that later this 12 months it’ll launch a 2D Android model of its Platform SDK which gives a number of the similar options as Google Play Companies, reminiscent of authentication and in-app funds. Integrating it will take effort and time for builders, although, which can put them off porting their 2D apps to Quest.
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Meta Spatial SDK lets builders simply construct apps for Quest’s Horizon OS with conventional cellular improvement instruments, and not using a recreation engine.
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Builders may also prolong their 2D apps into 3D area and add assist for blended actuality options utilizing the brand new Meta Spatial SDK, however utilizing it is not obligatory to deliver a 2D app to Horizon OS.
