How To Send iPhone & Android Browser Links To Meta Quest Headset
Meta Quest VR users can now send send browser links directly to their headset with just a few taps on a supported iPhone or Android phone.
Sending browser links from an iPhone or Android phone to the Meta Quest VR headset is now possible. This is great news since it used to be really difficult to transfer links to 360 videos or XR web content to the Quest directly. This meant either memorizing and typing the link, using a separate app like Messenger, or some third-party website to send a website address.
Meta has really expanded the capabilities of its Quest headsets, with both the first and second-generation models seeing gains in multitasking, browser window resizing, and much more. While hanging out in VR for more than a few hours still gets tiring, having more options to take advantage of the incredible big-screen experience can help with the transition in thinking about Meta VR headsets as more than gaming devices.
Meta's Quest VR headsets have a nice virtual workspace that can simulate three big-screen monitors which is useful for browsing the internet. Thankfully, it's now also quite easy to send links from an iPhone or Android phone to the Quest in order to take advantage of the big screens. Here's how it works. From an iPhone, the option should appear in a Share Sheet menu from within Safari or any app that can share internet links. From the menu, the user can choose Oculus to send the link to the Oculus app. Then tap the Open Now or Save To VR buttons and select the headset to which the link should be sent. If there's a problem, the user should make sure to update to the latest version of the Oculus app, as v39 or higher is needed. Meta's YouTube video shows how it all works.
Share Android Links To Quest
The process to share links to a Meta Quest headset from an Android phone is quite similar, however, the Share button is used and v37 of the Oculus app or higher is required since Android received this option sooner than iOS. Bluetooth must be switched on for the smartphone, whether using an iPhone or Android device. The Quest headset should have Bluetooth enabled as well for this to work.
If the Open Now button was tapped in the Oculus app, the website should appear in the Oculus browser app when the Quest headset is worn. If the Save To VR button is tapped, the link will appear in the Explore tab which appears in the bar at the bottom of the Quest's view. If neither option is available on the iPhone or Android phone when sharing to the Oculus app, the latest updates might not have rolled out to the VR headset yet.
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