Android XR brings app pinning, resume, & more to Galaxy XR
9to5Google • • technology
Key Points:
- Google is releasing a new Android XR update for the Galaxy XR headset, introducing quality-of-life improvements and new apps to enhance user experience.
- Users can now pin apps directly to virtual walls, keeping them securely anchored in specific locations, and the headset will restore previous sessions with app layouts intact.
- A new feature allows users to see their hands via passthrough cameras when interacting with virtual content, providing a more natural and grounded experience in the home space.
- The update includes an auto-spatialization feature that transforms 2D apps, games, websites, and videos into immersive 3D experiences, enhancing XR content depth.
- Samsung's Galaxy XR update also brings new hand tracking, eye tracking, and accessibility improvements, alongside a growing library of over 100 immersive XR apps, including Real VR Fishing, Trombone Champ: Unflattened!, and the PSG Immersion app for live sports viewing.
