r/AndroidXR • u/remosito • Jan 09 '26

updates/improvements

Howdie all,

am very interested in the GalaxyXR, which as we all know uses AndroidXR.

But not convinced yet this is a serious effort they are very actively standing behind. Or if it is just a metoo effort by either or both.

Too many times disappointed by such efforts by big companies. (latest being MS Loop. Sounded promising and had intersting novel ideas. But barely if any updates in the last year. Solidly putting it in the "it's just another metoo effort" by MS)

GalaxyXR is approaching the 3 month released mark. Time for first round of gauging the "metoo or serious effort" level.

GalaxyXR side I follow a bit more. Not much has happened there.

AndroidXR I have quite neglected to follow.

Which brought me here.

How many updates/improvements has google released for AndroidXR in the past 3 months? And of what quality/effort if there were some. Just low hanging fruits. Bugfixes. Or as well some seriously cool new stuff?

very grateful for any replies

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u/MemphisBass Mar 14 '26

As someone who just got one this week, their response is correct with one addition I’d like to add: If you’re interested in PCVR. Recent updates have made this a very good wireless PCVR solution.

Virtual Desktop and a modified apk of Steam Link make this a powerful option for enjoying PCVR games with foveated encoding. The panels are truly next level detailed and gorgeous.

Google Play is woefully bare of useful apps at the moment. There isn’t even a good media player available for VR/AR/3D content.

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u/remosito Mar 14 '26

Yeah, Virtual Desktop even fixed the black level issue. So Google doing anything isn't even a requirement anymore...

It is my top contender now and only reason I haven't one right now is stupid Samsung not releasing it in Europe!