Meta disputes report it halted work on AR, VR working system

Meta Platforms Inc mentioned it has no plans to halt the event of a brand new working system to run its digital and augmented reality-powered units, countering a report earlier in The Information.
“We are not halting or scaling back our operations in building a reality operating system,” a spokesperson mentioned. “The team continues to make progress and we continue to invest in building for future computing platforms like AR glasses and wearable devices to help realize our metaverse vision.”
The Information mentioned that Meta, previously often known as Facebook, had shelved the venture, which entails lots of of workers and has been within the works for years. The information website mentioned Meta was opting as an alternative to proceed modifying an open-source model of the Android working system developed by Alphabet Inc’s Google. Meta’s retooled model of the Android system presently powers present Oculus VR headsets, the report mentioned.

Building a separate working system to energy its AR and VR-powered units would scale back Meta’s reliance on cell operating-system makers comparable to Google and Apple Inc., and has been a long-term aim of Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. Meta’s third-quarter gross sales and the fourth-quarter forecast missed analysts’ estimates partially due to Apple’s new guidelines governing how apps like Facebook and Instagram can accumulate knowledge from iPhone customers.
The working system is integral to Zuckerberg’s ambitions to construct out the metaverse — a time period used to explain immersive digital environments accessed utilizing digital and augmented actuality instruments. The CEO has mentioned he believes such companies will turn out to be the subsequent main computing platform, ultimately changing some in-person communication.
In October the Menlo Park, California-based firm introduced its title change to sign its intention to concentrate on digital actuality.
Meta’s Oculus Quest headset will face important competitors when Apple releases a rival VR machine. Facebook was years behind rival Snap Inc. when it debuted its Ray-Ban Stories in September, sensible glasses that may file audio and video however don’t but have AR functionality. Zuckerberg has mentioned that a number of corporations ought to construct and contribute to the metaverse with interoperability in thoughts.