Forget Unity! Android XR Development Just Got Easier

Android XR has been officially released and their first mixed-reality headset will be Project Moohan by Samsung. Just like Quest 3, it is an Android based XR operating system using the Qualcomm XR2+ chipset.

Finally we have a serious competitor to the Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro. This is just the beginning of the war for the metaverse!

My New Years Resolution is to build an app or game for Android XR.

Currently there are 4 ways to build VR / AR apps and games for Android XR:

1) Unity
2) C/C++ and OpenXR
3) WebXR
4) Jetpack Compose XR (Kotlin)

In this video we'll dive into the new Android Jetpack Compose XR API and improve on the preview xr-samples project by Google. We'll create some new Android XR samples to help you learn Android XR Development in preparation for the Samsung Project Moohan headset.

We'll learn how to make a grid of spatial panels, add 3D glTF objects and scenes, how to change the 360 environment with HDR / EXR background images, and how to render spatial video / side-by-side stereo video.

We've covered XR development on Quest with 2) and 1) in previous videos so make sure to check those out:

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00:00 - Google's First Attempt at VR
00:24 - Introducing Android XR
00:54 - Jetpack Compose XR
01:27 - Google's xr-samples
2:31 - Android XR: Spatial Grid of Photos
3:09 - Android XR: glTF 3D Model in EXR Environment
4:33 - Android XR: Animated glTF 3D Scene
4:57 - Android XR: Animated 3D Model in EXR Environment (Hover Bike)
5:25 - Android XR: Spatial Video (Side-by-Side 3D)

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[whynotcode]

Happy New Year! 🥳 Who's hype for Android XR? Y'all think it can compete with Quest?

[MeizanoAM]

Thank you for sharing. I hope you make more video about AndroidXR

[patnarendra]

hey great stuff... When G killed Sceneform, Unity just doesnt cut it if you want a non gaming vertical enterprise usecase. This is going to renew the space with Spatial Computing!

[brettcameratraveler]

When would you estimate AndriodXR will have enough features to be AAA VR development ready?

What is the most active AndroidXR support forum?

Will AndriodXR be mobile VR only or will it allow for full PCVR mixed reality?

[Mr_Quest]

“The big three XR will battle for the throne of the Metaverse.

Meta: I beg your pardon?!

[yuartv]

Hi, actually pretty nice video you made. I have a question - does this Android XR thingy work in emulator only for now? And this is not a thing for mobile (so this is not a replacement for ARCore)?

[NicollasVerneck]

I wonder if these apps could be side loaded to a meta quest 3

[CODEDSTUDIO]

The emulator is not runing on my laptop, any suggested solution, is just a blank screen

[rebelpan]

Yes whole f world will reinvent the wheel, bozo development on Unity and roll out on all platforms