Threads has a VR app now
He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.Meta has launched a Threads app for Meta Quest VR headsets, the company announced on Tuesday. The launch follows Meta bringing the app to its Ray-Ban Display AR glasses last month and the recent news that the platform has crossed 500 million monthly active users.It seems like a pretty full-featured app. Meta says that with the Threads VR app, you can do things like browse feeds, make posts, like and reply to posts, visit profiles, search, and watch videos — you know, Threads stuff.“We designed the new Threads app for Meta Quest to make using VR more social than ever,” Meta says.
- ▪He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.Meta has launched a Threads app for Meta Quest VR headsets, the company announced on Tuesday.
- ▪The launch follows Meta bringing the app to its Ray-Ban Display AR glasses last month and the recent news that the platform has crossed 500 million monthly active users.It seems like a pretty full-featured app.
- ▪Meta says that with the Threads VR app, you can do things like browse feeds, make posts, like and reply to posts, visit profiles, search, and watch videos — you know, Threads stuff.“We designed the new Threads app for Meta Quest to make usi
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