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OpenXR Mobile SDK

Basic Environment and Project Setup

System and Hardware Requirements

Android Development Software Setup

Android Studio Basics

Android Manifest Settings

Add a Splash Screen

Native Android Mixed Reality Capture

Set Display Refresh Rates

OpenXR Support Overview for Meta Quest Headsets

OpenXR Support for Meta Quest Headsets

Build and Run hello_xr Sample App

Native OpenXR Samples

OpenXR Core Concepts

Creating Instances and Sessions

Collecting System Information

Creating Actions, Action Sets, and Suggested Bindings

Creating and Using Swapchains

Synchronizing and Submitting Frames

Mixed Reality Experience and Use Cases

OpenXR Meta Extensions

Enable Hand Tracking

Use Wide Motion Mode

Testing and Troubleshooting

Screenshots and Video Capture

Wired Monitoring with ADB

MSAA Analysis for Meta Quest

Android Debugging and Performance Analysis

Native Debugging

Native Debugging with Android Studio

Native Debugging with ndk-gdb

Developer Tools

Meta Quest Developer Hub

Getting Started

Set Up Headset with MQDH

Managing Your Headset

Debugging Tools

Create Custom Command

Performance Analyzer and Metrics

How to Take Perfetto Traces

Layer Visibility Control

Explore File Manager

Add, Remove, and Switch Between Multi-User Accounts

Deploy Build on Headset

Troubleshooting MQDH

Submit and Track Bugs and Feature Requests

Collect VrApi Logs with Logcat

Logcat Stats Definitions

Configure Android System Properties on Meta Quest

Use ADB with Meta Quest

Performance Tools

RenderDoc Meta Fork

Taking and Loading a Capture

Performing a Render Stage Trace

Performing a Draw Call Trace

Accessing Vulkan Shader Stats

Recommended Settings

Draw Call Metrics

OVR Metrics Tool

OVR Metrics Tool Stats Definition Guide

Best Practices - OVR Metrics Tool for Non-Engineers

Testing and Automation Tools

Use Meta Quest Scriptable Testing Services to Enable E2E Testing

Using AutoDriver to Record Inputs

Using Oculus Debugger for VS Code

Vulkan Validation Layers

Performance and Optimization Guides

PC SDK Getting Started Guide

Getting Started with the SDK

Oculus Rift SDK Setup

Getting Started with the Demos

Launching Third-Party Applications

PC SDK Developer Guide

LibOVR Integration

Initialization and Sensor Enumeration

Rendering to the Oculus Rift

Advanced Rendering Configuration

VR Focus Management

Guardian System

Touch Plus Controllers

Rift Touch Controllers

Controllers Overview

Controller Data

Controller Tracking

Button Touch State

Haptic Feedback

Native C/C++ Mirror Sample Guide

Avatar SDK C/C++ Developer Reference

SDK Samples and Gamepad Usage

Oculus Debug Tool

Optimizing Your Application

VR Performance Optimization Guide

Guidelines for VR Performance Optimization

Workflows: The process flows you should follow

Performance Optimization Tools

Tutorial: Optimizing a Sample Application

Additional Resources

Lost Frame Capture Tool

SDK Performance Statistics

Performance Profiler

Performance Head-Up Display

Performance Indicator

Compositor Mirror

Pairing the Oculus Touch Controllers

Asynchronous SpaceWarp

Mixed Reality Capture

OpenXR Support for PC Development

Reference Content

Developer Reference

Troubleshooting

Platform Solutions

Multiplayer Enablement

Getting Started Guide

Server-to-Server API Basics

Request and Messages

Set Up for Platform Development

Multiplayer Features

Multiplayer Overview

Multiplayer Enablement

Travel Features

Travel Overview

Testing and Use Cases

App to App Travel

Invokable Error Dialogs

SharedSpaces Multiplayer Showcase

User Engagement

User Engagement Overview

User Notifications

Create User Notifications

Event-Based Notifications

Developer Posts

Leaderboard Client APIs

Leaderboard Server APIs

Challenges Client APIs

Challenges Server APIs

Share Content from Meta Apps

Monetization Overview

Add-ons - Downloadable Content and In-App Purchases

Add-ons Integration

Add-ons Server APIs

Testing Add-ons

Server APIs for Subscriptions

Social Features

Social Features Overview

Parties and Party Chat

Parties and Party Chat

User Info, Friends and Relationships

Verify the User

Enable Friend Requests (Mobile)

Managed Accounts

Managed Account API Overview

User Management

User Management Overview

Entitlement Check

Account Linking

Security Overview

Attestation API

Get Age Category API

Lying Down Mode

Asset Files to Manage Download Size

App Deep Linking

System Deep Linking

Save Game Best Practices

Cross-Device Development with App Groupings

Platform Reference

Platform Release Notes Archive

Deprecated Features

Matchmaking (Deprecated)

Introduction to Matchmaking (Deprecated)

Matchmaking API (Deprecated)

Implement Matchmaking (Deprecated)

Refine Matchmaking (Deprecated)

Test and Tune Matches (Deprecated)

Peer-to-Peer Networking (Deprecated)

Rooms (Deprecated)

Rooms Client APIs (Deprecated)

Server APIs for Moderated Rooms (Deprecated)

Voice Chat (VoIP) (Deprecated)

Meta XR Simulator

Experimental Features

Manage experimental features

Mobile experimental features

Haptics Native SDK

MediaProjection

Passthrough Camera

Android Native Camera2 API

Location-aware Apps

Spatial Data Permission

VrApi (Deprecated)

VrApi Native Developer Guide (Deprecated)

VrApi Native Development Overview (Deprecated)

VrApi Native Samples (Deprecated)

Reserved User Interactions (Deprecated)

Oculus Avatars (Deprecated)

Overview (Deprecated)

Native Mirror Sample Guide (Deprecated)

Avatar SDK Developer Reference (Deprecated)

VrApi Native Engine Integration (Deprecated)

VrApi Fundamentals (Deprecated)

VrApi Input API (Deprecated)

Enable Focus Awareness (Deprecated)

Keyboard Overlay Integration (Deprecated)

Enable Phase Sync (Deprecated)

Set Color Space (Deprecated)

Guardian System (Deprecated)

Asynchronous TimeWarp (ATW) (Deprecated)

Power Management (Deprecated)

Advanced Rendering (Deprecated)

Multi-View (Deprecated)

Fixed Foveated Rendering (Deprecated)

VrApi Developer Release Guide (Deprecated)

Overview (Deprecated)

Mobile Native SDK Migration Guide (Deprecated)

Oculus VST Spatializer for DAWs Integration Guide (Retired)

Overview (Retired)

Use the Oculus Plugin (Retired)

VST Options and Parameters (Retired)

3D Visualizer (Retired)

DAW-Specific Notes (Retired)

Legal Notifications (Retired)

Oculus AAX Spatializer for DAWs Integration Guide (Retired)

Overview (Retired)

Use the Plugin (Retired)

Track Parameters (Retired)

3D Visualizer (Retired)

Archived Platform Solutions

Matchmaking (Deprecated)

Introduction to Matchmaking (Deprecated)

Matchmaking API (Deprecated)

Implement Matchmaking (Deprecated)

Refine Matchmaking (Deprecated)

Test and Tune Matches (Deprecated)

Peer-to-Peer Networking (Deprecated)

Group Launch (Deprecated)

Rooms (Deprecated)

Rooms Client APIs (Deprecated)

Server APIs for Moderated Rooms (Deprecated)

Voice Chat (VoIP) (Deprecated)

Oculus Audio for Native Apps

Archived Developer Tools

GPU Systrace (Deprecated)

Cloud Saves API (Deprecated)

Cloud Saves Deprecation

Tracked Keyboard (Deprecated)

Physical Keyboard Tracking Integration (Deprecated)

Using Keyboard Tracking Sample (Deprecated)

System Driver Release Notes

This topic contains the release notes for all System Driver versions.

Version	Release Notes
1.15.x and later	Maintenance updates for System Driver.
1.14.1	New Features: Added support for Samsung Galaxy A series 2018.
1.12.x–1.14.0	Maintenance updates for System Driver.
1.11.x	This release adds support for the New Universal Menu.
1.10.x	Maintenance updates for System Driver.
1.9.0	Bug Fixes Fixed video capture playback issue with skipping frames. Fixed potential video capture crash on shutdown. Fixed tracking service crash while undocking and redocking. Fixed German Gear VR Controller recentering instructions issue affecting Marshmallow phones.
1.8.0	Maintenance update for VrDriver. Localized the message for holding still while recentering Gear VR Controller.
1.7.1	Maintenance updates for VrDriver.
1.7.0	vrapi_Initialize now returns an error code if the system driver is not found on the device instead of terminating the app with an exit(0).
1.6.1–1.6.3	Maintenance updates for VrDriver.
1.6.0	VrDriver minimum and target Android SDK versions are now 21. New Features: More robust Gear VR Controller tracking. Bug Fixes: Fixed race condition on shutdown.
1.5.6	Bug Fixes: Maintenance update for Gear VR Controller.
1.5.5	New Features: Added Chinese localization. Usability improvements for Gear VR Controller.
1.5.4	Bug Fixes Gear VR Controller improvements. Reduced visible wiggle artifacts for some equirect images. Fixed missing default loading icon affecting some UE4 apps.
1.5.3	New Features: Improved Snapdragon Profiler support. For more information, see Snapdragon Profiler. Improved Gear VR Controller usability.
1.5.0	New Features: Added support for Gear VR Controller. Application support requires Mobile SDK 1.5.0 (available mid-March).
1.0.4.5–1.0.4.6	Maintenance release.
1.0.4.4	Bug Fixes: Android-N fixes.
1.0.4.3	New Features: Added Android N support. Bug Fixes: Fixed headphone state notification update.
1.0.4.2	New Features: Added support for Parties and Rooms. For more information, see our blog post announcement.
1.0.4.0	Beginning with this release, VrApi has been renamed System Driver and now ships separately from System Activities. For System Activities release notes, see System Activities Release Notes. New Features Moved SysUtils library from the Mobile SDK into System Driver for applications built with Mobile SDK 1.0.4 or later. Removed TimeWarp Debug Graph support. Added support for Prologue startup experience.

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