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Setting Up Interaction SDK

Updated: Aug 7, 2025

Install the Meta XR Interaction SDK

To download and import the Meta XR Interaction SDK:
  1. Go to the Unity Asset Store, and sign in using your Unity credentials.
  2. Navigate to the Meta XR Interaction SDK page.
  3. Select Add to My Assets to add the package to your Unity account’s assets.
  4. Select Open in Unity to open the Package Manager window in the Unity Editor.
  5. Enter your Unity credentials if prompted.
  6. In the Package Manager window, in the upper-right corner, select Install to install the SDK.
    Note: When you install the Meta XR Interaction SDK in a project, Unity will also import and install the required dependencies.
For more details about Meta XR packages, see Meta XR Packages reference page.

Install the OpenXR provider plugin

All new projects should install the Unity OpenXR Plugin to get the benefit of all of the latest features and optimizations.
To install the OpenXR provider plugin:
  1. Open any 3D project in the Unity Editor 2022.3.15f1 or later (6.1 or later recommended)
  2. From the top menu of the Unity Editor, navigate to Edit > Project Settings to open the Project Settings window.
  3. Select XR Plug-in Management in the Project Settings window.
  4. If XR Plugin Management is not installed, select Install XR Plugin Management.
  5. In the Windows, Mac, Linux settings tab, select OpenXR.
  6. In the Android, Meta Quest settings tab, select OpenXR.
  7. Close the Project Settings window.
  8. From the top menu of the Unity Editor, navigate to Window > Package Management > Package Manager to open the Unity Package Manager window.
  9. On the left-hand navigation menu, make sure In Project is highlighted. Underneath Search in Project, expand the Packages - Unity dropdown.
  10. In the list of packages in the left menu, verify that there is a check mark beside the Unity OpenXR Plugin, indicating that the package is installed.
Note: Installing an XR plugin does not download and import the Meta XR SDKs in to your project. Make sure you add the Meta XR SDKs you need from the Unity Asset Store.
If you chose the standalone packages, the packages you need to install are:
  • Meta XR Interaction SDK Essentials
  • Meta XR Interaction SDK
If you chose the All-In-One SDK, the package you need to install is:
  • Meta XR All-in-One SDK
If you chose Unity XR, the packages you need to install are:
Installing the packages
Each package’s folder appears in the Project window under Packages once it’s installed.
Packages listed in the Project window
  1. Samples are available in both Interaction SDK packages.
    • For the Meta Interaction SDK OVR Samples, in the Package Manager select the Meta XR Interaction SDK package and then on the right side of the window, select the Samples tab.
    • If you have Unity XR set up, for the Meta Interaction SDK Unity XR Samples, in the Package Manager select the Meta XR Interaction SDK Essentials package and then on the right side of the window, select the Samples tab.
  2. Select the three Import buttons to import the sample scenes into your project.
    Import samples

Run the Unity Project Setup Tool

The Unity Project Setup Tool optimizes Android project settings for Meta Quest Unity apps, including texture and graphics configurations. The tool applies the required settings for creating Meta Quest XR apps, including setting the minimum API version and using ARM64.
  1. Navigate to Meta > Tools > Project Setup Tool.
  2. In the checklist under the Android icon tab of the Project Setup Tool, select Fix All.
  3. If you still see Recommended Items in the list, select Apply All.
    Project Setup Tool Apply All
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