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Setting up your development environment
Updated: Apr 14, 2026
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To develop apps in Unreal Engine for Meta Horizon OS, you need to install Unreal Engine, the Android SDK and NDK, and the Meta XR plugin. After completing all steps below, your development environment is ready to create and deploy projects to a Meta Quest headset.
- Prerequisites for installing Unreal Engine
- Installing Unreal Engine
- Installing Android Studio and the Android NDK
- Installing the Meta XR plugin
- Configuring your headset for app development
Resources
- Choosing Meta XR plugin version by feature compatibility
- Meta XR performance settings
- Build Unreal Engine from source
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