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Unity and OpenXR Compatibility

AI tooling overview

Enable AI tools with MCP for Meta Horizon OS developers

Meta XR Unity MCP Extension

LLM resources for AI

Prompting best practices

Meta XR SDKs and Building Blocks

Meta XR SDKs Overview

Core SDK Overview

Core SDK Samples

Building Blocks Overview

Asynchronous Tasks

User Input and Interactions

Interaction SDK Overview

Packages and Requirements

Setup Interaction SDK

Get Started with Interaction SDK

Use Interaction SDK with Unity XR

Comprehensive Interaction Rig

Create the Comprehensive Interaction Rig

Create the UnityXR Interaction Rig

ComprehensiveRigExample Scene

ConcurrentHandsControllersExamples Scene

OpenXR Hand Skeleton

OpenXR Upgrade Dialog

Upgrade Custom Components

OVR Interaction Rig Quick Action

UnityXR Interaction Rig Quick Action

Grab Quick Action

Distance Grab Quick Action

Ray Grab Quick Action

Teleport Quick Action

Poke Canvas Quick Action

Ray Canvas Quick Action

Creating UIs with UISet

Creating Pokeable UIs

Creating Ray-castable UIs

Create UIs with Prefabs

Unity Canvas Integration

Grabbing Objects

Poke Interactions

PokeExamples Scene

Ray Interactions

RayExamples Scene

Moving in the World

Custom Hand Models

Detecting Poses

Detecting a Hand Pose

Hand Pose Selector Recorder

Hand Pose Detection

Body Pose Detection

Compare Body Poses

PoseExamples Scene

GestureExamples Scene

BodyPoseDetectionExamples Scene

Handling Events

Feedback Manager

Secondary Interactions

Working with Hands

Hand Physics Capsules

Get Hand Bone Position

Showcase Samples

Multi-SDK Integration Samples

Interaction Overview

Interactor Interactable Lifecycle

Interactor Groups

Use Active State

Pointer Lifecycle

Interaction Broadcaster

Getting Started with Controller Input and Tracking

Render Controllers at Runtime

Touch Pro Controllers

Touch Plus Controllers

Add Controller Animations

Troubleshooting

Interactions Setup

Wide Motion Mode

Fast Motion Mode

Troubleshooting and Limitations

Body, Face, and Eye Tracking

Getting Started

Natural Facial Expressions

Movement SDK building blocks

Body Tracking Samples

Natural Facial Expressions and Eye Tracking Samples

Advanced Samples

Advanced Material

Scripts and Shaders

Troubleshooting

Tracked Keyboard

Tracked Keyboard sample

Enable System Keyboard Overlay

Feature Walkthrough

Troubleshooting

Haptics SDK Overview

Troubleshooting

Other Runtime APIs

Introduction to Mixed Reality

Mixed Reality Utility Kit

Getting Started

Instant Placement with Environment Raycasting API

Manage and Query Scene Data

Place Content with Scene Data

Manipulate Scene Visuals

Trackables Overview

Track Keyboards

World Lock Colocation

Debug Your MRUK App

Create Depth Perception

Samples and Support

Unity’s XR.Oculus Usage

Troubleshooting and FAQ

Spatial Data Permission

Use the Scene Model

High-Fidelity Room

Access Scene data with OVRAnchor

Mixed Reality Sample

Custom Scene Manager Sample

Troubleshooting

Migrate to MR Utility Kit

Get Started with OVRSceneManager

Use OVRSceneManager

Colocation Discovery

Tips, Tricks, and FAQ

Use Spatial Anchors

Getting Started

Spatial Anchors

Shared Spatial Anchors

Shared Spatial Anchors Sample

Shared Spatial Anchors Troubleshooting

Passthrough Camera API

Getting Started

Unity Inference Engine

Migration from WebCamTexture to PassthroughCameraAccess

AI Building Blocks

Providers and Inference Types

Unity Inference Engine

Agents and Building Blocks

Adding new Providers

Troubleshooting and FAQ

Platform Solutions

Getting Started Guide

Set Up for Platform Development

Set Up Platform Entitlements

Server-to-Server API Basics

Multiplayer Features

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 Quest Apps

Monetization Overview

Add-ons - DLC and IAP

Add-ons Purchase 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)

User Management

User Management Overview

Entitlement Check

Cross-Play with Federated Authentication

Create Federated User

Delete Federated User

Generate Federated User Access Token

Read Federated User

Read Federated Users

Update Federated User

Account Linking

Security Overview

Attestation API

Get Age Category API

Lying Down Mode

Quest Tools Overview

App Deep Linking

System Deep Linking

In App Update APIs

Requiring Minimum OS Versions

Asset Files to Manage Download Size

Save Game Best Practices

Shader Compilation

Platform Services

Cross-Device Development with App Groupings

Platform Reference

Platform Release Notes Archive

User Interface Features

Focus Awareness

Oculus Dash in Unity

The Boundary System

Create Interactive Boundaries

Camera Features

The Meta XR Camera Rig

Virtual Camera Publisher

Add a Splash Screen

Mixed Reality Capture

Spectator Camera for Casting

Display and Rendering Capabilities

Fixed Foveated Rendering

Eye Tracked Foveated Rendering

Set Display Refresh Rates

Enable Phase Sync

Enable Multiview

Enable Late Latching

VR Compositor Layers

Single Pass Stereo Rendering and Stereo Instancing

Set Specific Color Space

Asymmetric FOV FAQ

Application SpaceWarp Developer Guide

Forward+ Rendering

Vulkan Subpasses

Performance and Optimization

Project Configuration

Build Configuration

Optimize Build Iterations and Use Quick Scene Preview

Strip Unused Shaders

Cubemap Screenshots

Cross-Platform Development

Application lifecycle handling

Use Meta Quest Scriptable Testing Services to Enable E2E Testing

Using AutoDriver to Record Inputs

Vulkan Validation Layers

Developer Tools

Meta XR UPM Packages

In-Editor Tools

Project Setup Tool

XR Plugin Management

OpenXR Plugin Settings

Meta Quest Features

Building Blocks

Immersive Debugger

HMD Motion Emulation

Meta Quest Developer Hub (MQDH)

Get started with MQDH

Set up headset with MQDH

Manage your headset with MQDH

Create new XR projects in MQDH

MQDH debugging tools

Create a custom command

Performance analyzer and metrics

How to take Perfetto traces

Layer visibility control

Explore MQDH file manager

Add, remove, and switch between multi-user accounts

Deploy APK builds to headset devices

Troubleshooting MQDH

Submit and track bugs and feature requests

Meta XR Simulator

Interaction Simulation

Simulate User Input from Keyboard, Mouse, and Xbox Game Controllers

Simulate User Input from Meta Quest Controllers

Point-and-Click

Simulate a Mixed Reality Environment

Build your room in the Synthetic Environment Builder

Record and Replay

Multiplayer Testing

Collect VrApi Logs with Logcat

Logcat Stats Definitions

Configure Android System Properties

Android Debug Bridge for 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

Quest Runtime Optimizer

Publish Your App

Prepare Your App for Publishing

Generate the Android Manifest File

Upload App from Unity

Sample Projects

Import Oculus Integration SDK (Legacy)

Oculus Integration SDK Sample Framework (Legacy)

Interaction SDK Tutorials (Legacy)

Create Grab Interactions

Create Distance Grab Interactions

Create Poke Interactions

Create Ray Interactions

Use Ray Interaction with UI

Throw an Object

Oculus Audio SDK (EOL)

Meta Avatars SDK Quest 1 Support (Retired)

Oculus VST Spatializer for DAWs Integration (Retired)

Oculus VST Spatializer for DAWs Integration Guide (Retired)

Overview (Retired)

Use Oculus Plugin (Retired)

VST Options and Parameters (Retired)

3D Visualizer (Retired)

DAW-Specific Notes (Retired)

Legal Notifications (Retired)

Oculus AAX Spatializer for DAWs Integration (Retired)

Oculus AAX Spatializer for DAWs Integration Guide (Retired)

Overview (Retired)

Use 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)

Group Launch (Deprecated)

Peer-to-Peer Networking (Deprecated)

Rooms (Deprecated)

Rooms Client APIs (Deprecated)

Server APIs for Moderated Rooms (Deprecated)

Peer to Peer Voice Chat (VoIP) (Deprecated)

Tracked Keyboard (Deprecated)

Overview (Deprecated)

Get Started (Deprecated)

Integrate OVRTrackedKeyboard Prefab (Deprecated)

Debug Tracked Keyboard-Enabled Apps with Link (Deprecated)

Tracked Keyboard Sample (Deprecated)

Virtual Keyboard (Deprecated)

Overview (Deprecated)

Getting Started (Deprecated)

Sample Overview (Deprecated)

Integrating the OVRVirtualKeyboard Prefab (Deprecated)

Custom Integrations and Best Practices (Deprecated)

FAQ (Deprecated)

Archived Developer Tools

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Updated: Sep 21, 2025|

Version

40.2

Version 40.2 Release Notes

The 40.2 release contains the following:

Changes:
Performance improvements
Security fixes
Reliability fixes
Bug fixes

Experimental features (not available to all users):
Ability to copy/paste images + updated context menu usability

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