Meta Horizon OS

Meta Horizon OS
DeveloperMeta Platforms, Inc.
Written inJava, Kotlin (UI), C (core), C++, Rust[1] and others
OS familyUnix-like (modified Linux kernel), (Android)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source, freeware (most devices include proprietary components)
Latest releasev68[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 29 July 2024
Latest previewv69[3] Edit this on Wikidata / 9 August 2024
Marketing targetExtended reality headsets, Meta Quest headsets
Update methodOver-the-air
Package managerAPK-based
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux kernel)
License
Support status
Supported

Meta Horizon OS, previously known informally as Meta Quest Platform or Meta Quest OS, is an extended reality operating system for the Meta Quest line of devices released by Meta Platforms. Initially developed for the embedded operating system on the Oculus Rift and Oculus Rift S, the platform has been based on the Android operating system since the release of the Oculus Go in 2018. It first supported augmented reality via grayscale camera passthrough upon the release of the Oculus Quest in 2019, and has supported color passthrough since the release of the Meta Quest Pro in 2022.

On April 22, 2024, the company announced that the platform would be rebranded as Meta Horizon OS and opened to third-party headset manufacturers, starting with Microsoft, Asus and Lenovo.[4][5]

  1. ^ https://security.googleblog.com/2022/12/memory-safe-languages-in-android-13.html
  2. ^ https://www.meta.com/help/quest/articles/whats-new/release-notes/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://communityforums.atmeta.com/t5/Announcements/PTC-v69-Release-Thread/ba-p/1228094. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Introducing Our Open Mixed Reality Ecosystem". Meta. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  5. ^ "A New Era for Mixed Reality | Meta Quest Blog". www.meta.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.