Meta subsequently began lowering the age threshold, first opening Horizon Worlds to teens aged 13 and up in 2023, then adding supervised child accounts for users as young as 10 in late 2024.

This week, Meta launched a $50 million Meta Horizon Creator Fund. Under the theme of “Shape what’s next,” Meta plans to reward creators who can innovate and earn with Meta Horizon Worlds.

TL;DR: The post-Christmas Horizon app install numbers are mostly an indicator of Quest being a less popular Christmas present in 2024, which may have a number of reasons; the drop is pretty much ...

Meta's Horizon app topped Apple's App Store on Christmas Day, signaling strong VR headset demand. Quest headsets, starting at $299, are gaining mainstream traction in virtual reality.

In April 2023, Meta opened Horizon Worlds to users ages 13 and older in the US and Canada. In June of 2024, it expanded 13-and-up access to every country where Quest headsets are sold.

Meta has launched a revamped version of its Quest app, which is now called Meta Horizon. The new app lets you customize your Horizon Worlds avatar and connect with friends from your phone.

Meta this week announced some big news when it comes to its mixed reality ecosystem. The company confirmed that it is opening up the operating system for Meta Quest devices, known as Horizon OS ...

Meta will license the software underpinning its Quest headsets to third-party hardware manufacturers in a bid to spur wider adoption of mixed-reality technology. Access to Horizon OS — the ...

Meta built what’s now known as Horizon OS with the Android Open Source Project, and now Meta’s XR-optimized version will be available for other manufacturers to use in their hardware.

As the rivalry between Meta's Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro is still massive, this arrival of the Horizon OS fuels another Android vs. iOS feud, particularly as the new OS is Android-based.

While Meta remains tight-lipped on the nature of this limited edition, Xbox-inspired Meta Quest device, it does delve more into the decision to expand its Horizon OS, so to speak. It explains that ...

Meta has announced that it's opening up the Horizon OS powering its Oculus headsets to third parties. The first companies to use Horizon OS in new headsets will be Asus and Lenovo.