Google I/O 2016: Android N, Chrome OS, virtual reality, and what else to expect
Android VR: here's something new. Google appears to be planning a new virtual reality platform based around Android. There are enough leaks — including from Google itself — to make this seem like a sure thing. The question is, what exactly will it look like?
The Wall Street Journal reported nearly a year ago that Google was working on new virtual reality features for Android. Then in February, the Financial Timesreported that Google was working on a Gear VR-style headset — something you'd be able to slide a phone into. Google already makes its Cardboard headsets, but this one would seemingly be more advanced.
Bloomberg reports that Tango will be used to assist virtual reality apps. If that's the case, it's easy to imagine this somehow tying into the Android VR announcement. (The Verge's Dieter Bohn floated that very idea not too long ago.) Point being, this could get very interesting.
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