While Cardboard hardware mostly was a «do it yourself» effort,
Daydream compatible headsets will apparently be built by a number of Google partners including the likes of HTC, Samsung, LG, and Huawei.
Not exact matches
Bavor also said that Samsung would make its new Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone
compatible with Google's
Daydream View mobile
headset via a software update.
Like the original, the new
Daydream View requires a
compatible Android - powered phone to operate — similar to the competing Samsung Gear VR
headset.
For VR
Headsets:
Daydream -
compatible, Google Cardboard, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, OSVR -
compatible, Samsung Gear VR
In practice, this means that all four devices in question will work with the
Daydream View VR
headset and will also be
compatible with other
headsets powered by Google's platform.
Following its
Daydream View phone - based
headset from 2016, which has garnered new phone partners, Google announced an unnamed
Daydream -
compatible headset.
While the initial
Daydream devices required a
compatible Android phone for its smarts and screen, standalone versions are now on the way, including devices created by Lenovo and HTC — the creator of the Vive
headset for PCs.
Google's Pixel and Pixel XL launched alongside the
Daydream View
headset, and among the other
compatible devices, will currently provide the best VR experience thanks to their Snapdragon 821 and 4 GB RAM outfit.
To support
Daydream content, Google sells a
headset called
Daydream View, which users simply attach to their
compatible handset.
The newly added support joins the
compatible Daydream headset platform that has been available since earlier this year, so if you've had a chance -LSB-...]
While Google hasn't confirmed anything yet, it looks like both
headsets will be
compatible with Google's existing
Daydream controller.
It works by placing your
Daydream - ready smartphone into a
compatible headset to be used as the display.
Google's
Daydream View 2 is an affordable augmented and virtual reality
headset compatible with the Pixel 2, Galaxy S8 and Note series, as well as some LG and Huawei smartphones, among others.
Well, it sounds like another
Daydream View
headset is on the way, set to appear at the same time as the new Pixel phones (and of course they'll all be
compatible with each other).
As Cnet points out, only the Google Pixel phones will be
compatible with the
Daydream VR
headset, not the Phab2 Pro.
There may be an answer: ZTE is poised to become one of the first VR
headset manufacturers to be
compatible with the Google
Daydream VR platform announced at Google IO 2016.
Google announced its
Daydream View platform at I / O in 2016, and then, last year, it announced new phone partners and a reference design for
Daydream -
compatible headset that doesn't need a phone because it has built - in positional tracking.
While it has only been possible to enjoy the
Daydream View VR
headset with the Google Pixel phone, this latest development now means the
headset will now be
compatible with these additional phones.
The Asus Zenfone AR is
compatible with the Google
Daydream View
headset to access virtual reality apps, but it will also be able to use its camera for augmented reality applications.
As such, it's
compatible with
Daydream View and other
Daydream headsets.
For running
Daydream on an unlisted device, you will need a rooted device running Android 7.1 with Google VR services and the
Daydream app installed, a
Daydream compatible VR
headset and controller.
The former are
compatible with Google
Daydream View VR while the latter works perfectly with Samsung Gear VR
headset.
Daydream requires a
compatible Daydream - certified
headset, like Google's own
Daydream View for instance, which can be picked up for around $ 80 or less depending on whether or not you get it on sale.
There might not be a new
Daydream View
headset in 2017, but the new Pixels will definitely be built to be
compatible with it, and any spec bumps will be made with VR in mind.
And it offers the most seamless integration with Google's
Daydream View VR
headset (though the list of
compatible phones continues to grow).
Google
Daydream is part of the Android 7.1 maintenance update for Android Nougat, and it's only
compatible with the Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL, though other phones like ZTE Axon 7 (the first, non-Pixel Google
Daydream phone) will eventually work with the
headset and are available to buy right now.
First seen at CES 2018, it's the first Google
Daydream standalone
headset to hit store shelves, meaning you don't need a
compatible smartphone to insert into it.
Using Google Cardboard, Google
Daydream, or
compatible VR
headsets, you can view a high - resolution image in 180 degrees.
Keep in mind this device won't work with Google's
Daydream View, as only the new Google Pixel phones are
compatible with the VR
headset.
Google continued the press conference by talking about the VR controller which they've been working on, and which will work in collaboration with
Daydream, VR
headset and the
Daydream -
compatible smartphone.
When Google announced their brand new Pixel phones, they also unveiled the
Daydream View — a VR
headset that is
compatible with the company's
Daydream VR platform — and the Chromecast Ultra — capable of streaming 4K content.
The
Daydream View
headset of Google is currently only
compatible with a short list of devices, but if Samsung wants to maintain its leadership in the VR
headset market, it makes sense for the company to release a Gear VR controller so that it could erase an advantage of a rival device.
The Virtual Viewer closely resembles Google's
Daydream View
headset, but the main difference is that the
Daydream View can be used with any
Daydream -
compatible Android phone — not just ones under the Moto Z umbrella.
Nevertheless, it is designed to be
compatible with the
Daydream View
headset for VR viewing and Google is offering free unlimited cloud storage to Pixel buyers.
It essentially allows
compatible smartphones to slot into one of Google's
Daydream View
headsets to power VR experiences.
Unfortunately there is no compatibility for your PlayStation VR, but it will be available for
headsets like Gear VR, Google
Daydream / Cardboard, and Windows Mixed Reality (including
compatible headsets for WMR listed below).
Google has released its latest virtual reality
headset Google
Daydream, which is
compatible with a limited selection of smartphones at the moment.
Now, the Moto Z is also an official
Daydream compatible device and can be used with the
Daydream VR
headsets.
The only downside to this midrange
headset design is that it appears to have killed off any chance of a Google
Daydream -
compatible HTC
headset coming to the U.S.