Google ‘Daydream’ will bring VR to Android in a big way

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by Sindy Cator on May 18, 2016 at 6:23 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Google, google i/o

VR is coming to Android N. Bouncing off of Cardboard, which has 50 million app installs, Google is accelerating its VR initiatives. Noting that cardboard is a bit limited, Google is releasing a new platform named Daydream that is focussed on a better VR experience for Android. Daydream has a series of specs for devices that want to run VR on Android. While any device can run VR, Google will have an official ‘Daydream-ready’ tag for those devices that meet its specifications. Samsung, HTC and LG will all have phones ready this Fall. There’s also a VR mode in Android…