Google adds WebVR and VR Shell to Chrome on Android

Google adds WebVR and VR Shell to Chrome on Android.

Google is working to make its Chrome browser VR-ready on Android. As noted by Road to VR, the latest alpha and beta releases introduce two important components to enable this feature: a WebVR setting which enables enhanced VR device compatibility with VR websites built against WebVR standards, and a 'VR Shell' setting that would allow Cardboard and Daydream users to browse any website regardless of whether it uses WebVR.

The features can be enabled by accessing "chrome://flags" on the URL bar -- though the VR Shell is functional just yet, so only websites that are properly equipped to support WebVR will work at the moment -- which are not a whole lot of sites right now.

WebVR is a Google-supported and open-source "experimental Javascript" API that provides the necessary tools that web developers can use to add VR support on their sites by adding a few lines of code. Pages can then be viewed on VR devices and platforms, including the Oculus Rift, Samsung VR, HTC Vive and the upcoming Google Daydream.

Samsung introduced a VR browser for their Gear VR headset last year which achieves similar functionality, though of course by bringing the features to Chrome it will be available to a much wider audience. WebVR is also being used in Firefox nightly builds.

Video Google adds WebVR and VR Shell to Chrome on Android

Google adds WebVR and VR Shell to Chrome on Android

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