Meta is testing a feature for its Quest headset that lets you freely position windows, similar to the Apple Vision Pro. Multi-window multitasking has been a part of Meta Horizon OS (formerly Meta Quest OS), but currently, it only supports three virtual windows docked in a side-by-side layout.
In particular, it brings the Quest 3 closer to Apple’s spatial computing when used in mixed reality mode, but judging from the footage, it doesn’t seem to work quite the same way. You can freely move up to three windows in your 2D application (such as browser or operating system windows (such as your libraries and settings)) within your space, and keep three other windows docked.
Other demos have shown that viewports will only remember their position within a limited distance and return to the default position when you switch orientations or reset the view. We haven’t tested it ourselves to see its full limitations, but it looks promising.
The update also allows you to switch between curved and flat windows, as well as a dimmer to reduce the brightness of virtual environments when using 2D applications. (The latter is not yet available in pass-through mode.)
Apple Vision Pro lets you move windows around any space you’re in and keep them locked in place while you move and after you take off your headphones. This way, you can place a window in your living room next to the refrigerator and another window next to the TV, and walk back and forth between the windows as if they were real objects.
