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Google owns @owlchemylabs.com, and so it's not a huge surprise that they're working on implementing Android XR Support for Job Simulator & Vacation Simulator via Unity integrations. Interesting comment about #OpenXR @openxr.bsky.social in their blog announcement: owlchemylabs.com/blog/owlchem...

But that is the utility of OpenXR, no?

It is indeed. Despite all of it's benefits, Apple refuses to implement OpenXR, which would make all XR developer's lives much easier. If Apple actually used OpenXR, then it wouldn't be worth pointing out the benefits or that AndroidXR was using it because literally everyone else is already using it.

I’m sure there’s an arguable privacy downside, heh!

Oh, it’s obviously primarily a power play, but a lot of the issues that privacy advocates have about data exposure go hand in hand with these APIs.