Firefox Reality VR Browser Has Arrived

Mozilla is making the Web easier to browse in virtual reality.

The company on Tuesday launched Firefox Reality, a cross-platform browser built specifically for virtual and augmented reality (aka mixed reality) headsets. Information technology'southward available for download now in the Oculus, Daydream, and Viveport app stores.

In a weblog postal service, Mozilla's Master Research and Development Officer Sean White said the company's Mixed Reality team designed the new browser "from the basis up" with VR-friendly features such equally the ability to search the Web with your voice via your headset's microphone.

"Text input is still a task for virtual reality, and this is a great first pace towards solving that," he wrote.

The browser tin can also help you discover VR-friendly content. Mozilla'southward Head of Mixed Reality Platform Strategy Andre Vrignaud said the squad spoke to early VR headset owners and repeatedly heard that content discovery is an issue. So, they added a feed to the Firefox Reality abode screen showcasing games, videos, and other experiences you lot might want to check out.

"Nosotros had to rethink everything, including navigation, text-input, environments, search and more," Vrignaud said in a argument. "This required years of research, and countless conversations with users, content creators, and hardware partners. The consequence is a browser that is built for the medium it serves. It makes a big difference, and nosotros call back you will dear all of the features and details that we've created specifically for a MR browser."

With, Firefox Reality y'all can even open a Private Window, so the browser won't save your visited pages, searches, cookies, or any temporary files.

It's missing some other key features, though, including back up for bookmarks, 360 videos, and accounts. Mozilla said those features are slated to arrive "in the coming months."

"This is version i.0 of Firefox Reality and version ane.1 is right around the corner," White wrote.

If y'all observe whatever bugs as y'all play around with Firefox Reality, you tin file an issue via GitHub or Mozilla's support site.

About Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo is PCMag's adept on fitness and smart home products. Didactics yoga for nearly 10 years has helped her in evaluating a range of connected health products including fettle trackers, heart rate monitors, rowers, smart scales, stationary bikes, force training machines, treadmills, and more than. Angela also tests smart home devices from her ranch in Florida, including air purifiers, kitchen appliances, and robot vacuums, just to name a few.

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