Google All Set To Bring Virtual Reality Experience For Android Chrome

4th, Jul 2016 11:00 AM
Anmol Kumar (Ex-Employee)
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In the most recent Chrome beta for Android the two new VR settings have been introduced

Google is evidently dealing to bring the Virtual Reality experience to Chrome. In the most recent Chrome beta for Android, two new VR settings have been introduced that will enable users to surf any part of the Web on Chrome for Android in VR. The Chrome Beta has got a WebVR setting which empowers VR gadget that is determined to help web developers embed VR content on their pages. Moreover, Google representative Francois Beaufort uncovers that the Chrome Dev channel has another VR Shell setting that permits users to search the whole Web through Chrome utilizing the Cardboard or even Daydream-prepared headsets.

Google working to bring the Virtual Reality experience to Chrome

"The Chromium team is working on several features to bring the Web to VR. They've recently added an experimental flag at chrome://flags/#enable-vr-shell to enable a browser shell for VR. This allows users to browse the Web while using Cardboard or Daydream-ready viewers. They've also been working towards WebVR support in Chromium and launched VR view to help Web developers embed VR content in their web pages," Beaufort wrote on his Google Plus page.

Also Read: Google Now Working On Next-Gen Cardboard VR Headset

As of now, the VR Shell setting is still in the development phase, and it will probably require some time before it lands into the generally stable beta adaptation. Presently, users need to wear the headset for VR-prepared sites but they will have to remove it while searching on non-VR supported websites.

The Chrome Beta has got a WebVR setting which empowers VR gadget

Google established its emphasis on VR with its Daydream system declaration in May this year. The Daydream is a standard for hardware, as well as for software. Daydream compatible smartphone will accompany a component called Android VR mode that incorporates improvements for better application execution, and a system with which individuals can explore in virtual reality. The Chrome is additionally getting prepared for VR, so Google hopes to need users to be transfixed into immersive content by using VR headsets.