Google Updates Android XR With Likeness
Google is rolling out the first major Android XR update for the Samsung Galaxy XR now, introducing a beta of its Persona-like avatar system Likeness, a Travel Mode for improved tracking on moving vehicles, and a beta PC Connect remote-desktop feature for Windows. Likeness uses phone-scanned facial data plus eye and face tracking to drive realistic avatars, while Travel Mode shifts tracking to cameras and PC Connect mirrors Windows desktops after installing a streamer app.
Key Points
- 1Introduces Likeness beta that provides phone-scanned realistic avatars driven by eye and face tracking.
- 2Adds Travel Mode to maintain positional tracking on moving vehicles by relying more on camera vision.
- 3Includes PC Connect beta to mirror Windows desktops in-headset, enabling built-in remote-work workflows.
Scoring Rationale
Platform-level update delivers practical avatar and remote-desktop betas, but offers limited novelty and is restricted to Galaxy XR devices.
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