Meta Quest Browser, known until 2024 as Oculus Browser, is a web browser developed by Meta Platforms for use on the Oculus Quest and its successor devices (Quest 2, Quest Pro, Quest 3), all of which use the Android operating system. It is based on Chromium, which uses Blink, a derivative of WebKit.
The browser was first developed by the Oculus division of Facebook, Inc., in a series of developer previews under the codename "Carmel", which was first released on December 9, 2016.
Version history All versions are sourced from the Meta website. +VersionDateNew features5.0May 7, 2019 Updates from Chromium 62, 63, 64, 65, and 665.2 Fixed issues with scrolling, layout of media controls, persistent dimming, notification bar input issues. improved Desktop mode button tooltip text Localized switching to Desktop Mode tooltip for more languages5.4 Permissions Dialog management feature WebXR support (experimental)5.7 bug fixes5.8 New Tab Page redesign ability to save 360 Videos, 360 Photos, 3D Photos, 360 Experiences in Facebook mobile app and open them in Oculus Browser improved playback experience with better battery life5.9 drop down menus for selecting 180, 360, and 3D video formats when watching fullscreen video6.0July 16, 2019 Update to Chromium version 74 bug fixes6.1September 16, 2019 About Oculus Browser dialog in Settings for version numbers, privacy policy, and terms of service information6.2October 25, 2019 60 FPS display support for full-screen video pointer type changed from a stylus to a finger page zoom level control option to opt-out of browser telemetry7.0December 6, 2019 Updated to Chromium version 77 Support for WebXR on by default improvements to reliability, site compatibility, performance, security and WebXR/VR support7.1December 17, 2019 WebXR Gamepad module support for Quest, Go, GearVR8.0February 4, 2020 Update to Chromium version 79 initial hand-tracking support for WebXR projects8.1February 18, 20208.2March 3, 20208.3March 17, 2020 new browser interface and experience Browser loads desktop sites by default; ability to switch to mobile8.4March 31, 20208.5April 15, 20209.0April 25, 2020 Updated to Chromium version 81 Removed WebVR support10.0June 22, 2020 Updated to Chromium version 8310.2 hand-tracking API (experimental) timewarp layer support (experimental)11.0August 4, 2020 Updated to Chromium version 8412.0October 26, 2020 Updated to Chromium version 8613.0November 30, 2020 Updated to Chromium version 8714.0January 29, 2021 Updated to Chromium version 8815.0March 30, 2021 Updated to Chromium version 89 Copy/Paste now supported throughout Context menu with support for Cut/Copy/Paste, Open In New Tab, etc.15.1 WebXR Hand Tracking API enabled by default16.0June 7, 2021 Updated to Chromium version 9116.1 WebXR Layers and Media Layers enabled by default16.2 bug fixes31.2January 16, 2024 renamed as Meta Quest Browser experimental changes to New Tab and Fullscreen view bug fixes31.3February 17, 2024 opening New Window through options menu or right-clicking a link (experimental) persistent audio while in another tab (experimental) improvements to New Tab and Fullscreen view (experimental)31.4February 21, 2024 available on OS v62+ only simultaneous hands and controllers enabled in WebXR browser tabs now available in immersive applications32.0March 3, 2024 WebXR gamepad updates Experimental WebXR support for body tracking Support for WebGPU support for selected Browser Extensions (experimental) Updated to Chromium Milestone 12232.1March 19, 2024 opening New Window through options menu or right-clicking a link (standard)32.2April 14, 2024 Browser Extensions (standard)32.3April 17, 2024 Profile Guided Optimization (PGO) implemented PDF reader (experimental)33.0May 2, 2024 draggable tabs fix to WebXR timing issue when using hands-as-controllers and re-enabled the feature update to Chromium Milestone 124 updates to Full Screen mode, Extensions, and the New Tab Page WebXR fix: wrong controller type was showing up for Quest Pro33.1May 11, 2024 PDF reader extension no longer experimental Full screen controls allow for multiple screen size options and controlling brightness of environment while watching full screen video increased speed on omnibar auto-complete suggestions Bug fixes for audio playback while browser is background WebXR joint names adjusted to match W3C specification33.2May 25, 2024 support for dragging tabs with direct touch using a pinching gesture select from multiple screen size options and control the brightness of the immersive environment while watching full screen videos33.3June 5, 2024 Browser now supports sending push notifications. To enable them, sites must request permissions to send notifications (experimental) Depth sensing implementation updated to support latest WebXR specification.34.0June 26, 2024 browser UI performance updated performance updated via compiler optimizations34.1July 9, 2024 WebXR Multimodal Input for hands and controllers Background Fetch API enabled for use by websites to download content to be used while offline34.2July 17, 2024 experimental support for unbounded spaces for creating large scale AR experiences that are no longer limited to the guardian boundary34.3July 31, 2024 WebXR: transform now provided for the origin reset event34.4August 15, 2024 tab bar now hidden if only one tab in panel (optional) Speculation Rules API now works in Browser Preloading able to be disabled in settings34.5September 5, 2024bug, security and reliability fixes35.0September 12, 2024 redesigned user experience when dragging and dropping tabs (experimental) Updated to Chromium Milestone 128 bug, security and reliability fixes35.1September 30, 2024 support for Dolby Atmos in supported websites all websites now play stereo audio from perspective of Browser WebXR support for new 6DoF pen controller (Logitech MX Ink) with 2 buttons and 2 pressure sensitive areas bug, security and reliability fixes35.3October 31, 2024bug, security and reliability fixes36.0November 7, 2024 WebXR: foveation will now apply smoothly instead of limited to 3 levels WebXR: support for viewport scaling36.2December 16, 2024 Depth' and 'Planes' permissions in WebXR combined into single 'Spatial' permission PDF Reader extension automatically installed for users ability to import passwords from other browsers Ability to manage site permissions across all sites Ability to share your screen with others during a video call (experimental) Improvements in the video rendering improvements and fixes
References
External links
Version list on OculusDB