X

During yesterday’s quarterly earnings call, Google CEO Sundar Pichai reiterated on the company’s promise to support their Daydream VR platform.

As reported by The Verge, Pichai claims there will be 11 smartphones on the market with support for the company’s Daydream VR headset before the year is up.

Currently, the only devices with support for the VR platform are Google’s own Pixel phones, Motorola’s Moto Z, Huawei’s Mate 9 Pro, ZTE’s Axon 7 and Asus’ Zenfone AR (which is unavailable in Australia).

It’s unclear if the remaining five or six (depending on how you count them) new Daydream-compatible handsets will come in the form of new devices or already-released ones via software updates.

The Samsung S8 and S8+ is said to be receiving support for Google Daydream through a firmware patch rolled out sometime this month. However, given that not all handsets feature the hardware required to run the VR platform, expect the roster to be fleshed out a little more come this year’s IFA Conference in Berlin.

Compatibility has been the biggest barrier to Daydream’s appeal so far, and Google look to be making a major effort to address that here. However, many of their previous initiatives in the area have yet to yield much of a return.

Google inked a deal with Samsung, LG, Lenovo and HTC back in May but there’s been little concrete confirmation beyond the gradual-but-inconsistent rollout of Daydream to the S8.

channel news banner 728x90 Hitachi Google Promises More Daydream Phones
ChannelNews AZ100 728x90 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
Flick of a switch 728x90 1 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
ELX DIG Crosscat Promo 728x90 Mar25 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
Westan 728x90px Google Promises More Daydream Phones
Px7 S3 728x90 1 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
JBL TourPro3 728x90 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
BEL2535 BPB024 4SQ Banners 728x90 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
241211 SAV Ruark CNewsJan Leader Google Promises More Daydream Phones
FA 979 HN MDF SG14 14gen 728x90 1 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
HAIER Series 600 FLW HPD Pairs 728x90 1 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
Skullcandy 728x90 1 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
AU X8 Banner 728x90 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
Uniden Channelnews SoloX July 2024 728x90 1 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
GOTHAM 728px x 90px Google Promises More Daydream Phones
728x90 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
MaxRanger4K Leaderboard 728x90 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
728 x 90 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
728x90 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
Arlo EOFY25 728x90 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
Hisense KV BannerAd 728 90 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
BlueAnt 4SQM PumpAirUltra 728x90px Google Promises More Daydream Phones
728x90 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
Marshall 728x90 1 Google Promises More Daydream Phones
728X90 1 Google Promises More Daydream Phones

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE