Posted by Luke Hopkins, Android Developer Relations Engineer for OpenXR and Ryan Bartley, Android XR Product Manager<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Today, we’re excited to announce that official support unreal engine<\/a> And Godot<\/a> Has arrived for Android XR. Along with these engine enhancements, we’re also launching new tools designed to increase your productivity and enable new XR capabilities: Android XR Engine Hub <\/b>and this Android XR Interaction Framework<\/b>.<\/p>\n Android XR Engine Hub<\/a> Currently available for Windows and your Mission Control for development. It integrates your workflow in Unity, Unreal Engine, and Godot by acting as a high-speed bridge that streams device-created perception data directly from your device to the engine of your choice.<\/p>\n The Hub bridges the gap between desktop power and mobile sensor data. To see how your app reacts to the world, rather than requiring a full build, the Hub OpenXR streams extension<\/b> Right from the physical Android XR device to your Windows machine.<\/p>\n This means you can iterate over complex interactions in “Play Mode” while still receiving live, high-fidelity data from the headset’s sensors. Without this streaming capability, testing minor changes to eye-tracking or spatial mapping will require full APK export and installation.<\/p>\n The Hub enables low-latency testing for the following streamed extensions:<\/p>\n Core and Interaction Support<\/strong><\/p>\n Android XR Vendor Extension<\/strong><\/p>\n By virtualizing the device’s hardware capabilities and streaming them over a low-latency desktop bridge, the Android XR Engine Hub allows game engine developers to iterate quickly.<\/p>\n Download Hub:<\/strong> Through our commitments to OpenXR standards, we’re ensuring that whether you’re an experienced studio or indie developer, you have best-in-class tools to help you bring your creative vision to life.<\/p>\n Unreal Engine support now available in developer preview, targeting version 5.6.1<\/b><\/a>. This integration is built directly using OpenXR with support for AndroidXR vendor specific APIs Android XR Vendor Plugin for Unreal<\/a><\/b>You can access platform-specific extensions for advanced hand tracking, face tracking, and scene understanding (like plane detection and depth) using Unreal Blueprints or C++ support.<\/p>\n Start with Unreal:<\/strong><\/p>\n in partnership with Godot Foundation<\/a> And W4 Games<\/a>We’re bringing official Godot support to Android XR for Godot 4.6.2 and higher.<\/p>\n We’re already seeing incredible speed from W4 as they have experiences like Chasm<\/a> And Campaign for Blobotopia<\/a> Those are already live on Google Play, proving that Godot is ready for production-grade spatial experiences today.<\/p>\n To unlock the full potential of the platform, use Godot OpenXR Vendors Plugin 5.1<\/a><\/b>Which provides essential Android XR vendor extensions for features like visual mesh<\/a>, dynamic resolution<\/a>, light projections<\/a> And many more. We are collaborating with Godot to optimize the OpenXR implementation for the Android XR power profile and input standards.<\/p>\n Get started with Godot:<\/strong><\/p>\n Unity OpenXR: The Android XR 1.13 package is now available for Unity 6.5 beta. Unity has expanded application spacewarp support to include both UGUI and TextMeshPro. Keep an eye out for the general release of Unity 6.5 and more platform enhancements coming this summer.<\/p>\n Android XR Extension for Unity v1.3.1<\/b><\/p>\n Everything you need for comprehensive platform integration is available in our latest Android XR extension released<\/a>: :<\/p>\n Comment: The Android XR Interaction Framework (AXRIF) is now available in developer preview. AXRIF is a flexible, opinionated input toolkit that abstracts the complex logic required to create interfaces that simulate Android XR system interactions.<\/p>\n Instead of focusing on UI visuals, AXRIF prioritizes the underlying mechanics of the Android XR user experience. At its core is the same transition manager that powers the system’s rich multimodal input, enabling state switching between 6DoF controllers, 3D mouse, hand tracking, and eye gaze. By leveraging this framework, developers can significantly reduce the implementation burden required to bring the full complement of Android XR’s robust interactions to their apps.<\/p>\n At launch, the framework offers three main capabilities:<\/p>\n By adopting AXRIF, your app inherits the platform’s native interaction model, ensuring that your app is consistent with the rest of the OS.<\/p>\n Explore the toolkit:<\/strong> There’s never been a better time to dive into the development of Android XR. With support for Unity, Unreal, and Godot, the platform is ready for your creative vision, no matter which engine you call home. Explore our official engine partners to get started:<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXNALkAWpqYWv2OThv_drVHbPQCX7f0fYfiMip7aRBL6ASb878EyoGtsZ7WZwuzdCYfHsPWuEqqQ6-3WI3XFFX41PByg4WgXZ7UrOGD6rE9eId6EN61X6NnlppLotFTDgPkX1uqYVoLrac9h4Zj06lNRLO4YRMK3vcO8h6-03MKIlc5pGZxfJ4UtbuWUA\/s4209\/GoogleForDevelopers-AndroidCombo3-Blogger-4209x1253.png\")
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Get Android XR Engine Hub for Windows<\/a>
Learn more about Live Preview<\/a><\/p>\nExpanding game engine support<\/h2>\n
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android.software.xr.api.SPATIAL<\/code> Manifest tags make it easier than ever to define your app’s spatial API requirements and target levels, directly through XRSessionFeature settings.<\/li>\nTryGetFineEyePoses<\/code> Extension method.<\/li>\nAndroid XR (Extensions): Hand Mesh<\/code> has been removed; You should now use the integrated hand mesh data extension package<\/a>.<\/p>\nAndroid XR Interaction Framework for Unity<\/h2>\n
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Interaction Framework Documentation<\/a>
Download Unity Package<\/a> <\/p>\nGet started today:<\/h2>\n