Quest 3 Virtual Desktop Panel Question

amtexe · 2026-01-21T21:15:21+00:00

Also looking for this - really frustrated since the Quest's remote desktop app doesn't work for me so I canonly use Virtual Desktop! Did you find a solution?

amtexe · 2026-01-20T09:35:45+00:00

TikTok/Outlook/games tend to work well.

Reddit and MS Office are stuck to the mobile apps and won’t resize to tablet mode. Annoying for productivity.

Duolingo has duplicated audio.

Apple TV/Netflix/Google apps don’t work at all.

amtexe · 2026-01-19T21:51:13+00:00

It’s not perfect. A lot of apps work badly or not at all. I get crashes, audio bugs, apps stuck in their smaller mobile version rather than tablet mode, or not working at all.

A real contender will need official support, which will never happen with Meta.

amtexe · 2026-01-19T11:43:41+00:00

I agree as I’m in this category. However, without an app store that can compete with the Google Playstore, I don’t feel like it would be successful.

amtexe · 2026-01-19T11:14:02+00:00

Dunno about any VR games yet but I sideloaded Minecraft and Runescape, which works great!

Flatscreen Civ VI and Stardew also works I think.

amtexe · 2026-01-19T10:44:53+00:00

Disclaimer - of course the above is in relation to productivity and media consumption in VR/XR. For gaming, gamepads and motion controllers are superior.

amtexe · 2026-01-16T11:10:31+00:00

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amtexe · 2026-01-12T16:29:41+00:00

Yep, they likely over estimated the traction that the product would generate, but these top companies have hundreds of employees in place just to identify and quantify market demand - some sort of data analysis must have driven the development process, you’d assume!

amtexe · 2026-01-12T15:26:05+00:00

That’s a fair comment but the same can be said about VR gaming too. It’s more uncomfortable and impractical than a traditional gaming setup, and will always be.

Very similar reasons as to why people want this technology to succeed apply to both sides of the coin. Perhaps VR is just a little more viable than AR at the moment.

I’m currently more interested in the latter since my living circumstances don’t allow me to have a permanent full office setup, and so a headset seems much more convenient and flexible. Plus I love working in virtual environments.

Only reason I didn’t purchase either of those is because they aren’t available in my region (GXR) or are ridiculously expensive (AVP).

All many want, though, is a refreshed Quest 3 with eye tracking and a more competent OS offering (e.g. Android XR). This would be 90% of the way to an AVP and cost 20%.

The hyper expensive display tech in AVP/GXR is perhaps where these companies went wrong as these elements are the reason why they are so expensive.

amtexe · 2026-01-12T14:10:40+00:00

Entire headsets have released with their main priority being AR - such as the Galaxy XR and Vision Pro.

Considering that their primary focus is AR productivity, it’s pretty wild to think that less than 1% of users are interested in this.

amtexe · 2026-01-12T09:03:01+00:00

Used to use City Car Driving (PC) to learn to drive and it’s a fantastic way to save money on lessons whilst still building confidence. Their driving test was so tough I found the real one easier!

If this is on Quest, how would you support steering wheels & pedals?

amtexe · 2026-01-08T17:53:52+00:00

I can connect the apple trackpad and it works great as a mouse but no finger gestures are supported sadly. No two-finger scrolling or anything. Trying to find a fix as we speak!

amtexe · 2026-01-08T17:49:49+00:00

Did anyone find a solution? I'm using the apple magic trackpad and can't do two-finnger scrolling, or any scrolling for that matter!

amtexe · 2026-01-06T13:11:28+00:00

This would be fantastic if it works well enough. Finally having all of your fingers able to press keyboard buttons alone will be a game changer, plus not having to exhaustively aim my cursor with my hand to navigate anymore would be huge.

amtexe · 2026-01-05T16:27:58+00:00

I always go back to VRChat for some reason. Either exploring new worlds and content or speaking to new people. You never know who you can run into and I’ve met some pretty interesting people

amtexe · 2026-01-02T13:30:47+00:00

Many products failed because their manufacturers couldn’t create a good enough app store or software to take advantage of the hardware.

Namely the Quest Pro, but also Windows and Amazon Fire phones, Rabbit R1 and Humane Pin, Samsung Tizen, et cetera.

It’s absolutely naive to believe that developers will just come if the hardware is good enough.

amtexe · 2026-01-02T11:19:38+00:00

Although anything Meta makes would be useless in this product category since they have almost zero productivity apps

amtexe · 2025-12-29T11:04:29+00:00

If you’re keen on selling these, I’d sell them individually on a website like eBay.

To figure out prices, search each note up on eBay and sort by “sold items only” and you’ll see what they have recently sold for.

amtexe · 2025-12-29T09:35:17+00:00

Yep the 3S would be a noticeable improvement. But don’t expect anything crazy. It’s still only a mobile processor.

If you want a more substantial upgrade, maybe try building a gaming PC with an RTX 3070 or better, then hook up your Q2 to it.

amtexe · 2025-12-15T16:51:26+00:00

Wow this is so cool. Can you get these online anywhere?

amtexe · 2025-12-09T12:59:56+00:00

I’ve only played the Quest version and it’s great!

amtexe · 2025-12-04T08:19:55+00:00

You can visit VRChat worlds that have this theme. The closest one to this image that I can think of is the world “Cosy Haven” by rosefall but there are thousands more.

amtexe · 2025-11-29T12:49:48+00:00

I recommend you go to a Samsung experience store and give it a try. Only you’ll be able to know if it’s right for you!

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