Motorola Phones to Enable Wireless VR Experience

Motorola Smart Connect
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Motorola Smart Connect
Credit: Motorola | Free use for promotional purposes

Mark Zuckerberg recently announced a new level of VR integration using the Quests Horizon OS during the Lenovo Tech World 2024. This will allow users to connect and control their Motorola smartphones in a VR environment using the Motorola Smart Connect App.

Seamless Phone-to-VR Integration

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This new feature brings a step forward in uniting the digital ecosystem, particularly for Motorola users. Although Motorola holds only around 5% of the global smartphone market and 10% in the US, this innovation is still massive for people who own Motorola devices.

It provides the option to maintain virtual reality connectivity without using physical devices like a PC or external display. It also places Motorola as a major mobile-to-VR integration player.

A Comparison with Apple’s Vision Pro

Motorola's solution offers more flexibility than Apple Vision OS2, which allows iPhone users to view their phones in virtual reality through the Apple Vision Pro but lacks complete control. However, it's still unclear if DRM-protected content such as Netflix and Disney+ will be accessible, a feature that will increase its value even more.

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Cross-Device Functionality with Smart Connect

Motorola Smart Connect software, designed to facilitate seamless switching between phones, PCs, and tablets, promises more than just essential functionality. It offers cross-control navigation and content sharing, streamlining the user experience across multiple devices. Motorola users can expect a more immersive, cross-device workflow with this latest VR integration, allowing them to enhance their digital lives with just a smartphone.

While no launch date has been confirmed yet, this development reflects Lenovo's broad push into Horizon OS headsets, with more innovations likely to be revealed in 2025.