Plex gets into VR with a new app for Daydream-ready Android phones

Plex gets into VR with a new app for Daydream-ready Android phones

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https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/24/plex-gets-into-vr-with-a-new-app-for-daydream-ready-android-phones/

As part of its broader, long-term strategy to appeal to content producers by offering them more exposure, media software maker Plex today is unveiling its new VR experience, Plex VR. The addition will allow Plex users to not only watch videos in VR, but also co-watch with friends – a social component to media consumption that a number of companies, including, recently, Facebook and YouTube, have begun to explore.

Plex VR is initially compatible with Google Daydream VR headsets and Daydream-ready Android phones, allowing users to play back local media content on their Android device, including 3D and 360-degree and 180-degree video. Over time, it will be able to stream other content from Plex, as well.

Plex gets into VR with a new app for Daydream-ready Android phones

Jan 24, 2018, 2:35pm UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/24/plex-gets-into-vr-with-a-new-app-for-daydream-ready-android-phones/ >As part of its broader, long-term strategy to appeal to content producers by offering them more exposure, media software maker Plex today is unveiling its new VR experience, Plex VR. The addition will allow Plex users to not only watch videos in VR, but also co-watch with friends – a social component to media consumption that a number of companies, including, recently, Facebook and YouTube, have begun to explore. >Plex VR is initially compatible with Google Daydream VR headsets and Daydream-ready Android phones, allowing users to play back local media content on their Android device, including 3D and 360-degree and 180-degree video. Over time, it will be able to stream other content from Plex, as well.