Will we soon see what Google has up its sleeve after its mysterious AR/VR deals with companies like Qualcomm and Samsung? Or could it finally bring its Google Play Store to Meta's Quest, as Meta once asked? In any case, Google appears to be preparing its Play Store for headsets, as evidenced by the App Store code Android Authority.
Screenshots published by the outlet show a small graphic depicting a headset in the Play Store's “Install on more devices” menu, while text in an app list elsewhere also references an “XR headset”:
Screenshot: Android Authority
Or it could be that Google just changed its mind about installing the Play Store on Meta Quest headsets. Meta pushed Google earlier this year, months after one of its executives revealed that Google had declined to allow Quest users to download regular Android apps to the headset. Since then, Meta has announced that it will now offer 2D apps – but from its own app store, not Google's.
Or maybe – just maybe – we'll soon see the return of Google Cardboard. Hey, a guy can do that Dreamcan't he?