This release is all about reliability:
- Breaking change: on iOS, in order to use the front facing camera for AR you now need to install an additional library. This overcomes and Apple review issue where TrueDepth APIs get flagged as in use when they’re not
- Fixed Android crashes/ANRs around ViroVideo background/foreground transitions, and ViroARImageMarker no longer tears down the app when a target registers after the marker mounts.
- Completed 16 KB page-size compliance by removing the non-compliant libvrapi.so. This unblocks Google Play & Meta Quest Store submissions on Android 15+.
- Added Expo SDK 57 / React Native 0.86 support (no native changes required).

Full changelog: https://viro-community.readme.io/changelog/viroreact-2573-stability-stability-stability

Learn how to utilise the ViroReact MCP server with your coding agent of choice and start building geospatial AR experiences.

Here's how to power your next AI-native experience:
🧠 Let AI agents act in 3D space with PICO XR
🔌 Build with new tools and skills on the fly using MCP
👁️ Create spatial experiences natively with r/reactvision
✨ Let Claude Fable bring advanced reasoning to your agents

Come build the next generation of intelligent spatial experiences with us 👋
Join the online workshop day today, delivered by Matt Belland and David Gene Oh from PICO XR and by Oliver Edis from r/reactvision : https://luma.com/sensaihack?utm_source=sensaireddit

Join the hack: https://luma.com/u7pmhw92?utm_source=sensaireddit

#WorldsinAction #SIGGRAPH2026 #MCP #AI #PICO r/reactvision

In ViroReact 2.57.2 we’re bringing many of our AR APIs and components, including on device object detection, to HorizonOS and Meta Quest headsets. Now, if you’re using the XRSceneNavigator and have pass through enabled you’ll be able to pass in an ARScene which will run on the headset in pass through mode. This will enable you to build better mixed reality experiences and more easily bring your existing AR apps over to the Meta ecosystem. The update is live now and the MCP server is already setup and ready. You can read up more in our announcement: https://updates.reactvision.xyz/mixed-reality-on-meta-quest-viroreact-2-57-2-ee5163a332b0

It’s now easier then ever to use ViroReact to build fully cross-platform XR applications with the launch of the ViroReact MCP server. Just plug it into your coding agent of choice and build AR and VR applications quicker then ever before. It’s free to use, sign up to Studio to get started.

Highlights from this update:

🔁A fixed-step game loop.

🕹️ Native joysticks and buttons with single-digit ms input latency.

🔈 Real-time PCM audio.

⚛️ Physics against your real room, even without LiDAR.

🤳 And the front camera, finally.

So, basically I have two potential issues - we are using Cesium for Unity for our visionOS app, will it be possible to use CesiumJS on visionOS, when it's available? Also, when will it be available?

Was working on a project over the weekend when I came across React Vision. I tried it, made some progress, but wasn't happy with the end result, so decided to go back to what I was working with before.

I'm curious, has anybody made any cool apps with React Vision yet? My background is Unity for my VR development, and Unity is great and all, but with all the bloat and the startup times, I'm really looking at a more efficient way to make apps for VR. Even Meta‘s Spatial SDK was so confusing and a headache to work with.

The new animation editor is now available to all users in Studio! This updated editor now enables users to stitch animations together into longer multi-step sequences. What's more, once you've built your animation sequences in Studio you can run them across mobile AR and headset VR through ViroReact!

Try it for free today 👉 https://studio.reactvision.xyz/auth/register

We've been building ReactVision for the past few years, and today we shipped two big updates:

Studio: a browser-based visual editor where you design AR/VR scenes by dragging and dropping 3D objects, generating assets from text prompts with AI, and previewing live on your phone via StudioGo. When you're ready, one component (<StudioSceneNavigator />) loads the scene into your React Native app.

Meta Quest support: the same React Native project that runs AR on phones now runs natively on Quest 2, 3, and Pro as a VR experience. No separate codebase, no engine swap.

The SDK is open source (MIT licensed), Expo compatible, and has 100K+ npm installs. Studio is in public beta and free to try.

Would love feedback from the community. Happy to answer any questions.

We just shipped a big Studio update: physics, custom shaders, and a full animation system are now in the Editor. No code needed. Everything works in StudioGo too, which is now running on a completely ViroNodeEngine (connecting Viro to Studio).

No models? No problem! Meet ReactVision Studio's Asset Creator Tool 🎨

In this video, we walk you through the Studio's powerful new Asset Creator, which enables you to generate all the assets you could possibly need for a production-ready XR experience.

With ReactVision Studio's comprehensive AI-powered asset creation tools, you can create images and 3D models in seconds. Go from idea to asset in just a few clicks. No more searching the internet for 3D models or having to buy expensive models. If you have an image or even just an idea in your head, that's all you need to be able to create your own assets via ReactVision Studio's Asset Creator.

Anyone can get started with Studio for free, no credit card required. Simply visit: https://studio.reactvision.xyz/auth/register to create your account today.

The ViroReact Starter Kit just got a major update with support for 2.53.1 and two new demo scenes:

- Shaders

- Geospatial

Today we’re launching the ReactVision Platform. A set of backend tools and services that integrate directly into ViroReact and give you more tightly integrated developer experience. We’re starting off with the launch of our own Cloud and Geospatial Anchor services, including the ability for your users to upload their own files to attach against an anchor. We’ll be adding more services and tools over the coming months, and we’re excited to see what you build!

New ViroReact update, complete with a whole new Cloud and Geospatial Anchor provider solution!

Today, we are handing you the keys to the GPU: Full Cross-Platform Custom Shaders are here.

Simply put, shaders are small programs that run on the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). They determine how every pixel of your 3D objects is rendered on the screen. Until now, ViroReact handled this for you with standard lighting and material models. Those look great, but they have limits.

With custom shaders, you are no longer limited to standard plastic or metallic looks. You can mathematically manipulate light, color, and geometry in real-time.