Zoom has rolled out a standalone app for Meta Quest headsets. With the app, you can join or host meetings in virtual reality while appearing as your Meta Avatar.
Zoom launched an app for the Quest in 2023, but it was only available through Meta’s Horizon Workspaces app, and users could also only host a meeting if they had a Zoom subscription. Zoom’s new standalone app will work with “any free or paid Zoom license,” according to its listing on Meta’s site. It also supports Meta Quest 3, Quest 3S, Quest Pro, and Quest 2 headsets.
Over the past year or so, Zoom has been pushing toward its goal of having AI avatars join meetings on your behalf. The video conferencing service started letting Vision Pro users join meetings using their persona last year, and later launched AI avatars of its own that people can use to relay short messages to their team.
When using Zoom on the Quest, you’ll also see other participants on your call, whether they’re using the service’s desktop, mobile, or web app. Meta notes that you can join meetings using passthrough mode as well, a feature that allows you to see parts of your real-life environment while wearing Meta Quest 3, Quest 3S, and Quest Pro headsets.
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Zoom’s new Meta Quest app encourages taking video calls in VR