You can now convert 2D apps to 3D while using your Galaxy XR headset

Android XR gets it New feature Which turns 2D apps, websites, photos, and videos into “3D experiences.” The feature, which Google calls “automatic place assignment.” Initially announced last yearIt will be launched on Tuesday as a beta feature for the Samsung Galaxy XR headphones.

Here’s a video from Google that gives you an idea of ​​what automated spatialization might look like in practice:

There are some caveats with auto-localization: it supports content at 1080p resolution or lower at 30 frames per second, “uses a little more battery power,” and only works “in the window of the application currently in focus.” Google says. But if you have a Galaxy XR, this could be an interesting new way to get a more immersive view of things you’re looking at in headphones.

In addition to the automatic geotagging feature, Google is announcing some other Android XR updates coming to the Galaxy XR. You can now pin apps to walls. You can now see your real hands when “interacting with virtual content in Home Space Mode.” When you wear a device after taking it off, you’ll now see your previous apps you used “so you can get back into them.” There are more than 100 apps on Google Play on the XR, which Google says has more than doubled since then The Galaxy XR was first launched in October.