OpenXR Update 🥽, Flax WebGPU ⚙️, Steam Tags 🏷️
May 19, 2026
🧠 Engine & XR Tech Progress
OpenXR Vendors v5.1: Better Android XR, Validation, and Hybrid App Workflows
The OpenXR Vendors plugin v5.1 builds on Godot 4.6+ to deliver more powerful, vendor-specific XR features with a few intentional breaking changes. Android XR gets a big boost with support for trackables, dynamic resolution, unbounded reference spaces, automatic Direct Preview streaming startup, and mouse-like input, alongside fresh docs and samples. The release also massively simplifies enabling OpenXR validation layers on Android by shipping them as an AAR on Mav...