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Some new features for the Galaxy XR headset:
  • “PC Connect,” which lets you connect a Windows PC to your headset
  • “Likeness” avatars, which are similar to Apple’s Vision Pro personas
  • Travel mode

They’re available “starting today,” Google says. And system-level “autospatialization,” which turns 2D content into 3D, is coming next year, Google announced during its Android Show presentation.

<em>PC Connect, showing a user playing </em>Cities: Skylines II<em>.</em>
<em>A Likeness avatar on a Google Meet call.</em>
<em>Travel mode.</em>
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PC Connect, showing a user playing Cities: Skylines II.
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