Some lucky Meta Quest 3 owners are already receiving the new UI update

What do you want to know

• Meta is working on a massive UI update for the Meta Quest line, allowing users to place windows anywhere in 3D space, as well as resize and reshape them.
• The July v67 Beta System Update includes a new experimental feature for window management.
• Meta is expected to release the new major update in time for Connect 2024 and the launch of Meta Quest 3.

It’s almost July and you know what that means! A new Meta Quest update has started rolling out to beta testers and includes the new UI update that Meta announced at the end of May.

The Meta Quest v67 July update includes a new experimental feature that allows users to treat windows as if they were on a traditional desktop with the added benefit of moving them in 3D space! Users on Reddit And Topics have already started publishing articles about it, showing all the capabilities of the new experimental feature.

The update appears to add two major changes to window management. First, users can now launch apps in windowed mode and move them wherever they want. Previously, only three applications could run at a time and had to be placed side-by-side in one of three predetermined locations, similar to a standard three-monitor computer setup.

Now windowed apps like Quest Browser, Threads, YouTube and others can be moved and placed anywhere. You can also move windows forward and backward in space, allowing windows to be placed in front of or behind others. This works well for spacing windows around a room for a better mixed reality setup.

Windows can also be resized and reshaped as desired. Grabbing a window in the lower right corner and dragging it out will resize it, allowing users to change not only the size of the window but also its shape. This means that apps aren’t limited to operating in traditional “landscape” or “portrait” modes like a mobile app usually would.

If you want to test the new features, you must be registered with PTC Metaquest beta update channel. Once done, you will eventually get the update when it rolls out to your headset. Meta updates headsets in waves, so not all users receive the same update simultaneously. My Quest 3 still doesn’t have the update despite registering with the PTC group, so you may have to wait a bit for that.