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React Universe On Air · Nov 26, 2025 · 46 min

Taking React Native Into VR on Meta Quest React Universe On Air

It’s a practical, developer‑focused look at the early days of React Native on VR: what works today, what’s different from mobile, and why so many app ideas translate better than you might expect. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to React Native on Meta Quest 01:10 Meet the guests: Jan Jaworski and Ram N 01:28 Ram’s background and experience 04:10 Jan’s background and experience 06:09 Exploring React Native on Meta Quest 07:09 How Meta Quest started 11:00 Getting started with React Native on Meta Quest 14:30 Betting on AOSP 17:00 First-mover advantage and developer opportunities 21:32 Differences between mobile and VR 24:45 Running Expo projects on the headset 25:28 React Native on Meta Quest, now for real 27:27 Starting a React Native project on Meta Quest 28:49 Developing and debugging on Meta Quest 30:19 Do you need a headset or an emulator? 31:57 Virtual Reality Development Experience 38:09 AI tooling 40:02 Meta Horizon Start Developer Competition 45:02 Conclusion and final thoughts

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It’s a practical, developer‑focused look at the early days of React Native on VR: what works today, what’s different from mobile, and why so many app ideas translate better than you might expect.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to React Native on Meta Quest
01:10 Meet the guests: Jan Jaworski and Ram N
01:28 Ram’s background and experience
04:10 Jan’s background and experience
06:09 Exploring React Native on Meta Quest
07:09 How Meta Quest started
11:00 Getting started with React Native on Meta Quest
14:30 Betting on AOSP
17:00 First-mover advantage and developer opportunities
21:32 Differences between mobile and VR
24:45 Running Expo projects on the headset
25:28 React Native on Meta Quest, now for real
27:27 Starting a React Native project on Meta Quest
28:49 Developing and debugging on Meta Quest
30:19 Do you need a headset or an emulator?
31:57 Virtual Reality Development Experience
38:09 AI tooling
40:02 Meta Horizon Start Developer Competition
45:02 Conclusion and final thoughts