Editor version and package compatibility

• Package dependencies updated in this version:
  • OpenXR Plugin (com.unity.xr.openxr) 1.17.0-pre.2
  • AR Foundation (com.unity.xr.arfoundation) 6.4.0
• Verified compatible packages:
  • Unity OpenXR Android XR (com.unity.xr.androidxr-openxr) 1.3.0-pre.1
  • AR Foundation (com.unity.xr.arfoundation) 6.4.0

Known issues

• None.

Added

• Image Tracking:
  • New OpenXR Feature Android XR (Extensions): Image Tracking, which provides marker tracking via ARTrackedImageManager. Including APIs:
    • AndroidXRImageTrackingSubsystem.OnImageTrackingConfigured: the event indicating when asynchronous image tracking configuration completes.
    • AndroidXRImageTrackingSubsystem.OnImageTrackingLost: the event raised if image tracking encounters an internal failure.
  • Added image reference in ImageTracking sample.
• Added XRUnboundedRefSpaceFeature.IsExtensionEnabled to indicate if the required extension is available at runtime.
• Expanded Android XR Streaming support with DirectX graphics APIs. You can now select Vulkan, Direct3D12, and / or Direct3D11 for Play Mode.
• Trackpad Gestures:
  • New additive OpenXR Interaction Android XR Trackpad Gestures Interaction, which provides ability to listen for trackpad gesture inputs.

Changed

• Promoted XRSystemStateFeature from experimental to public as XRRecommendedSettings.
• Changed XrInputModality to be flags, allowing multiple modalities to be combined.

Deprecated

• None.

Removed

• Removed feature Android XR Mouse Interaction Profile. Please use Android Mouse Interaction Profile from OpenXR Plugin 1.17.0-pre.2 instead.

Fixed

• Fixed typo around IsExtensionEnabled in XRPassthroughFeature, XRFineEyeFeature, and XRUnboundedRefSpaceFeature.
• Fixed various other typos in comments and code.

Editor version and package compatibility

• This version of the package requires minimal Unity Editor version 6000.3.6f1. You can install the official Unity 6.3 (e.g. 6000.3.5f2 or newer) from the Unity Hub.
• Package dependencies updated in this version:
  • OpenXR Plugin (com.unity.xr.openxr) 1.17.0-pre.1
  • AR Foundation (com.unity.xr.arfoundation) 6.3.3
  • XR Plugin Management (com.unity.xr.management): 4.5.4
• Verified compatible packages:
  • Unity OpenXR Android XR (com.unity.xr.androidxr-openxr) 1.2.0
  • AR Foundation (com.unity.xr.arfoundation) 6.4.0
  • Composition Layer (com.unity.xr.compositionlayers) 2.3.0
  • XR Hands (com.unity.xr.hands) 1.7.3
  • Universal Render Pipeline (com.unity.render-pipelines.universal) 17.3.0

Known issues

• Regression issue found in OpenXR Plugin 1.16.1 where projects hit validation issues with a error icon on the OpenXR Feature but no message showing under XR Plug-in Management > Project Validation panel.
  • Workaround: check individual samples' README.md on how to set up the sample or Android XR devsite for more instructions.
  • To include a formal fix, please upgrade to OpenXR Plugin 1.17.0-pre.1 or newer versions.
• Regression issue found in Unity Editors where Package Manager shows invalid signature errors under public packages.
  • Workaround: In case it blocks package importing, navigate to the problemaitc package, click Manage dropdown and select customize to include a customized copy of the package source into your project. You can then dismiss the Editor error and use it as before.
  • To include a formal fix, please upgrade Editor to 6000.3.5f2 or newer. See more details in Community Discussions.
  • Also check out Export and sign your UPM package about the package signature.

Added

• XR Spatial API support:
  • Provide public API under XRSessionFeature to configure uses-feature element for android.software.xr.api.SPATIAL on the application's manifest file.
  • Implement IXRSpatialSdk interface for OpenXR features with XR Spatial API requirements.
  • For more details, check examples from PackageManager features for XR apps.
• Fine Eye:
  • New OpenXR Feature Android XR (Extensions): Fine Eye which is a supplement to Unity OpenXR Android XR's Android XR: AR Face feature and provides access to fine eye poses.
  • Provide extension method TryGetFineEyePoses(this ARFace, out AndroidOpenXREyeTrackingStates,out Pose, out Pose).
  • See more details in Unity OpenXR Android XR | Face Tracking
• Android XR Streaming:
  • New OpenXR Feature Android XR Streaming which provides instructions on how to prepare projects ready for Android XR Direct Preview.
  • Added a Dynamic-link library (DLL) build of the native plugin to support PlayMode on Windows Editor.
  • For more information about Android XR Direct Preview, refer to Android XR devsite updates.
• Light Estimation Cubemap:
  • New OpenXR Feature XRCubemapLightEstimation which provides lighting environment probes via AREnvironmentProbeManager.

Changed

• IsExtensionEnabled in each OpenXR Feature now reflects both extension availability and system supportness to better report runtime capabilities. Applications should check IsExtensionEnabled.HasValue and IsExtensionEnabled.Value before accessing other feature APIs, and handle unsupported features accordingly.
• Updated samples ObjectTracking, ImageTracking, XRControllerSample, SceneMeshing with AR Camera Mananger which prepare for passthrough usage from AR Camera.
• Added new settings Joint Set under XRBodyTrackingFeature. It defaults to XRBodyJointSet.UpperBody to match previous behavior.
  • Introduces two XRBodyJointSet types. XRAvatarSkeletonJointID is replaced by corresponding enum types XRUpperBodyJointID and XRFullBodyJointID.
  • XRAvatarSkeletonJointIDUtility is replaced by XRBodyJointSetUtility to support multiple joint sets.

Deprecated

• Deprecated Subsampling (Vulkan) option in Android XR (Extensions): Session Management feature. Please use FoveatedRenderingFeature.TrySetSubsampledLayoutEnabled(bool) from OpenXR Plugin package instead. See details in Subsampled layout.

Removed

• Removed feature Android XR (Extensions): Hand Mesh. Please use Hand Mesh Data from Unity OpenXR Android XR instead.
• Removed feature Environment Blend Mode and TransparentBackgroundRendererFeature. Please use AR Camera from Unity OpenXR Android XR to enable passthrough background.
• Remove feature Android XR: Face Tracking. Please use AR Face from Unity OpenXR Android XR instead.

Fixed

• Fixed a typo in public API TryGetMarkerData within AndroidXRImageTrackingSubsystem.

Editor version and package compatibility

• This version of the package requires minimal Unity Editor version 6000.1.17f1. You can install the official Unity 6.1 (e.g. 6000.1.17f1 or newer) from the Unity Hub.
• Package dependencies updated in this version:
  • OpenXR Plugin (com.unity.xr.openxr) 1.15.1
  • AR Foundation (com.unity.xr.arfoundation) 6.2.0
  • XR Plugin Management (com.unity.xr.management): 4.5.1
• Verified compatible packages:
  • Unity OpenXR Android XR (com.unity.xr.androidxr-openxr) 1.1.0-pre.1
  • OpenXR Plugin (com.unity.xr.openxr) 1.15.1
  • AR Foundation (com.unity.xr.arfoundation) 6.3.0-pre.1
  • Composition Layer (com.unity.xr.compositionlayers) 2.1.0
  • XR Hands (com.unity.xr.hands) 1.6.1
  • Universal Render Pipeline (com.unity.render-pipelines.universal) 17.1.0

Known issues

• SpaceWarpFeature generates motion vectors in the wrong NDC space.
  • Unity has released the fix in 6000.1.13f1 and OpenXR Plugin 1.15.1. Please upgrade Unity Editor and OpenXR packages to include the change.
  • Under Application SpaceWarp setting menu, check Use Right Handed NDC to apply the correct space on Android XR.
  • Also noted, on Android XR headsets, SpaceWarp does not need to be updated with the main camera's current position or rotation.
  • See more details in Application SpaceWarp in OpenXR.

Added

• Added extension function XRMeshSubsystem.IsSceneMeshId(TrackableId).

Changed

• None.

Deprecated

• None.

Removed

• Removed editor settings SpaceWarp from XRSessionFeature. Please use SpaceWarpFeature from OpenXR Plugins instead.

Fixed

• Fixed ARMeshManager compatibility issue with XRSceneMeshingFeature.
• Fixed alpha environment blend mode compatibility issue with URP.

[1.1.0] - 2025-06-27

Editor version and package compatibility

• This version of the package requires minimal Unity Editor version 6000.1.0b12. You can install the official Unity 6.1 (e.g. 6000.1.0f1 or newer) from the Unity Hub.
• Verified compatible packages:
  • Unity OpenXR Android XR (com.unity.xr.androidxr-openxr) 1.0.0-pre.3

Known issues

• None

Added

• None

Changed

• Subsampling (Vulkan) is now enabled by default in Android XR (Extensions): Session Management. To use it at runtime:
  • Foveation feature is required for Subsampling (Vulkan). Otherwise, the application may result in rendering faulty.
  • For projects with Universal Render Pipeline (URP), select Foveated Rendering feature. Check Foveated rendering in OpenXR for more details.
  • For projects with Built-in Render Pipeline (BiRP), select Foveation (Legacy) feature for legacy support.
• Scene Meshing is promoted from experimental feature to release feature.

Deprecated

• None

Removed

• None

Fixed

• Fixed issue#7: Compile Errors with Google.XR.Extensions on Non-Android Platforms.
• Fixed enum value and comments in XRFaceParameterIndices.

Android XR Extensions for Unity v1.0.0 Release

• This version of the package requires minimal Unity Editor version 6000.1.0b12. You can install the official Unity 6.1 (e.g. 6000.1.0f1 or newer) from the Unity Hub.
• Package dependencies updated in this version:
  • OpenXR Plugin (com.unity.xr.openxr) 1.14.2
  • AR Foundation (com.unity.xr.arfoundation) 6.1.0
• Verified compatible packages:
  • Unity OpenXR Android XR (com.unity.xr.androidxr-openxr) 1.0.0-pre.2
  • Composition Layer (com.unity.xr.compositionlayers) 2.0.0

Known issues

• Vulkan Subsampling now causes rendering issues in multiple samples, including ImageTracking, HandMesh, SceneMeshing, and XRController.
  • It's confirmed as a regression issue from OpenXR Plugin package, expect to be fixed by future releases.
  • Workaround: To disable it, under the setting menu of Android XR (Extensions) Session Management, unselect Subsampling (Vulkan).

Added

• Marker Tracking and QR Code Tracking:
  • New OpenXR Feature XRMarkerTrackingFeature which provides marker tracking via ARTrackedImageManager. Including APIs:
    • Extension method ARTrackedImage.IsMarker() to check if the image instance is a marker.
    • Extension method ARTrackedImage.TryGetMarkerData(out XRMarkerDictionary, out int) to get marker data from a marker instance.
    • New ScriptableObject XRMarkerDatabase, a container of XRMarkerDatabaseEntry, used to manage marker references in an XRReferenceImageLibrary.
  • New OpenXR Feature XRQrCodeTrackingFeature which provides QR Code tracking via ARTrackedImageManager. Including APIs:
    • Extension method ARTrackedImage.IsQrCode() to check if the image instance is a QR Code.
    • Extension method ARTrackedImage.TryGetQrCodeData(out string) to get the QR code data from a QR Code instance.
  • New implementation of XRImageTrackingSubsystem. To use it with AR Foundation's ARTrackedImageManager, create an XRReferenceImageLibrary with a QR Code reference named QrCode and/or updates marker references from XRMarkerDatabase.
  • New sample ImageTracking which demonstrates the usage of QR Code tracking and marker tracking.
• Added experimental features support which use OpenXR extensions XR_ANDROIDX_*. Noted:
  • Applications can then access ANDROIDX extensions at runtime but cannot be published in Google Play Store.
  • Experimental features can take several iterations towards formal releases which may include breaking changes, deprecation, and removal.
• Body Tracking (Experimental):
  • New Experimental OpenXR Feature XRBodyTrackingFeature which provides body tracking via ARHumanBodyManager.
  • New sample BodyTracking which demonstrates the usage of body tracking.
• System State (Experimental):
  • New Experimental OpenXR Feature XRSystemStateFeature which provides system state via TryGetSystemState(out systemState).
  • Added system state API usage to BlendMode sample.
• Scene Meshing (Experimental):
  • New Experimental OpenXR Feature XRSceneMeshingFeature which provides scene mesh data via XRMeshSubsystem.
  • Added new sample SceneMeshing which demonstrates the usage of scene meshing API.

Changed

• Subsampling (Vulkan) is now disabled by default in Android XR (Extensions) Session Management.
• Face Tracking:
  • Updated XRFaceParameterIndices with new enum values for tongue blendshapes.
  • Updated XRFaceState with new property ConfidenceRegions, indexed by new enum XRFaceConfidenceRegion.

Deprecated

• N/A

Removed

• Removed XRTrackableFeature, XRAnchorFeature, and Trackables sample. Please use ARPlaneFeature and ARAnchorFeature from Unity OpenXR Android XR instead.
• Removed XRDisplayRefreshRateFeature and DisplayRefreshRate sample. Please use DisplayUtilitiesFeature from Unity OpenXR Android XR instead.

Fixed

• Fixed typo in XRHandMeshFeature which referred to depth texture permission rather than hand tracking permission.
• Fixed bug in XRHandMeshFeature which started a subsystem in the OnSubsystemStop() callback.

Android XR Extensions for Unity v0.9.1 Release

Added

• New Sample XRController which syncs and displays Samsung Controller

Changed

• N/A

Deprecated

• N/A

Removed

• N/A

Fixed

• Updated Android XR permissions.

Initial Release

This is the first release of Android XR Extensions for Unity <com.google.xr.extensions> v0.9.0 developer preview package.

This version supports the following features:

• Device Tracking via OpenXR Plug-in Provider
• Session Management via Session Subsystem Provider
• Planes via Plane Subsystem Provider
• Anchors via Anchor Subsystem Provider
• Tracked Objects via Object Tracking Subsystem Provider
• Hand Meshes via Mesh Subsystem Provider.
• Passthrough Composition Layer via OpenXR Composition Layer Provider
• Face Tracking via MonoBehavior XRFaceTrackingManager
• Unbounded Reference Space
• Display Refresh Rate
• Environment Blend Mode
• Foveation (Legacy)
• Android XR Mouse Interaction Profile

See this guide to get started with developing with Unity for Android XR.
Reference documentation for this package can be found here.