Meta Sets 2027 End Dates For Quest 2 And Quest Pro Updates
Meta plans final OS updates for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro by March 2027, while security fixes, app submissions and store access follow different timelines.
Meta plans to end feature development for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro, with their final operating system updates expected by March 2027. The company will continue providing security patches and bug fixes through the end of that year, according to Engadget and The Verge. The change affects two headsets that Meta discontinued in 2024 but that, the company says, still have millions of users.
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The update schedule
The Verge reports that Meta expects the final OS release for both headsets to be version 213. After that release, the company says it will continue security patches and critical bug fixes through the end of 2027. Engadget also reports a year-end deadline for security patches and bug fixes, but does not describe the bug fixes as limited to critical ones.
The Quest 2 launched in 2020 and the Quest Pro in 2022, according to both reports. The Verge says Meta discontinued the two products in 2024. Ending feature development therefore does not mean the headsets will immediately stop receiving fixes, or that their users will lose access to apps when the final OS update arrives.
What happens to apps
Developers can submit new apps that support the Quest 2 or Quest Pro through December 2027, Meta says, according to The Verge. Engadget describes December 2027 as the last opportunity to submit new apps for those devices and adds that developers will still be able to update existing apps after support ends.
For headset owners, Engadget reports that the app stores will remain open after support ends, with apps still available to buy. Cross-play with users on the Quest 3 and Quest 3S will also continue after feature development ends. Those distinctions matter for anyone maintaining an app across Meta headsets: the deadline for new submissions is separate from the reported ability to update an existing app.
Meta’s focus shifts to newer headsets
Meta now calls the Quest 3 and Quest 3S its baseline for VR gamers, The Verge reports. According to that outlet, Meta says the newer headsets offer more performance capacity and built-in mixed reality, and that apps built for them can carry forward to Meta VR Glasses because they use the same OS and software development kits.
The Verge says Meta VR Glasses are planned for release in spring 2027. For developers, Meta’s announcement sets out two parallel considerations: continued support for users of older headsets, and a newer platform that Meta is positioning as the starting point for future VR apps.
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