Meta brings Threads to Quest headsets, doubling down on VR social
Meta has released a native Threads app for its Quest VR headsets, expanding the text-focused platform beyond phones and browsers into immersive hardware. The app supports the core Threads experience — browsing your feed, posting, liking and replying, checking profiles, searching topics, and watching videos — all rendered for a VR display.
This follows Meta's move last month to bring Threads to its Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, suggesting the company is treating Threads as a flagship app across its entire hardware lineup, not just a mobile product. Meta framed the Quest launch as part of a push to make VR feel more social, positioning Threads as something you'd check between gaming sessions or virtual hangouts rather than switching back to a phone.
The timing also lines up with Threads recently crossing 500 million monthly active users, a milestone Meta seems eager to capitalize on by getting the app in front of as many eyeballs — literal headset lenses included — as possible.