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* Facebook likely "rebranded" to Meta due to leaked documents regarding vaccine misinformation (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59083601) | * Facebook likely "rebranded" to Meta due to leaked documents regarding vaccine misinformation (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59083601) | ||
* The "metaverse" or Meta Horizons is an always online platform which users can generate, share, and profit off of content, similar to that of Roblox or Fortnite/UEFN. In recent updates to the Quest lineup, Meta has directly integrated Horizons into the headset's own OS, without the user able to consent or easily opt out of this. This includes the Horizons app feed opening on headset startup, and "horizons worlds" intermixed with installed apps in the apps list. Notably, the user cannot select or easily remove worlds that show in the app list, although there is a separate tab for installed apps present in the UI. | * The "metaverse" or Meta Horizons is an always online platform which users can generate, share, and profit off of content, similar to that of Roblox or Fortnite/UEFN. In recent updates to the Quest lineup, Meta has directly integrated Horizons into the headset's own OS, without the user able to consent or easily opt out of this. This includes the Horizons app feed opening on headset startup, and "horizons worlds" intermixed with installed apps in the apps list. Notably, the user cannot select or easily remove worlds that show in the app list, although there is a separate tab for installed apps present in the UI. The news feed can be disabled via either an organization lock or by advanced ADB commands, however it is unknown if Horizon Worlds can be diabled entirely. | ||
* Meta has taken actions to prevent bootloader unlocking of their present and current devices (a Meta dev discussed in a blog article about how they patched the issue considering it as a vulnerability but I cannot find the article; additionally the website oculus.com/unlock is now 404- the website originated for the Oculus Go headset and suggested it could have been unlockable in the past but is no longer). The bootloader acts as the firmware of android devices which can allow the user to change the installed OS of the device if unlocked, thus removing planned obsolescence when the default OS is disabled, by allowing the user to use an alternative OS to continue the device's functionality. This is especially becoming prevalent as the original Quest headset, as well as the Quest Pro, are headsets with core functionality in the Android OS, and which could become obsolete at any time if Meta disables support and required account sign-ins for these headsets. (Note that this bootloader issue expands to some Android devices in general, in particular brands that do not allow bootloader unlocking) | * Meta has taken actions to prevent bootloader unlocking of their present and current devices (a Meta dev discussed in a blog article about how they patched the issue considering it as a vulnerability but I cannot find the article; additionally the website oculus.com/unlock is now 404- the website originated for the Oculus Go headset and suggested it could have been unlockable in the past but is no longer). The bootloader acts as the firmware of android devices which can allow the user to change the installed OS of the device if unlocked, thus removing planned obsolescence when the default OS is disabled, by allowing the user to use an alternative OS to continue the device's functionality. This is especially becoming prevalent as the original Quest headset, as well as the Quest Pro, are headsets with core functionality in the Android OS, and which could become obsolete at any time if Meta disables support and required account sign-ins for these headsets. (Note that this bootloader issue expands to some Android devices in general, in particular brands that do not allow bootloader unlocking) | ||
Latest revision as of 11:32, 15 January 2025
Additional Meta topics:
- Facebook likely "rebranded" to Meta due to leaked documents regarding vaccine misinformation (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59083601)
- The "metaverse" or Meta Horizons is an always online platform which users can generate, share, and profit off of content, similar to that of Roblox or Fortnite/UEFN. In recent updates to the Quest lineup, Meta has directly integrated Horizons into the headset's own OS, without the user able to consent or easily opt out of this. This includes the Horizons app feed opening on headset startup, and "horizons worlds" intermixed with installed apps in the apps list. Notably, the user cannot select or easily remove worlds that show in the app list, although there is a separate tab for installed apps present in the UI. The news feed can be disabled via either an organization lock or by advanced ADB commands, however it is unknown if Horizon Worlds can be diabled entirely.
- Meta has taken actions to prevent bootloader unlocking of their present and current devices (a Meta dev discussed in a blog article about how they patched the issue considering it as a vulnerability but I cannot find the article; additionally the website oculus.com/unlock is now 404- the website originated for the Oculus Go headset and suggested it could have been unlockable in the past but is no longer). The bootloader acts as the firmware of android devices which can allow the user to change the installed OS of the device if unlocked, thus removing planned obsolescence when the default OS is disabled, by allowing the user to use an alternative OS to continue the device's functionality. This is especially becoming prevalent as the original Quest headset, as well as the Quest Pro, are headsets with core functionality in the Android OS, and which could become obsolete at any time if Meta disables support and required account sign-ins for these headsets. (Note that this bootloader issue expands to some Android devices in general, in particular brands that do not allow bootloader unlocking)
