Will the HTC U 11 support Daydream View?

[smccloud]

Has anyone heard if the U11 will support Daydream View? I'd love to get one, but it of course needs to be supported on the U11.

 

[pkcable]

re:

Unfortunately it does not.... (from The Verge)

HTC has arguably produced a Daydream-ready phone, since it built Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL, where the platform officially launched last fall. It hasn’t added the feature to its self-branded devices, though, including the HTC U 11 that was released today — and uses Super LCD instead of OLED. “We don't currently have any HTC-branded phones announced or on the market that support Daydream,” a spokesperson told The Verge, who did not say whether future support was in the works.

 

[BrnrdCvk]

Found this one today
https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/25/15689810/htc-link-vr-headset-features-specs-pricing

 

[smccloud]

Found this one today
https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/25/15689810/htc-link-vr-headset-features-specs-pricing

Japan only doesn't do much good though

 

[Andrew Martonik]

Daydream doesn't currently support phones with LCD screens because the performance of the panels isn't up to speed (literally) with what AMOLED can do.

 

[Joshua_Muldoon]

Yeah, LCD's don't support a high enough refresh rate for daydream, so only AMOLED's (or just OLED's for that matter) will work until there is a major breakthrough in screens.

 

[pkcable]

You can hack it to work, BUT as folks have pointed out there is a VERY good reason Google choose not to support those phones! There's a standalone Daydream coming, OR you can get a Daydream phone such as the Pixel, Moto Z, Huawei Mate 9 Pro, or ZTE Axon 7. OR you can go Samsung GearVR and get one of the Samsung phones that support it, such as the S8.

 

[smccloud]

You can hack it to work, BUT as folks have pointed out there is a VERY good reason Google choose not to support those phones! There's a standalone Daydream coming, OR you can get a Daydream phone such as the Pixel, Moto Z, Huawei Mate 9 Pro, or ZTE Axon 7. OR you can go Samsung GearVR and get one of the Samsung phones that support it, such as the S8.

I'll never own another Samsung phone...... I'll just wait for the standalone daydream

 

[Fred98TJ]

You can hack it to work, BUT as folks have pointed out there is a VERY good reason Google choose not to support those phones! There's a standalone Daydream coming, OR you can get a Daydream phone such as the Pixel, Moto Z, Huawei Mate 9 Pro, or ZTE Axon 7. OR you can go Samsung GearVR and get one of the Samsung phones that support it, such as the S8.

Right now, the S8 does not support Daydream.

 

[pkcable]

Right now, the S8 does not support Daydream.

I was actually giving the S8 as an example of a Samsung phone that supports the GearVR, but now that you mention it the S8 is expected to support Daydream too with a software update, soon.

 

[digitalbreak]

Right now, the S8 does not support Daydream.

Its been announced that S8 will be getting DayDream support soon with an update, and it will probably be the first smartphone supporting two VR systems - GearVR and DayDream.