<s>
Daydream	B-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
platform	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
primarily	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
a	O
headset	B-Device
into	O
which	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
is	O
inserted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
select	O
phones	O
running	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
(	O
versions	O
"	B-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
7.1	I-Application
and	O
later	O
)	O
that	O
meet	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daydream	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
I/O	O
developer	O
conference	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
headset	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Daydream	B-Application
View	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
use	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
users	O
place	O
their	O
phone	O
into	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
a	O
headset	B-Device
,	O
run	O
Daydream-compatible	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
,	O
and	O
view	O
content	O
through	O
the	O
viewer	O
's	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daydream	B-Application
was	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
second	O
foray	O
into	O
VR	O
following	O
Cardboard	B-Device
,	O
a	O
low-cost	O
platform	O
intended	O
to	O
encourage	O
interest	O
in	O
VR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
Cardboard	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
built	O
into	O
compatible	O
apps	O
and	O
offered	O
limited	O
features	O
,	O
Daydream	B-Application
was	O
built	O
into	O
Android	B-Application
itself	O
and	O
included	O
enhanced	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daydream	B-Application
was	O
not	O
widely	O
adopted	O
by	O
consumers	O
or	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Daydream	B-Application
View	I-Application
headset	B-Device
had	O
been	O
discontinued	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
certify	O
new	O
devices	O
for	O
Daydream	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
I/O	O
developer	O
conference	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
platform	O
called	O
"	O
Daydream	B-Application
"	O
would	O
be	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
release	O
of	O
their	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
(	O
OS	O
)	O
—	O
Nougat	B-Application
(	O
7.1	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daydream	B-Application
was	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
second	O
foray	O
into	O
VR	O
following	O
Cardboard	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
low-cost	O
standard	O
that	O
utilized	O
a	O
cardboard	B-Device
viewer	O
with	O
plastic	O
lenses	O
that	O
could	O
hold	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Cardboard	B-Device
was	O
used	O
by	O
running	O
compatible	O
apps	O
and	O
was	O
accessible	O
on	O
most	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
Daydream	B-Application
was	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
itself	O
and	O
only	O
worked	O
on	O
select	O
phones	O
that	O
met	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
standards	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
specific	O
hardware	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
opened	O
the	O
Daydream	B-Application
program	O
for	O
all	O
third-party	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Nougat	I-Application
introduced	O
VR	O
Mode	O
,	O
a	O
low-latency	O
,	O
"	O
sustained	O
performance	O
mode	O
"	O
to	O
optimize	O
the	O
VR	O
experience	O
for	O
Daydream	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
dedicated	O
a	O
CPU	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
to	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
thread	B-Operating_System
to	O
reduce	O
visual	O
issues	O
that	O
could	O
induce	O
nausea	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
GPU	O
normally	O
sends	O
frames	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
display	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
double	O
buffering	O
"	O
mode	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
VR	O
Mode	O
switched	O
to	O
"	O
single	O
buffering	O
"	O
to	O
avoid	O
intermediate	O
frame	B-Algorithm
buffer	I-Algorithm
and	O
instead	O
draw	O
frames	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mode	O
also	O
allowed	O
for	O
asynchronous	B-General_Concept
reprojection	I-General_Concept
,	O
whereby	O
frames	O
were	O
slightly	O
transformed	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
positional	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
head	O
that	O
occurred	O
during	O
the	O
16	O
milliseconds	O
that	O
each	O
frame	O
was	O
rendered	O
and	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VR	O
Mode	O
also	O
performance	O
tuned	O
the	O
motion	O
sensor	O
pathways	O
to	O
result	O
in	O
quicker	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
accelerometer	O
and	O
gyroscope	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mode	O
assisted	O
developers	O
in	O
optimizing	O
apps	O
to	O
a	O
device	O
's	O
thermal	B-General_Concept
profile	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
performance	O
improvements	O
of	O
VR	O
Mode	O
resulted	O
in	O
motion-to-photon	O
latency	O
decreasing	O
on	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
phone	O
from	O
100	O
milliseconds	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
to	O
less	O
than	O
20	O
milliseconds	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
Nougat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daydream	B-Application
also	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
head	O
tracking	O
algorithm	O
that	O
combined	O
the	O
input	O
from	O
various	O
device	O
sensors	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
integration	O
of	O
system	O
notifications	O
into	O
the	O
VR	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daydream	B-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
VR-enabled	O
apps	O
,	O
including	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	O
Street	O
View	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Movies	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Algorithm
Photos	I-Algorithm
in	O
an	O
immersive	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
recruited	O
media	O
companies	O
like	O
Netflix	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
entertainment	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
Google	B-Application
Daydream	I-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daydream-ready	O
smartphones	B-Application
can	O
be	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
front	O
compartment	O
of	O
the	O
Daydream	B-Application
View	I-Application
and	O
then	O
viewed	O
in	O
VR	O
through	O
the	O
headset	B-Device
's	O
two	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
View	O
distinguished	O
itself	O
from	O
previous	O
VR	O
head	O
mounts	O
by	O
being	O
constructed	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
light-weight	O
cloth	O
material	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
featuring	O
capacitive	O
nubs	O
and	O
an	O
NFC	O
chip	O
to	O
simplify	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
setting	O
up	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daydream	B-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
initially	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Slate	O
"	O
color	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Daydream	B-Application
View	I-Application
,	O
Adi	O
Robertson	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
headset	B-Device
was	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
mobile	O
headset	B-Device
"	O
she	O
'd	O
ever	O
used	O
,	O
complimenting	O
its	O
"	O
squishy	O
foam-and-fabric	O
body	O
"	O
being	O
"	O
significantly	O
smaller	O
,	O
lighter	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
portable	O
than	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
design	O
"	O
keeps	O
the	O
lenses	O
relatively	O
protected	O
during	O
travel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Daydream	I-Application
headsets	O
are	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
wireless	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daydream	B-Application
View	I-Application
's	O
controller	O
can	O
be	O
stored	O
inside	O
the	O
headset	B-Device
while	O
not	O
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
is	O
rechargeable	O
and	O
charges	O
via	O
USB-C	O
.	O
On	O
its	O
support	O
pages	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Daydream	B-Application
View	I-Application
"	O
does	O
n't	O
include	O
a	O
charger	O
or	O
cables	O
"	O
and	O
instead	O
directs	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
those	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
Daydream	B-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
during	O
the	O
Made	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
2017	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
's	O
Mirage	O
Solo	O
headset	B-Device
,	O
announced	O
at	O
CES	O
2018	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
standalone	O
headset	B-Device
running	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Daydream	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Qualcomm	O
's	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
835	O
system-on-chip	O
,	O
has	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
and	O
64GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
expandable	O
by	O
microSD	O
,	O
dual	O
mics	O
,	O
a	O
3.5mm	B-Device
headphone	I-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
a	O
2560	O
×	O
1440	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
a	O
4,000	O
mAh	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
highlight	O
feature	O
is	O
support	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
"	O
WorldSense	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
position	B-Operating_System
tracking	I-Operating_System
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
headset	B-Device
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
coupled	O
with	O
the	O
Mirage	O
Camera	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
point-and	O
shoot	O
180-degree	O
3D	O
VR	O
camera	O
with	O
two	O
lenses	O
that	O
can	O
capture	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daydream	B-Application
will	O
only	O
work	O
on	O
certain	O
older	O
phones	O
with	O
specific	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
announced	O
at	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
I/O	O
conference	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
that	O
eight	O
hardware	O
partners	O
would	O
make	O
Daydream-ready	O
phones	O
:	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
HTC	B-Application
,	O
LG	O
,	O
Xiaomi	O
,	O
Huawei	O
,	O
ZTE	O
,	O
Asus	O
and	O
Alcatel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
CEO	O
Sundar	O
Pichai	O
expected	O
11	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
supporting	O
Daydream	B-Application
VR	I-Application
to	O
be	O
on	O
sale	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
HBO	O
discontinued	O
its	O
Daydream	B-Application
apps	O
,	O
while	O
Hulu	B-Application
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
from	O
its	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
sell	O
the	O
Daydream	B-Application
View	I-Application
headset	B-Device
,	O
and	O
that	O
their	O
new	O
flagship	O
phones	O
,	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
4	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
4	I-Device
XL	I-Device
,	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
certified	O
for	O
Daydream	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
phones	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
were	O
compatible	O
with	O
Daydream	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
confirmed	O
that	O
no	O
additional	O
devices	O
would	O
be	O
certified	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spokesperson	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
the	O
broad	O
consumer	O
or	O
developer	O
adoption	O
we	O
had	O
hoped	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
decreasing	O
usage	O
over	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
Daydream	B-Application
View	I-Application
headset.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
representative	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
recognized	O
the	O
potential	O
in	O
smartphone	B-Application
VR	O
but	O
:	O
"	O
we	O
noticed	O
some	O
clear	O
limitations	O
constraining	O
smartphone	B-Application
VR	O
from	O
being	O
a	O
viable	O
long-term	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
notably	O
,	O
asking	O
people	O
to	O
put	O
their	O
phone	O
in	O
a	O
headset	B-Device
and	O
lose	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
apps	O
they	O
use	O
throughout	O
the	O
day	O
causes	O
immense	O
friction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Daydream	B-Application
app	O
and	O
app	O
store	O
would	O
remain	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
ended	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Daydream	B-Application
software	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Android	B-Application
11	I-Application
would	O
drop	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
