Meta Quest now supports microgestures – What does that mean?
March 17, 2025
Meta Quest can now track microgestures. With the new hand tracking input, Meta could pave the way for Quest’s neural input support.
Meta introduces hand tracking support for a new subset of gestures called microgestures.
With microgestures, the index finger becomes a D-pad of sorts. Users move their thumb along the side of their index finger to swipe left or right. Swiping forward and backward is also possible. An input is confirmed by tapping the side of the index finger with the thumb.
The following drawings illustrate the new input methods:
The five new microgesture input options. | Image: Meta
Meta hopes that microgestures will provide “intuitive, low-calorie” input for repetitive actions such as scrolling in the browser or teleporting in games and apps.
It remains to be seen how reliable and accurate the tracking of micro gestures will be. Developers have to integrate this feature into their VR and MR applications. As far as I know, micro gestures have not yet been implemented at the system level.
Microgestures are an OpenXR extension and are supported by all current Quest headsets, namely Quest 3, 3S, 2 and Pro. Meta Quest Link is also supported, which means that support is extended to PC VR use via Quest Link.
There may be more to the microgestures support. It is conceivable that this is the first step towards supporting neural microgestures input on Quest.
Meta could reportedly launch an EMG wristband (codenamed Ceres) later this year that uses microgestures to control upcoming Meta-branded AI, HUD, and AR glasses. The wristband captures brain signals on the wrist and uses machine learning to translate them into control inputs for glasses. Optical tracking is not required.
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VR, AR, AI & moreMeta has been researching EMG technology for many years. Last September, the wristband was demonstrated with the Orion AR glasses product prototype, and early testers were impressed by the input method.
The wristband won’t replace VR controllers, but if Quest users are going to own one in the future, why not support Meta Quest, especially since it might be more accurate than optical microgesture tracking?
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