Oculus Quest hand tracking out now for users, next week for developers

Facebook is delivering an early Christmas gift for Oculus Quest users and developers: Initial support for hand tracking is launching ahead of schedule, the company said today, with users getting access to the feature starting on December 9, and developers following with an SDK during the week of December 16.

Hand tracking is a big deal for Quest because it will free users from relying exclusively on controllers to interact with content. At first, the feature will let people move their fingers in mid-air to navigate the Quest’s Home interface, including selecting library and store content, as well as setting floor height for Guardian using hands rather than controllers. Users will need to enable hand tracking support under the Experimental Features menu.