# googlevr/gvr-android-sdk

Google VR SDK for Android

Repository: https://github.com/googlevr/gvr-android-sdk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gvr-android-sdk
Homepage: http://developers.google.com/vr/android/
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-11-08T00:38:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4452, "days_push": 2491, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3292, forks 1274 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:53.967832+00:00)

## What it is
Google's VR SDK for Android enabling Daydream and Cardboard app development with stereo rendering, spatial audio, and head tracking. It has been deprecated in favor of the open source Cardboard SDK, with no updates since late 2019.

## Use cases
- build cardboard VR apps on android
- develop daydream apps
- add stereo rendering to an android app
- implement head tracking for mobile VR
- add spatial audio to a VR experience
- maintain a legacy daydream app on google play

## When to choose
- maintaining or updating an existing Daydream/Cardboard app built with this SDK
- studying legacy Google VR sample code for Android

## When to avoid
- starting any new VR project - use the open source Cardboard SDK instead
- needing iOS or Unity support
- expecting bug fixes or community contributions - pull requests are not accepted

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: graphics, sdk, simulation
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: vr, virtual-reality, daydream, cardboard, deprecated, google, game-development, android

## Member repositories
- googlevr/gvr-android-sdk (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:53.967832+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:43:11.753859+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/googlevr/gvr-android-sdk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:53.967832+00:00, sha f16fbe28bbcb)
  - homepage: http://developers.google.com/vr/android/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:04.575968+00:00, sha 7af014b92431)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.