MWC 2022: ByteDance Collaborates with Qualcomm to Develop XR Tech

Pico Interactive, a virtual reality startup that ByteDance acquired late last year, revealed that it will be working with Qualcomm to develop next-gen extended reality (XR) hardware.

The announcement, which came out at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC2022), confirms that Qualcomm and ByteDance are making a play for the hyped-up metaverse trend with what they know best – virtual and augmented reality tech.