Meta announced 2D progressive web apps for the Quest Store.
Resolved true The record shows it happened or was so.
Factual: Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?
Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
What would count as true or false
True if, at Connect on or around 2021-10-28, Meta announced that 2D progressive web apps would be available or supported in the Quest Store. Mostly true if it was announced with a minor detail off (for example a future rollout or a slightly different store surface). Mostly false if Meta announced PWA support for Quest only in general terms, not for the Quest Store, or only at a different time. False if the Connect 2021 announcements and contemporaneous coverage show no such announcement.
Set before the research began.
Evidence (4)
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E1 Facebook opens Oculus Store to 2D progressive web apps TechCrunch · 28 October 2021
“Today, Facebook announced that they’re bringing 2D apps into the Oculus Store for the first time. The new apps, which are based on the Progressive Web App (PWA) industry standard, will allow users to check apps”
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E2 Facebook opens Oculus Store to 2D progressive web apps TechCrunch · 28 October 2021
“A handful of 2D apps are available in the Oculus Store as of today, including Facebook, Instagram, Smartsheet and Spike.”
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E3 Connect 2021 Recap: Horizon Home, the Future of Work, Presence Platform, and More Meta (Oculus Developer Blog) · 28 October 2021 Own record
“You’ll see the first apps in the Store today, including Facebook, Instagram, Smartsheet, and Spike.”
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E4 FACEBOOK CONNECT 2021 - PODSUMOWANIE KONFERENCJI VR Polska · 29 October 2021
“Zapowiedziane podczas dzisiejszego Connect, aplikacje 2D dla Quest będą korzystać z nowego frameworka opartego na standardzie PWA (progressive web app).”
Reasoning
TechCrunch reported on 2021-10-28 that Facebook announced it was bringing 2D apps based on the Progressive Web App standard into the Oculus (Quest) Store, and that some, such as Facebook and Instagram, were available that day (E1, E2). Meta's own Connect 2021 recap and VR Polska's conference summary agree (E3, E4). This meets the criterion for true: an announcement at Connect that 2D PWAs would be available in the Quest Store.
Cite this claim
Mark Zuckerberg, “Meta announced 2D progressive web apps for the Quest Store.” (said 28 October 2021). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_0f57049bf0cb, method 0.1.0+3f84d14d, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_0f57049bf0cb
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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