Meta Makes Navigator Default, Quietly Retires Horizon Feed From Quest

Meta’s Quiet but Significant Shift in Quest’s Core User Experience

Meta is preparing one of the most consequential user-experience changes in the history of its Quest platform. Beginning with Horizon OS version 85, the company will make its redesigned “Navigator” interface the default landing experience for Quest headsets while gradually removing Horizon Feed, the long-standing content discovery surface that has greeted users at startup for years. At first glance, this may appear to be a routine interface refresh. In reality, it signals a deeper philosophical and strategic shift in how Meta views virtual reality usability, content discovery, and the balance between corporate ambitions and user intent. This transition marks the … Read more