Google Daydream

Google Daydream

The second-generation Google Daydream View headset with its controller
Developer	Google
Type	Virtual reality platform
Release date	November 10, 2016
Introductory price	Daydream View (1st gen): US$79 Daydream View (2nd gen): US$99
Discontinued	October 15, 2019
Operating system	Native: Android (Nougat and up)
Dimensions	Daydream View (1st gen): 6.6 in × 4.2 in × 3.8 in (168 mm × 107 mm × 97 mm) Daydream View (2nd gen): 6.6 in × 4.6 in × 3.9 in (168 mm × 117 mm × 99 mm)
Predecessor	Google Cardboard
Website	arvr.google.com/daydream/

Daydream is a discontinued virtual reality (VR) platform which was developed by Google, primarily for use with a headset into which a smartphone is inserted. It is available for select phones running the Android mobile operating system (versions "Nougat" 7.1 and later)^[1][2] that meet the platform's software and hardware requirements. Daydream was announced at the Google I/O developer conference in May 2016,^[1][2] and the first headset, the Daydream View, was released on November 10, 2016.^[3] To use the platform, users place their phone into the back of a headset, run Daydream-compatible mobile apps, and view content through the viewer's lenses.

Daydream was Google's second foray into VR following Cardboard, a low-cost platform intended to encourage interest in VR. Compared to Cardboard, which was built into compatible apps and offered limited features, Daydream was built into Android itself and included enhanced features, including support for controllers. Daydream was not widely adopted by consumers or developers, and in October 2019, Google announced that the Daydream View headset had been discontinued and that they would no longer certify new devices for Daydream.^[4]