Learn about hand and body tracking on Meta Quest
Hand and body tracking allows you to use your hands or controllers to interact with your surroundings. You can play games, watch films and explore without using controllers. It also helps make your avatar's movements look more realistic.
To turn hand and body tracking on or off:
- Press
Meta button or
Oculus button on your right controller to open the Navigator.
- Select
Quick controls.
- Select
Settings.
- Select
Movement tracking.
- Select the toggle next to Hand and body tracking to turn this feature on or off.
If you choose to turn off hand and body tracking, you can use controllers to interact with your surroundings on Meta Quest devices, and your avatar's movements will be based on the position and orientation of your headset and controllers. See our Supplemental Meta Platforms Technologies Privacy Policy for more information.
How hand and body tracking works
Hand and body tracking works by using the cameras on Meta Quest headsets. Our software analyses images of your hands and body from the cameras in real time to estimate the position and orientation of your hands and body.
For more information on what data that we collect, visit our Hand and Body Privacy Notice.
Hand tracking gestures
Hand tracking for Meta Quest headsets currently supports the following gestures:
| Gestures | What it's used for | How to do it | |
Point and pinch | Making selections and opening apps | When the cursor appears, point your hand at what you want to select. Then, pinch your thumb and finger together to select it. |  |
Pinch and drag | Scrolling up, down, left or right | Pinch your fingers inwards. While still pinched inwards, move your hand up, down, left or right to scroll. Once you've finished scrolling, release. |  |
Palm pinch | Brings you back to your universal menu. | Look at your palm at eye level, then hold your thumb and index finger together until |  |
Touch | Typing and directly interacting | Directly tap UI elements, such as keyboard keys with your fingers to interact with them. Or grab windows with your thumb and index finger to move them. |  |
