How to use Passthrough on Meta Quest
Passthrough is a feature on Meta Quest headsets that allows you to step outside your immersive view to see a real-time view of your surroundings.
Color Passthrough
With color Passthrough, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 3S and Meta Quest Pro provide you with a more perceptually comfortable, high-fidelity, real-time representation of the physical world around you. Activities supported by color Passthrough include:
- Using a physical keyboard and other objects on your physical desk.
- Using mixed reality apps that combine and use items from both your physical and virtual world.
To use Passthrough:
- Press
Meta button or
Oculus button on your right controller to open the Navigator.
- Select More options to switch between Passthrough or Loft.
Room lighting recommendation
For best results, we recommend using full-color passthrough in a room with a light level of at least 50 lux. This is roughly equivalent to a soft evening light used in a family room. One way to ensure you have enough light for full-color passthrough to work optimally is to do the book test: if you can comfortably read a book in the room where you're going to use your headset, then you likely have enough light.
Double tap for Passthrough on Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2
To be able to quickly enter Passthrough on Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2, you can turn on Double Tap for Passthrough. This feature lets you turn Passthrough on or off by tapping either the left or right side of your headset twice. You can turn this on from your Passthrough settings.
Action button on Meta Quest 3S
The action button on Meta Quest 3S is located on the bottom right side of the headset. Press the action button to switch between seeing your room in passthrough and seeing immersive virtual surroundings. You can change your virtual environment from Settings.