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Multiple 3D applicaations at a time

Hello,

i've read a lot about this topic in this forum and in others. In all of it it seemed that it is impossible to build your own holograms and view them side by side with other 2d and 3d apps in the shell. But the threads i've read are old (from 2016) and mentioned that it's currently not part of the public API but will be sometime be part of it. Especially with the announcements from last year (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6vnbl-vups) it seemed that it should somehow be possible in the future. Now since the fall creators update is available is it possible to build such apps?

Best regards,
Fin

Post's i've refer to:
https://forums.hololens.com/discussion/96/does-the-1-app-at-a-time-limit-mean-3d-widgets-like-in-the-hololens-demos-arent-possible-yet
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/mixed-reality/current_limitations_for_apps_using_apis_from_the_shell
https://forums.hololens.com/discussion/374/how-to-make-an-inactive-app-appear-as-3d-widget-in-the-shell-instead-of-a-flat-quad
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/mixed-reality/app_model
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39343010/hololens-create-app-on-desktop/39353792
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38358168/how-can-i-add-a-decorative-hologram-to-the-microsoft-hololenss-catalog
https://forums.hololens.com/discussion/598/how-to-develop-2d-3d-hybrid-apps-c
https://forums.hololens.com/discussion/comment/2806#Comment_2806
https://forums.hololens.com/discussion/2094/can-add-2d-3d-apps-in-shell
https://forum.unity.com/threads/3d-hologram-app-launcher.423080/
https://forums.hololens.com/discussion/1094/how-to-do-customized-holographic

Best Answer

  • james_ashleyjames_ashley ✭✭✭✭
    Answer ✓

    Sadly, it still is not possible. The Fall Creators Update did not get pushed to the HoloLens. HoloLens is still running on the Anniversary Update.

    James Ashley
    VS 2017 v5.3.3, Unity 2017.3.0f3, MRTK 2017.1.2, W10 17063
    Microsoft MVP, Freelance HoloLens/MR Developer
    www.imaginativeuniversal.com

Answers

  • james_ashleyjames_ashley ✭✭✭✭
    Answer ✓

    Sadly, it still is not possible. The Fall Creators Update did not get pushed to the HoloLens. HoloLens is still running on the Anniversary Update.

    James Ashley
    VS 2017 v5.3.3, Unity 2017.3.0f3, MRTK 2017.1.2, W10 17063
    Microsoft MVP, Freelance HoloLens/MR Developer
    www.imaginativeuniversal.com

  • Thank you for the quick answer. Is there any roadmap from microsoft like when new releases for the hololens will be available? Or any announcements concerning this topic for the Hololens?

  • james_ashleyjames_ashley ✭✭✭✭

    AFAIK, no. Sorry. While there is a roadmap, we rarely get to hear much about it (I assume because the whole industry and the MR competitors are constantly changing their strategies).

    James Ashley
    VS 2017 v5.3.3, Unity 2017.3.0f3, MRTK 2017.1.2, W10 17063
    Microsoft MVP, Freelance HoloLens/MR Developer
    www.imaginativeuniversal.com

  • Ok thank you :)

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