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The seventh annual Facebook Connect virtual and augmented reality conference, formerly known as Oculus Connect, is being streamed online today. Facebook is expected to announce a new Oculus Quest VR headset, which has been widely leaked over the past few months. But we could also see a slate of new virtual reality games, extra Spark AR features, updates on Facebook’s Horizon virtual world, and hints at the company’s long-term AR headset plans.

And like many events during the pandemic, Connect 7 is being held fully online.

Facebook Connect event start time

Facebook Connect 7 starts with a keynote at 10AM PT / 1PM ET, then continues with panels and developer sessions. It concludes at 7PM PT/ 10PM ET with an “afterparty” concert from Jaden Smith. Unlike the physical events of past years, it’s being condensed into a single day.

How to watch the Facebook Connect event online

Connect is being streamed on Facebook Live through the page for Facebook Reality Labs, the company’s AR / VR division. The keynote will go live at 9:55AM PT / 12:55PM ET here, and FRL’s page includes links for the day’s other events, including the highly anticipated 5:30PM PT / 8:30PM ET annual talk by Oculus consulting CTO John Carmack and the 7PM PT / 10PM ET Jaden Smith afterparty.

If you’ve got an Oculus Quest VR headset, you can also view the event in Venues, a live VR event space. Venues is currently in beta and doesn’t appear to be available to everyone. But if you’ve got access, you can use the event link here.

What can I expect?

You can view the full Connect schedule on Facebook’s event page, but there are a few highlights.

Connect keynotes typically feature appearances from Facebook executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and chief scientist Michael Abrash, covering the day’s big VR and AR news. In addition to product and game announcements, they outline where Facebook is directing its VR efforts in the near future, while offering tantalizing details about experimental research and development.

If you’re interested in VR development, Facebook is offering a series of streams after that. They start with a 12PM PT / 3PM ET “super session” that outlines the state of Oculus development tools, then proceed with specific sessions on topics, like increasing accessibility and designing live social VR experiences.

Carmack, formerly of id Software, officially stepped back from Oculus last year to work on artificial intelligence at Facebook, but he’s still listed as consulting CTO of Facebook Reality Labs. He’s scheduled to give one of his “unscripted” talks — typically long, entertaining, and often illuminating digressions on the state of VR and Oculus development specifically.

This is the first time Facebook is dropping the “Oculus” name from Connect, and overall, we’re not sure how much it will change the event’s tenor. Connect has covered more than Oculus for a while now, but Facebook is increasingly folding VR into its main offerings; among other things, it’s requiring a Facebook account to log into future headsets. That could mean we’ll hear more about issues like privacy and disinformation — or it might simply keep the focus on games and tech.

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How To Watch Meta Connect 2022: Watch the New Quest Reveal

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Comments from Mark Zuckerberg in September suggest we're about to see Project Cambria

By Lewis Painter

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Meta Connect, previously known as Facebook Connect and Oculus Connect, is Meta’s annual virtual reality developer conference – and it’s set to kick off tomorrow.

Historically, the yearly conference has been focused on virtual reality, but the focus has broadened to encapsulate both virtual and augmented reality over the past few years. The conference serves as a stage for Meta to showcase new technologies in the AR and VR space, and to reveal what it has been working on in the past year.

With Mark Zuckerberg confirming the existence of ‘Project Cambria’ – a new high-end VR headset – at last year’s Meta Connect 2021, and mentioning the release of a new headset in October during a September 2022 interview with Joe Rogan, it’s almost certain we’ll be seeing a new VR headset along with other AR and VR-themed announcements at this week’s event.

Here’s all you need to know about Meta Connect 2022, including timings, how to watch online and what to expect from this year’s keynote.  

When is Meta Connect 2022? 

Meta Connect is set to kick off tomorrow and will exclusively be streamed online. The opening keynote – the part of the conference most people are interested in – is set to take place on 11 October 2022, 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST.

How can I watch Meta Connect 2022? 

The opening keynote stream will be available primarily via the Meta Connect website, though it’ll also be available to stream via Facebook as in previous years.

If you’ve got a Meta headset like the Quest 2, you’ve got the option of watching the entire opening keynote in VR. Simply head to the Meta site to register, don your headset tomorrow, open Meta Horizon Worlds and get comfortable. 

What should I expect from Meta Connect 2022? 

As alluded to above, the big announcement expected at Meta Connect 2022 is Project Cambria, Meta’s new ‘high-end’ VR headset that it has been working on behind closed doors for quite some time. It teased the headset as “the next Quest” at last year’s show, emphasising that it’s a “completely new, advanced, and high-end product” that’ll be “at the higher end of the price spectrum”.

Current rumours – most courtesy of extensive leaks over the past few months – suggest the high-end Quest headset will sport a new design, complete with improved optics, face- and eye-tracking and boosted processing power. It’s also said to focus more on AR, with colour passthrough cameras rumoured to be a main feature of the headset.

We cover all the latest Meta Quest Pro rumours separately if you’re interested in finding out more about the rumoured headset ahead of its announcement.

Of course, that’s not all Meta will discuss at tomorrow’s event. It also likes to provide updates on other AR and VR technologies, and though there aren’t specifics about what to expect at this point, it’s safe to say we’ll be treated to insights into Meta’s technological advances, and likely the Metaverse too.

What are you most looking forward to at Meta Connect 2022? Let us know on Twitter.

For more on VR, take a look at the best VR headsets. We’ve also got a selection of the best Meta Quest 2 games and best Meta Quest 2 accessories if you’ve already got your hands on the entry-level headset.

Author: Lewis Painter, Senior Staff Writer

Lewis Painter is a Senior Staff Writer at Tech Advisor.  Our resident Apple expert, Lewis covers everything from iPhone to AirPods, plus a range of smartphones, tablets, laptops and gaming hardware. You'll also find him on the Tech Advisor YouTube channel.

Facebook Connect. Universal Passport of the Internet. / Habr

What is Facebook Connect? In short, this is a service provided by the social network Facebook, with the help of which users can, using their FB login and password, use other popular social sites.

More specifically, this is an updated version of the API, created specifically for sites of social inclination that have nothing to do with Facebook. It was first announced on 9May of this year, and it was all presented as "the ability to connect your FB profile to any site that supports Connect." It was also added that the sites themselves will be able to expand the functionality of Connect from their side, adding interesting and, possibly, useful functions. Among all the advantages of the service, four main ones could be distinguished:

"Trusted" connection - Program partners go through a special verification process, and therefore the user does not have to worry about his information when connecting via Connect on any site. At the same time, the mechanism of the system does not require constant data exchange between the servers of partners and Facebook.

Information about the user - the user himself decides how much he wants to "light up". You can show or hide your photo, name, friends list, groups, photo albums, and so on.

For friends - at any time you can share the found information with your friends, or invite them to read an interesting article. Developers will be able to add various widgets for Yandex.Connect users to their sites - one of these widgets, for example, will let you know which of your friends have already signed up on the site you are currently viewing.

Privacy - the creators guarantee the privacy of the user. All information that you do not want to display will remain hidden.

What will partner sites get from this feature? About 160 million potential users who can lead an active life on the site without wasting time on registration. User actions will be displayed in their Facebook news feed, which will attract new visitors (for example, John hacked the Facebook article on Habré). And most importantly, "partners" get access to user friendlists on Facebook, which they can use for their own marketing purposes.

No more having to remember 20 passwords, register 20 accounts and leave your details on 20 different sites.

In July of this year, Facebook developers during one of the IT conferences announced an incomplete list of project partners - Digg, Twitter, and many other popular sites (see photo below). Not all of the partners, however, specified the date of installation of the Connect on their sites. That is, it will be, but when - we'll see. However, the guys from FB just beamed and promised to expand the list of their partners.

A few months later, the launch date was announced - the choice fell on November 30, 2008. By that time, only two of the 26 project partners had fully integrated the system into their services - many wanted to see the final version, while others were waiting for changes in the license agreement. The system itself, meanwhile, has acquired additional functionality. It is worth mentioning FriendLink - a utility that allows you to promote the popularity of the site among your friends who do not yet know about it.

The launch of the system, as promised, took place on November 30, and the "WebID fight to the death" began. Many users have already experienced the new universal ID, and at the moment everyone is very satisfied.

As you can see, Facebook Connect is FB's first attempt at allowing its users to use their accounts outside of the social network. I was able to test the system in action in the comments of the TechCrunch blog, and was satisfied - everything works. The creators have already appreciated the surge in the number of comments and intend to expand the functionality of the system. While Connect is buggy in the sixth explorer. I'm sure they'll fix it. In the meantime, enjoy and actively develop your social life. :)

Facebook Connect is no longer available

Facebook has updated the Graph API and this will affect Microsoft services and applications. The facebook Graph API is the tool we use to connect your Microsoft account to Facebook. It brings your Facebook friends' contact information to Outlook.com, and the Windows #x2 app keeps it up to date, and provides apps and services like Photo Gallery, Movie Gallery, and OneDrive to share data with Facebook. The common name for these functions is Facebook Connect .

Due to these changes, features of Facebook Connect are no longer supported. This article describes how these changes will affect apps and services connected to Facebook.

  • Outlook Contacts

  • Outlook.com, Windows, Windows Phone, and Office 365 Sync Calendar

  • The People app in Windows 8.1

  • The People app in Windows 8

  • Calendar app in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

  • Photo Gallery and Movie Maker in Windows 8

  • Photos app in Windows 8

  • The People app in Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8

  • OneDrive on Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8

  • "Photos" in Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8

  • Contacts and Calendar services in Windows Live Essentials

  • OneDrive online storage

  • Outlook Social Connector in Outlook 2013

  • Outlook Web App in Office 365

Outlook.

com contacts

If you're only new users, you won't be able to connect your Facebook contacts to your Outlook.com account with your Outlook.com Facebook account.

If you have already connected your Facebook account to Outlook.com, your Facebook contacts will no longer be updated with information on Facebook.

Outlook.com, Windows, Windows Phone, and Microsoft 365 calendar sync

Events from Facebook will no longer automatically sync to your Outlook.com, Windows, Windows Phone, and Microsoft 365 calendar. As a workaround, you can follow the link that Facebook provides from your Outlook.com calendar.

When you connect your Outlook.com account to a Windows, Windows Phone, or Microsoft 365 #x4 calendar, the events you're subscribed to will sync across all of those apps.

  1. When sign in to Facebook, then choose Events on the left side of the window.

  2. At the bottom right of the page, under page "Upcoming birthdays " select "Upcoming events" to download the calendar file.

  3. Sign in to Outlook.com in a web browser and go to your calendar.

  4. In the left pane, select "Import calendar > from file"

  5. Select "Browse", navigate to the downloaded calendar file and select "Open".

  6. Select the Outlook.com to which you want to import the calendar and select "Import".

Windows 8.1 People app

The People app on Windows 8.1 no longer supports the following features:

  • Facebook Connect. If you connected the People app to Facebook in Windows 8.1, you will no longer be able to see updates from Facebook contacts in the app. If you're new to using a Microsoft or Facebook account, you won't be able to add your Facebook account to the People app because Facebook Connect is no longer supported.

  • Synchronization of contacts. The displayed contact details of your Facebook friends will no longer be updated with information on Facebook.

  • Notifications on dynamic tiles. Notifications in the People app tile that are visible on the desktop will no longer honor Facebook updates.

  • Share using the charms bar. You will no longer be able to share content with your Facebook contacts using the People app as this is no longer supported.

  • Likes and dislikes, commenting and posting. Posting updates to Facebook contacts using the People app is no longer supported.

Windows 8 People app

The People desktop app on Windows 8 will work, but will no longer receive updates from Facebook for connected accounts. As a result, the "What's New" and "Notifications" sections, contact information, and dynamic tile notifications for Facebook contacts will no longer update based on information on Facebook.

If you just added a Facebook account to the People app, Connect is no longer supported.

Windows 8 Calendar and Windows 8.1 Calendar

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 Calendar app will no longer receive birthday or event updates for Facebook contacts. As a result, the information displayed in the live tile in the Calendar app may be out of date.

Windows 8 Photo Gallery and Movie Album

  • You can no longer post photos or videos directly to Facebook. But those photos and videos that are already posted to Facebook using the Photo Album app are not going anywhere.

  • There is a workaround: you can publish your movie project to your computer using the Photo Gallery application using the 1080p, 720p, or 480p profiles that are already built into Photo Gallery. And then simply transfer the finished movie files directly to Facebook by visiting the Facebook website.

  • You can still upload photos to Facebook using the Facebook app or website by selecting photos saved on your computer.

For more information, see the Windows Essentials community forum.

Windows 8 Photos app

  • You will no longer be able to view photos and videos previously posted on Facebook.

  • You can still upload photos to Facebook using the Facebook app or website by selecting photos saved on your computer.

Windows Phone 7 and 8 "People"

Newsfeed data in the People app will no longer be updated with information from Facebook. Contacts and events from Facebook listed in the Calendar app will no longer be updated with information on Facebook.

Note: These changes only apply to Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8. If you're on Windows Phone 8.1, the People app will still work with Facebook.

Windows Phone 7 and 8 OneDrive

Posting a photo or video to a Facebook wall or Facebook profile no longer works with Windows Phone 7.5.8 and Office. But there is a workaround: you can post photos and videos using the Facebook website or app.

Windows Phone 7 and 8 Photos

Posting a photo or video to a Facebook Wall or Facebook Profile Windows Phone 7 and 8 no longer works. Adding photos from Facebook to Photo Album is also not supported.

But there is a workaround: you can post and view photos and videos using the Facebook website or app.

Windows Calendar & Contacts Live Essentials

Windows features and Live Essentials Contacts will still work, but will no longer receive updates to birthdays or Facebook contacts associated with connected credentials. As a result, such Facebook contact data may be out of date.

OneDrive Online