Meta Will End Quest 2 and Quest Pro OS Updates in 2027

Meta will ship the final operating-system update for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro VR headsets by March 2027, the company announced on November 2. That update, designated v213, marks the end of feature-level software support for devices that launched in 2020 and 2022, respectively.

When does Meta stop updating Quest 2 and Quest Pro?

The v213 release is the last planned OS update for both headsets, according to Meta's announcement cited by The Verge. After that point, Meta will keep shipping security patches and critical bug fixes through the end of 2027, meaning the devices will still receive safety-related maintenance for roughly nine additional months beyond the final feature update.

What happens to apps built for these headsets?

Developers can continue submitting apps that support Quest 2 or Quest Pro through December 2027, per Meta's statement. After that window closes, new app submissions targeting those two headsets will no longer be accepted, though previously submitted apps are expected to remain available to existing owners. Meta is not announcing a change to app store access itself — only to the pipeline for new submissions and OS-level feature updates.

Why is Meta making this change now?

Meta discontinued both the Quest 2 and Quest Pro as retail products in 2024, so the 2027 cutoff for software support follows roughly three years after sales ended. The timing also lines up with Meta's push toward newer hardware: the company is calling the Quest 3 and Quest 3S "the baseline for Meta VR gamers" going forward, according to its announcement. Meta is also preparing to launch its first VR Glasses in spring 2027, and the company said those glasses "run on the same OS and SDKs" as the Quest 3 line, which gives developers a reason to concentrate engineering effort on newer hardware rather than maintaining parallel support for four device generations.

What should current Quest 2 or Quest Pro owners do?

Meta's statement did not include a trade-in program, discount, or mandatory upgrade path tied to the 2027 cutoff. Owners can keep using their headsets after support ends; the devices simply will not receive new OS features, and after December 2027 they will stop receiving security patches as well. Meta acknowledged in its announcement that "millions of people still play" on the Quest 2 and Quest Pro, suggesting the installed base remains large even after discontinuation. Anyone buying VR hardware today, or shopping for accessories to pair with a headset, may want to weigh that support timeline alongside hardware specs — a consideration similar to the kind of peripheral compatibility questions covered in HTT's look at adaptive gaming peripherals shown at a recent Saudi exhibition.

Is this different from how Meta handled past hardware transitions?

Meta has not published a long-term support policy that spans multiple Quest generations, so there is no prior public schedule to compare against directly. The Verge's report notes only the specifics of this transition — the v213 cutoff, the 2027 security-patch window, and the December 2027 app-submission deadline — without citing an earlier precedent from Meta on headset end-of-life timing.

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