Xiaomi Mi VR headset and Mi Live app launched in India

The Mi VR headset is a very basic VR headset experience, and there’s also a Mi VR companion app which has 3D movies, 2D or gaming applications that can be watched on the same. Xiaomi says the Mi VR Play app is Google Cardboard compatible and gives users access to the library of videos and apps on Google Play as well. The Google Cardboard app is also compatible with this VR headset.

Mi VR Play app is not officially listed on the Google Play Store, and the website has a QR code which can be scanned in order to download the app.

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From Cardboard camera to the 360 videos on YouTube, the Mi VR headset does what some of the other cardboard-based headsets already offer in the market. Except this one comes with Xiaomi’s Mi branding, and supports a lot more display sizes that some of the other headsets in the market. Xiaomi has not confirmed when the Mi VR headset is going to be back in stock on Mi.com.

The Mi Live app India’s first live streaming app which will have locally sourced content; it will also support a new VR feature that allows users to view VR content in the app.

Xiaomi is known for launching more than just smartphones in China; from the Mi NoteBook Air to bicycles to Air Purifiers. The company is slowly expanding its range of products in India as well and the Mi AirPurifier 2, Mi Band 2 are available in the market along with Mi-branded other accessories.