November 6, 2015 - 09:08 AMT
YouTube rolls out support for VR video

YouTube announced on Thursday, November 5, it will support VR video. More than that, the platform is also making existing video viewable through a VR headset, VentureBeat reports.

Now YouTube videos will have a little icon featuring Google’s Cardboard headset that will push users into a VR viewing mode. Once there, users just need to pop their phone into a smartphone-compatible headset like the Samsung Gear or Google’s Cardboard and begin watching.

Sadly for iOS users, the new YouTube VR experience is limited to Android for now.

Google has been playing around with virtual reality for a while now. In addition to building its Google Cardboard VR system, the company also has been slowly making certain Google products VR compatible. Last month it turned the Google StreetView app into a 3D viewing experience.