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Pawnu
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1 year ago
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Will the Quest 3 ever support Wi-Fi 7?

Hi,

I've seen contradictory information regarding WiFi 7 support on Quest 3. I'm currently testing WiFi 7 router and it seems Quest 3 connects in WiFi 6 mode.

 

Is WiFi 7 something that will be enabled with firmware update or hardware limits it to 6/6e?

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  • MetaStoreHelp's avatar
    MetaStoreHelp
    1 year ago

    Hey there, Pawnu! We don't have information yet as to whether there will be any up coming updates that will enable Wi-Fi 7. 

    However, we think it's a great idea that you are welcome to share on our ideas forum here. It's a great place were innovation is encouraged!

    If you have any additional questions, please let us know! 
     

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  • MetaStoreHelp's avatar
    MetaStoreHelp
    Community Manager
    1 year ago

    Hey there, Pawnu! We don't have information yet as to whether there will be any up coming updates that will enable Wi-Fi 7. 

    However, we think it's a great idea that you are welcome to share on our ideas forum here. It's a great place were innovation is encouraged!

    If you have any additional questions, please let us know! 
     

      • MetaStoreHelp's avatar
        MetaStoreHelp
        Community Manager
        1 year ago

        Hi again, Pawnu! At the moment, we don't have any information regarding that. if you need help with anything else, please let us know! 

    • SatanSlayerUK's avatar
      SatanSlayerUK
      Explorer
      10 months ago

      Smart Hub Pro

      YES!!! The Meta Quest 3 does connect to my wifi 7 ee router! 

       

      • i_o_i's avatar
        i_o_i
        Honored Guest
        10 months ago

        Sure, because WiFi7 is backwards compatible. But your Quest 3 communicates using Wi-Fi 6E instead.

  • Pawnu's avatar
    Pawnu
    Explorer
    1 year ago

    Funny how statement about not knowing the answer has been marked as solution 😄

    • i_o_i's avatar
      i_o_i
      Honored Guest
      1 year ago

      I checked because I'm curious as well.

      The Quest 3 can't and thus WILL NEVER support WiFi 7. While the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 indeed CAN support WiFi 7, the WiFi Qualcomm WCN6856 Network adapter inside the Quest 3 CAN'T. And replacing a soldered chip on the board of the Q3 is not worth the effort.

      You can see the the WCN6856 in the teardown here on the right: https://youtu.be/liVll-GVF3Q?t=226

      The supported Protocols are: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.2, IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E)

      https://www.de.shi.com/product/44912586/Qualcomm-WCN6856-Network-adapter

       

      Your Link also refers to Intel Laptops and Intel Chips, which do support WiFi 7. And they talk about making it easier and better to connect to Intel Laptops/Chips with WiFi 7 to put the Quest 3 to a separate less crowded channel thus increasing performance/stability.
      As WiFi 7 is backwards compatible, the Quest 3 will communicate using WiFi 6e with the Intel WiFi 7 Chip.