Quest 3 Hand Tracking: How to Turn It On and Use It
Quest 3 hand tracking guide: how to turn it on, every pinch and thumb gesture, switching from controllers, supported games and fixes. Meta docs, Nov 2026.
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Mothergunship: Forge Moves to Unreal 5.7, Adds Hand Tracking
Terrible Posture Games’ Thank You, Recruit! Update lands October 15 with an Unreal 5.7 engine move, Ascension and Daily modes, and Quest hand tracking.
Melt ContactGlove3 Wins CEATEC Award, Sale Date Unclear
Murata and Melt won a CEATEC 2026 Excellence Award for the camera-free ContactGlove3 VR glove, but Melt’s pages disagree on an October or November sale.
Synth Riders Adds Full Hand Tracking for Meta VR Glasses
Kluge Interactive made all 200-plus Synth Riders songs playable without controllers on Quest 3 and 3S, aiming to be ready for Meta VR Glasses on day one.
Meta VR Glasses Hands-On: Tom’s Guide Says Gestures Work
Meta VR Glasses won over Tom’s Guide’s VR skeptic Scott Younker on comfort at Connect, though he flagged unfinished gesture feedback and selection UI.
Meta Opens $1 Million VR Start Contest for Hands-Only Apps
Meta’s $1 million VR Start Developer Competition requires every entry to work with hands alone, stocking the store for Meta VR Glasses in spring 2027.
Just Hoops 2.0 Adds Hand Tracking to Quest Basketball
Just Hoops 2.0 on Quest adds hand tracking with Natural Shot and Pointer Shot modes, mixed reality Trickshots and assists, timed to Meta’s VR Glasses push.
Cardmada Brings Pirate Card Battles to Meta VR Glasses
Cardmada, a free-to-play pirate tactical card battler built for hand and eye input, is coming to Meta VR Glasses and Quest 3 and 3S, Meta said at Connect.
Beat Saber Flux Hand-Tracking Mode Targets Meta VR Glasses
Beat Games will ship its largest Beat Saber update in spring 2027, led by Flux, a hand-first rhythm mode built for Meta VR Glasses and Quest headsets.
Story of Seasons Brings Hand-Tracked Farming to VR Glasses
Marvelous brings Story of Seasons: Your Wonderful Life, the series’ first mixed reality farming sim, to Meta VR Glasses and Quest 3 in spring 2027.