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Can you use any device these days without creating an online account?

My monitor does not require online account yet - I don’t see why my VR classes should either.

Quest headsets aren't monitors and don't get their input from a computer. They are standalone devices with a consumer OS and app store, much like your PC or smartphone.

I wonder how it is then mentioned in this context. It is not comparable at all.

> > My monitor does not require online account yet - I don’t see why my VR classes should either.

> They are standalone devices with a consumer OS and app store, much like your PC or smartphone.

My PC does not require online account yet - I don't see why my VR glasses should either.

Yes, you use a meta account that has no ties to Facebook. Mine is under an alias with absolutely no connection to any social feeds or network.

Unless you count Meta Horizon Worlds which is kind of a joke.

Do you leave your phone outside when you use it? Do you use the same wifi? I would find it hard to believe that Meta can't predict who you are.

The question was if you needed a Facebook account for a quest headset. Not whether or not you wear a tinfoil hat.

Has been possible for years.