Feature Suggestions: Diminishing Light in Passthrough & Stremio Integration

sagar17997

Hi Skybox Team,

First, a big thanks for your constant improvements and powerful features in Skybox VR! I have two suggestions that I feel would greatly improve the user experience:

Diminishing Light Feature for Passthrough Mode
It would be amazing if you could implement a “diminishing light” option when watching videos in passthrough mode. In Moon VR Player, this feature lets users dim or filter the real-world light around the virtual screen, making the environment less bright and more comfortable for the eyes—especially when watching movies at night or in bright settings. The user could drag a slider or choose presets to soften the passthrough camera feed, improving immersion and reducing eye strain.
Stremio Streaming Integration (Like YouTube Access)
Many Quest users enjoy streaming content via Stremio, which offers lots of open-source movies and TV channels. Right now, Skybox lets us log in and stream YouTube videos natively, which is fantastic. If you could add a direct Stremio streaming feature—so users could browse Stremio catalogs, log in, and instantly play movies or TV streams in Skybox VR—it would be a huge selling point and make Skybox even more versatile as the ultimate VR player.

Thanks for considering these feature requests! Looking forward to more amazing updates from the team.

Lucy

sagar17997
Hello, thanks for your suggestions! I will pass them to our dev team.

Have you tried SKYBOX 2.0.0 beta? When you tap "Open with…", "Share", or "Play in external player" in Android apps such as Stremio for Android, you will see SKYBOX Player as an available option and you can select it for playback.

To switch to beta channel:
On your Quest 2 or Quest 3, go to Quest Settings > Privacy & safety > Installed app > find SKYBOX VR Video Player > click Release Channels > select "2.0.0 Preview" and install the update.

sagar17997

Hello Lucy,

I did experiment with it, and after making a few refinements, it functioned flawlessly by utilizing the external player option. This is truly remarkable.

Could you please consider incorporating the diminishing light feature, as that would make Skybox player ideal?

Lucy

sagar17997
Hi there, we will have a discussion about the diminishing light feature.