YouTube adds virtual reality video to its Android app

YouTube is steeping into virtual reality in a big way.

The company added support for virtual reality videos to its Android app Thursday and announced that any YouTube video can now be viewed with the company's Cardboard virtual reality headset. The changes are limited to YouTube's Android app for now, but iOS is coming soon, Google says.

YouTube previously supported 360-degree videos, which could be viewed with Cardboard, but virtual reality videos take this experience a step further. "VR video gives you a sense of depth as you look around in every direction," Google writes in a statement. "Near things look near, far things look far." Read more...