# Feature Requests **URL:** https://community.nianticspatial.com/c/feature-requests/6.md [Latest](https://community.nianticspatial.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.nianticspatial.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.nianticspatial.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Feature Requests category](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/about-the-feature-requests-category/44)
**Author:** [@chadjones](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/chadjones)\ **Replies:** 0
We want to hear how we can improve our platform, our forums, our documentation, and our tutorials to help you better succeed! Expect an average initial support response time of 24 hours. --- ## [Support fo Meta’s ‘Project Phoenix’ and other XR glasses](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/support-fo-meta-s-project-phoenix-and-other-xr-glasses/5803)
**Author:** [@Esteban\_Gallardo](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Esteban_Gallardo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/support-fo-meta-s-project-phoenix-and-other-xr-glasses/5803 "2026-09-23T08:29:39Z")
I would like to know if you plan to offer support for Meta’s “Project Phoenix” or other XR glasses, such as the XReal Aura. I have just implemented support for my mixed reality project on the Meta Quest; however, for the… --- ## [Is there any support for Meta Quest 3?](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/is-there-any-support-for-meta-quest-3/5794)
**Author:** [@Esteban\_Gallardo](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Esteban_Gallardo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 10:12am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/is-there-any-support-for-meta-quest-3/5794 "2026-09-05T10:12:42Z")
I’ve developed an open source project to create digital tours for museums and I wanted to offer support to mixed reality experiences through Meta Quest 3 headset, but I have noticed your Github samples no longer include … --- ## [Future of Scaniverse Classic?](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/future-of-scaniverse-classic/5759)
**Author:** [@Rob\_Aitchison](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Rob_Aitchison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/future-of-scaniverse-classic/5759 "2026-07-07T14:21:35Z")
Hello, I am curious about the future of Scaniverse Classic and wonder what might be shared publicly here? Thanks in advance for any insights! --- ## [GLB excelente aditamento](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/glb-excelente-aditamento/5755)
**Author:** [@JORGE\_CARMONA](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/JORGE_CARMONA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/glb-excelente-aditamento/5755 "2026-06-18T23:55:26Z")
Hi Scaniverse team, Just a quick note to say that I’m really enjoying the platform. I’m currently learning and experimenting with Scaniverse and SuperSplat, and it feels like every time I log in I discover something new… --- ## [Tiempo de procesado mp4](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/tiempo-de-procesado-mp4/5754)
**Author:** [@JORGE\_CARMONA](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/JORGE_CARMONA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/tiempo-de-procesado-mp4/5754 "2026-06-18T23:43:51Z")
Hello Scaniverse team, We are running our own tests, but we would like to confirm something with you. If we upload the exact same capture to Scaniverse for processing, once as the original INSV file and once converted … --- ## [Question about MP4 vs INSV processing time](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/question-about-mp4-vs-insv-processing-time/5752)
**Author:** [@JORGE\_CARMONA](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/JORGE_CARMONA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/question-about-mp4-vs-insv-processing-time/5752 "2026-06-18T00:03:05Z")
Hi Scaniverse Team, We have a question regarding processing times for 360 video uploads. So far, we have uploaded several native INSV files from a 360 camera. These files were relatively large and typically took betwee… --- ## [Are there any plans for this to be available in a license for students?](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/are-there-any-plans-for-this-to-be-available-in-a-license-for-students/5747)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Strong](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Matthew_Strong)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/are-there-any-plans-for-this-to-be-available-in-a-license-for-students/5747 "2026-06-15T20:58:09Z")
Is there any chance there will be a lower cost option for students and nonprofit use cases? Also you should add some ways to delete stuff from your website GUI if a project is simply for a quick evaluation test as I can’… --- ## [Suggestions please on best way to deal with 360 videos that are longer than 5 minutes](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/suggestions-please-on-best-way-to-deal-with-360-videos-that-are-longer-than-5-minutes/5745)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Hainsworth](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Kevin_Hainsworth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/suggestions-please-on-best-way-to-deal-with-360-videos-that-are-longer-than-5-minutes/5745 "2026-05-30T11:34:19Z")
I have 3 overlapping 360 videos of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and neighbouring buildings. Each video is longer than 5 minutes. What, if any, workflow will help me produce a single combined 3DGS, preferably using Niantic. --- ## [Public Wayspots?](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/public-wayspots/5742)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Ortega](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Tom_Ortega)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/public-wayspots/5742 "2026-06-09T22:07:25Z")
Just reading through the docs and something occurred to me. Are there no more public wayspots/VPS activated locations? Is the way to work with VPS now only through self made scans that are submitted through the scanivers… --- ## [Peridot Crisis!](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/peridot-crisis/5733)
**Author:** [@Keri\_Toups](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Keri_Toups)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/peridot-crisis/5733 "2026-05-18T21:35:57Z")
WHY? I really wish to know why. Why would yall shutdown this amazing game!? There isn’t any other game like this in the world yall decided to close it down? FOR WHAT?! I really crazy over this game just love it’, n im su… --- ## [How about making scans on Into the Scaniverse?](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/how-about-making-scans-on-into-the-scaniverse/5715)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Chen](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Lynn_Chen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/how-about-making-scans-on-into-the-scaniverse/5715 "2026-04-15T17:27:37Z")
We all know Quest 3 can scan the space and build a model for it. It is becoming an official feature though the data must be uploaded to the server for processing. So why Into the Scaniverse cannot do that as we do in Sca… --- ## [Vps Management for gameplay](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/vps-management-for-gameplay/5699)
**Author:** [@md1](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/md1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/vps-management-for-gameplay/5699 "2026-03-09T16:51:36Z")
Hi! Since the shutdown of the Lightship platform and the Geospatial Browser, the ability to activate and manage scans (for example for Ingress) has been removed. Will this feature be reintroduced in the future, or has … --- ## [8thwall is closing, no VPS WebAR plans?](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/8thwall-is-closing-no-vps-webar-plans/5645)
**Author:** [@Kim\_Dominique\_Vasque](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Kim_Dominique_Vasque)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/8thwall-is-closing-no-vps-webar-plans/5645 "2026-03-05T21:09:36Z")
Since the 8thwall is closing, any plans for a WebAR VPS? I hope to see it still supported since we don’t have any options right now for WebAR VPS --- ## [Questions about the just announced NSDK for Swift](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/questions-about-the-just-announced-nsdk-for-swift/5637)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Ortega](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Tom_Ortega)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/questions-about-the-just-announced-nsdk-for-swift/5637 "2026-05-24T10:57:33Z")
Note that the Swift documentation mentions “AR Foundation”, but I think this is just a copy/paste error from the Unity docs. I also had some questions about the new Swift NSDK. Is the goal eventual feature parity wit… --- ## [How to remove VPS spot that is changed now from geospatial browser?](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/how-to-remove-vps-spot-that-is-changed-now-from-geospatial-browser/5595)
**Author:** [@Zhenlin\_Xu](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Zhenlin_Xu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/how-to-remove-vps-spot-that-is-changed-now-from-geospatial-browser/5595 "2026-03-30T09:45:30Z")
Hi, I am recently working on the VPS. I noticed that there are several VPS spots available to me that were scanned before. However, I also found out that some were not existed anymore. For example, the figure below disp… --- ## [Support 16 KB page sizes](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/support-16-kb-page-sizes/5514)
**Author:** [@Naveen](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Naveen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/support-16-kb-page-sizes/5514 "2025-07-25T16:49:30Z")
Hi Niantic team, Do current ARDK versions support Android’s 16 KB page size? If not yet supported, when can we expect an update for compatibility? --- ## [A transparent shader that can receive light as well as shadows in URP](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/a-transparent-shader-that-can-receive-light-as-well-as-shadows-in-urp/5378)
**Author:** [@Ross\_Styants1](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Ross_Styants1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/a-transparent-shader-that-can-receive-light-as-well-as-shadows-in-urp/5378 "2025-05-05T16:54:43Z")
The title says it all really - has anybody come across this in Unity URP? - a transparent shader which can also pick up light from Spot and Point lights? - I had such a shader working in Standard pipeline but am struggl… --- ## [Support for 16KB page sizes on Android](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/support-for-16kb-page-sizes-on-android/5371)
**Author:** [@Felix\_Gahr](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Felix_Gahr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/support-for-16kb-page-sizes-on-android/5371 "2025-05-07T13:42:10Z")
Google is introducing 16KB page size support for future Android devices, which will likely become a requirement for Android apps in the play store at some point. Right now the Niantic ARDK is not 16K aligned though and I… --- ## [Lightship Maps SDK full release timeline and its support of Unity 6](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/lightship-maps-sdk-full-release-timeline-and-its-support-of-unity-6/5285)
**Author:** [@Feng\_Ge](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Feng_Ge)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/lightship-maps-sdk-full-release-timeline-and-its-support-of-unity-6/5285 "2025-07-04T15:13:12Z")
Hi team, Lightship Maps for Unity has bee in Public Beta version for almost 2 years, what’s the timeline to release the product version? Also, will it support Unity 6? --- ## [Scanning without mobile GPU](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/scanning-without-mobile-gpu/5283)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Wasowicz](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Alex_Wasowicz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/scanning-without-mobile-gpu/5283 "2025-03-26T23:23:47Z")
Today I tried to scan my first Gaussian Splat with Scaniverse, and was disheartened to discover that my 2021 Moto Power G does not have enough GPU. Obviously the solution is for Niantic to offload heavy processing requi… --- ## [Where can I monitor the number of VPS calls, active users etc?](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/where-can-i-monitor-the-number-of-vps-calls-active-users-etc/5234)
**Author:** [@Felix\_Gahr](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Felix_Gahr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/where-can-i-monitor-the-number-of-vps-calls-active-users-etc/5234 "2025-03-12T01:03:10Z")
So with the pricing structure being based on things like VPS calls and MAUs, it would be quite an important thing to be able to see statistics on the current number of calls etc my app used this month. However, looking a… --- ## [Design of map customization outside of Unity](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/design-of-map-customization-outside-of-unity/5144)
**Author:** [@Yupeng\_Gu](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Yupeng_Gu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/design-of-map-customization-outside-of-unity/5144 "2025-01-27T15:38:44Z")
Hi, I don’t know if it’s a right question to ask, as I’m not very experienced in Unity, although I have a new project idea in mind. For UI designers who have been more comfortable working with Figma, is there any good t… --- ## [VPS documentation still shows Wayfarer app guidelines](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/vps-documentation-still-shows-wayfarer-app-guidelines/5073)
**Author:** [@Lupask](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Lupask)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/vps-documentation-still-shows-wayfarer-app-guidelines/5073 "2024-12-18T22:12:31Z")
As the title says. Wayfarer app was deprecated some time ago, so all this documentation is obsolete now. Or iOs users will not get moved on to Scaniverse ? --- ## [How would you implement a light meter?](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/how-would-you-implement-a-light-meter/4955)
**Author:** [@Ross\_Styants1](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Ross_Styants1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/how-would-you-implement-a-light-meter/4955 "2024-11-08T18:17:53Z")
Is there currently a way to have a lightmeter - so that if there’s not enough light for the app to function well - it’ll inform the user? Thanks --- ## [Unity 6 & ARFoundation 6 support](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/unity-6-arfoundation-6-support/4897)
**Author:** [@SimonDarksideJ](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/SimonDarksideJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/unity-6-arfoundation-6-support/4897 "2024-12-19T20:01:57Z")
Is there a version in the works that will support Unity 6? Unity 6 is imminently due to release, so I would have expected that a version must have been in the works for the past year but not yet released. I’ve forked t… --- ## [Scanning Framework and Gaussian Splats](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/scanning-framework-and-gaussian-splats/4888)
**Author:** [@Thorsten\_Mewes](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Thorsten_Mewes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/scanning-framework-and-gaussian-splats/4888 "2024-10-11T00:06:09Z")
Hello, Is Lightship planning to add the Scanning Framework and Gaussian Splatting to ARDK3.x at some point? Thanks --- ## [2 propositions bloqué sur processing](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/2-propositions-bloque-sur-processing/4884)
**Author:** [@Theobald](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Theobald)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/2-propositions-bloque-sur-processing/4884 "2024-10-09T19:55:41Z")
Bonjour j’ ai actuellement 2 propositions bloqué sur #processing# depuis 72 Heures pouvez vous m aider a les débloquées ??? Morhange - Skatepark Public VPS: Processing 2 Rue du Pratel, 57340 Morhange, France 48.926, … --- ## [VPS anywhere please](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/vps-anywhere-please/4883)
**Author:** [@Jelmer\_Verhoog](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Jelmer_Verhoog)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/vps-anywhere-please/4883 "2024-10-09T00:27:57Z")
I’ve been following Lightship from the start (since 6D :wink: ) and love the SDK. However, I can’t use it for my use case because VPS’ useage is limited to public spots etc. Why is this limitation in place, while other … --- ## [Playback recording as a part of Wayfarer app](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/playback-recording-as-a-part-of-wayfarer-app/4872)
**Author:** [@manoj\_parameshwaran](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/manoj_parameshwaran)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/playback-recording-as-a-part-of-wayfarer-app/4872 "2024-12-17T08:37:38Z")
Hi Team, Can the playback record be a feature as part of the wayfarer apps test scan. You can give the option to the user who is uploading the test scan to create playback video for the same location for testing in edit… [Next page](https://community.nianticspatial.com/c/feature-requests/6.md?page=1)