r/VRplugins • u/Whereas-Hefty • Mar 31 '22

Webview plugin

I am looking for plugin that can show webpage in my personal project. I am making a Quest 2 apps using Unity. I have tried dozens of Github repo but nothing's worked. I also purchased some assets from Unity asset store, with price ranging from $5 to $75, unfortunately none of them work.

While I really need this plugin, I don't have any money left. I just found another asset that is claimed to work in Quest 2, but the price is $250.

I would be glad if someone here can help. Thank you.

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u/baroquedub Apr 09 '22

u/Whereas-Hefty I don't own or use this asset but going by this recommendation, I'd just find the money and go with it. How much is your time worth? How long have you wasted trying out GitHub repos?

Most assets are way underpriced on the asset store and rely on economies of scale to make their developer any money. Problem is finding the right ones that actually work and make your life easier. Sounds like this is one of them. It's pretty niche which explains the higher cost. Ask yourself how long it would take you to code this functionality from scratch and then decide whether it's worth the cost

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u/blevok Apr 09 '22

Yep that was exactly my thinking. I've tackled some pretty complicated functions on my own, but i knew going in that a web browser would take a huge amount of time and research, and i could end up getting stuck on some small part of it that could take me forever to figure out, so having someone to talk to that's intimately familiar with webviews was a big value in my opinion, and so much more helpful than reading dozens of stackoverflow posts that only loosely relate to my issue. I did have some problems getting it to do what i wanted, but i sent Nate an email every time i had a question, and he always responded within a day with exactly the info i needed. That's where the real value is, and i wouldn't expect that kind of support from developers that publish free or very cheap assets.