Google could easily make the galaxy XR by updating android XR to allow the galaxy XR to be a wired connection to the PC for great benefit in PCVR. It has recently been done in virtual desktop for the Meta quest headset, and the same could be done for the galaxy XR headset.

It’s the same APK for all headsets basically. Other platforms could add support for NCM just like Quest did and they would have wired support as well.

Guy Godin (the creator of Virtual Desktop) actively maintains feature parity across the standalone Android headsets supported by his app (including Quest, Pico, Play for Dream MR, and Samsung Galaxy XR).

Current Status and Development Direction

1. Active Galaxy XR Support: Virtual Desktop already natively supports the Samsung Galaxy XR for wireless streaming.
2. Wired USB Precedent: When Guy added wired USB streaming (using USB NCM / network emulation) to the Meta Quest version of Virtual Desktop, it proved that the app's architecture can handle direct-cable streaming alongside Wi-Fi.
3. Android XR Shared Codebase: Because the Galaxy XR runs on Android XR, the underlying network socket handling and streaming protocol are essentially identical to the Quest app.
4. What Makes USB NCM Bottleneck-Free
5. Unthrottled Bus Speed: USB NCM runs at the native signaling rate of the USB 3.1 Gen 1 connection. That gives you roughly 3.2 to 3.8 Gbps of real-world usable data throughput.
6. Plenty of Room for Stream Bitrates: Virtual Desktop over USB streams at bitrates ranging from 200 Mbps to 800+ Mbps depending on your GPU, codec (AV1, HEVC, H.264), and resolution settings. Because the cable offers over 3,000 Mbps of headroom, the stream only uses about 10% to 25% of the available cable pipe.
7. Direct Processing: The stream goes straight from the PC's USB driver to the Galaxy XR's Snapdragon USB controller. There is no middle-man Ethernet chip translating packets or capping speed at 1G or 2.5G.