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January 18, 2026, 6:02 AM EST. Meta will retire Horizon Workrooms on Feb. 16 as it shifts from VR collaboration toward AR glasses for work. Launched in 2021 during the pandemic, it let users join meetings as avatars around virtual tables with an option for a remote desktop and keyboard. Meta says Horizon Workrooms has evolved into a broader social platform and will be closed; users are advised to use Remote Desktop, Microsoft Teams Immersive, or Zoom Workspace. The move comes after sizable cuts to Reality Labs, roughly 1,500 jobs, and highlights the trade-off between comfort, limited field of view and multitasking in headsets. Even with Apple Vision Pro, similar meetings require wearing a headset, a hurdle for long sessions.