Important Update: A Fond Farewell to vTime XR

For just shy of a decade, vTime XR has been a space where people from around the world could meet, chat, and share despite the distance between them. Since our launch in December 2015, over 1.4 million people from across the globe have connected through our app, the first cross-reality social network. You’ve met across continents, shared stories with strangers who became friends, found love, and even proposed in virtual reality. During the pandemic, you turned virtual worlds into lifelines of connection.

When the time came to say goodbye, we’d hoped we could give you plenty of notice, with time to relive your favourite memories, meet up with friends, and hold one last farewell party in the app.

Unfortunately, a vulnerability in Unity (the engine we used to build vTime XR) has been recently discovered, and it affects the current version of the app. As much as it upsets us to close vTime XR without notice, we’re unable to patch the vulnerability, and we can’t risk the safety of our community by keeping the app online. Importantly, there’s no evidence that this issue has been exploited or that it has had any impact on our users.

So, with heavy hearts, we’ll be taking vTime XR offline immediately. It’s especially difficult knowing that December 22nd would have marked our 10th anniversary, a milestone we would have loved to celebrate with you all.

We know many of you will want to hold on to memories you have stored in the app. Your account will still be accessible via a browser until April 10th, 2026, so you can download any pictures, messages or other data you’d like to keep. We'll delete all user account data after this date. We also recommend that you delete the vTime XR app from your devices, as it will no longer function and could be affected by the vulnerability.

Thank you for being part of this incredible journey. For every conversation, every laugh, and every friendship forged in our destinations, we are forever grateful. Though we’re saying goodbye to this chapter in vTime’s history, we can’t wait to show you what’s coming next.

With love,
The vTime Team