VRChat Plans URP Migration and Tests Android to iOS Shader Transpilation
The November 5 developer update says VRChat plans to migrate its render pipeline from Unity's Built-in RP to the Universal Render Pipeline. No schedule is given.
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Why it matters
VRChat's platform runs on user-built avatars and worlds, so its move to URP depends on whether shaders can be converted automatically, and the Android-to-iOS test is how it intends to find out.
Key Facts
- VRChat announced on November 5 that it plans to migrate from Unity's Built-in RP to the Universal Render Pipeline.
- No schedule for the URP migration has been presented.
- An SDK scheduled for release soon adds an option to transpile Android builds to iOS builds automatically, which VRChat describes as a test for future URP migration work.
- VRChat officially supports Unity 6 with version 2026.3.3, released on October 2.
- VRChat asks users to report worlds where transpilation failed or where shaders appear pink on iOS.
An SDK due soon adds an option to convert Android builds to iOS builds automatically, which VRChat calls a test of the shader transpilation the migration will need. VRChat asks users to report worlds where conversion fails or shaders turn pink on iOS.
VRChat officially supports Unity 6 as of version 2026.3.3, released on October 2. A June developer update said the rendering pipeline would not change and that migration to URP was not yet planned. The November 5 update names URP as the target.
Unity's side of that decision is already public. Product manager Oliver Schnabel's February "Render Pipelines strategy for 2026" set out a formal deprecation process for Built-in RP and put development focus on URP, with no new features planned for HDRP. Rust and Beat Saber have already left Built-in RP.
VRChat's creator documentation still tells users not to build new avatar or world projects on HDRP or URP. No schedule for the migration has been given.
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