Enhanced state control for anchor-based cross reality applications

A system comprising one or more processors, the system configured to present virtual content to a user of the system, wherein the system further comprises non-transitory computer storage media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining information identifying one or more applications with respective anchor locations located within a first threshold distance metric of the XR device, wherein an anchor location corresponds to a real-world location at which virtual content is to be presented;
• determining respective states, selected from a plurality of states, to be assigned to the one or more applications, the states being determined based on a proximity of the anchor locations to the XR device;
• implementing the states, wherein a first application of the one or more applications is assigned a state to render virtual content, and wherein the first application presents virtual content via the XR device at a first anchor location;
• and
• in response to movement of the XR device, determining updated states for the one or more applications.

Non-transitory computer storage media storing instructions that, when executed by a system comprising one or more processors and configured to present virtual content to a user of the system, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining information identifying one or more applications with respective anchor locations located within a first threshold distance metric of the XR device, wherein an anchor location corresponds to a real-world location at which virtual content is to be presented;
• determining respective states, selected from a plurality of states, to be assigned to the one or more applications, the states being determined based on a proximity of the anchor locations to the XR device;
• implementing the states, wherein a first application of the one or more applications is assigned a state to render virtual content, and wherein the first application presents virtual content via the XR device at a first anchor location;
• and
• in response to movement of the XR device, determining updated states for the one or more applications.