March 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms ( META ) decidedagainst a partnership with Alphabet to use Google'sAndroid XR platform for its virtual and mixed-reality Questheadsets, The Information reported on Friday.

Google had suggested that Meta partnered with its newsoftware platform that is being developed for virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed-reality headsets, the report said,citing a source involved in the talks.

But such a partnership could thwart Meta CEO MarkZuckerberg's plan to "own the next computational platform forAR, VR and mixed reality," according to the report.

Meta is already talking to hardware companies, includingSouth Korea's LG Electronics, about building new VRdevices using Quest's software, the report said, quoting unnamedMeta employees.

Meta and LG Electronics did not respond to Reuters requestfor comment, while Alphabet declined to comment.

Meta's Quest devices currently run on an open-source versionof Google's Android operating system, the report said.

Apple ( AAPL ) released its mixed reality headset Vision Prolast month.(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by AnilD'Silva and Shinjini Ganguli)