Hi all,
I have an unlocked international snapdragon Note 4 (N910F), and already installed all Oculus apps. SW version ANK4. Will I have issues running the Gear VR?
Please someone with same device or similar experience help me out with this question. I have a VR on its way, but still a week before arrival.
Thanks a lot in advance!
Aolazaba
aolazaba said:
Hi all,
I have an unlocked international snapdragon Note 4 (N910F), and already installed all Oculus apps. SW version ANK4. Will I have issues running the Gear VR?
Please someone with same device or similar experience help me out with this question. I have a VR on its way, but still a week before arrival.
Thanks a lot in advance!
Aolazaba
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I have the same european Note 4 and the Gear VR is on its way to me but since today i have found two people with the same setup who confirmed that the Gear VR works with it, so we should be hopefully fine.
Powerslash said:
I have the same european Note 4 and the Gear VR is on its way to me but since today i have found two people with the same setup who confirmed that the Gear VR works with it, so we should be hopefully fine.
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I have an SM-N910F, which was not working on my old firmware. I just upgraded it to the N910FXXU1ANK4 firmware. It now works with my Gear VR!
sala_man_der said:
I have an SM-N910F, which was not working on my old firmware. I just upgraded it to the N910FXXU1ANK4 firmware. It now works with my Gear VR!
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Yep you need the Update ANK4 for it to work but that update is already since around 4 weeks in Germany, Poland and some other countries available, so we should be fine.
No success to work the Oculus vr with my Note 4
Hi guys,i have the Note 4 model N910F with the BasebandVersion ANK5 and doesn't work with my Oculus Vr Innovator edition .
If you have any suggestion to work it out i'm all ears!
Thanx!!!
Its too late to keep hoping for gear VR official launch in INDIA for note 4 (SM-N910G) . I don't think they value much of indian users to give any official release. One of the factors I went for note 4 was Gear VR..however the SM-N910G has recently been upgraded to lollipop officially..I am here to know if we order or ship VR to india from outside like US or UK..will it be compatible with indian note 4...anybody has any confirmation about it should I go for one...
Any help relating to this issue is appreciated
akshay0078 said:
Its too late to keep hoping for gear VR official launch in INDIA for note 4 (SM-N910G) . I don't think they value much of indian users to give any official release. One of the factors I went for note 4 was Gear VR..however the SM-N910G has recently been upgraded to lollipop officially..I am here to know if we order or ship VR to india from outside like US or UK..will it be compatible with indian note 4...anybody has any confirmation about it should I go for one...
Any help relating to this issue is appreciated
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please visit this post... i have made a brief detailing about gear vr in india...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-vr/general/using-gear-vr-india-t3108310
If you are buying Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6, make sure you buy the HMD and the S6 in the same country.
Otherwise, the problem mentioned in Oculus forum will happen when the HMD and S6 are bought from different countries.
https://forums.oculus.com/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=22992
Good to know thanks, was very close to ordering hmd form the US
lokto7 said:
If you are buying Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6, make sure you buy the HMD and the S6 in the same country.
Otherwise, the problem mentioned in Oculus forum will happen when the HMD and S6 are bought from different countries.
https://forums.oculus.com/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=22992
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Not really an issue for people who know how to flash custom firmwares.
Just been on Samsung UK Support chat, said it 'should' work fine *confused*
I have ordered my Gear VR from the USA to work with my s6 edge in the UK on 3 (unlocked)....
Will have it next week as to what will happen now!
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dazzlerellis said:
Just been on Samsung UK Support chat, said it 'should' work fine *confused*
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Yep had the same response.
Had a reply from seller in US he said that forum link is mentioning China in particular, euro phone is fine
dazzlerellis said:
Had a reply from seller in US he said that forum link is mentioning China in particular, euro phone is fine
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We will be in the same boat next week then! Will using a VPN allow the update if it doesn't work out of the box?
i cant speak for other countries but i have a canadian S6 and just bought the US gear vr and it is working fine. i've been using it for the last few hours. One way to see if it works is to use an app call Quick Shortcut Maker and look for the link VRSetupWizardStub and see if you can install the oculus software. I did this before i got my headset.
What is the model number of the European S6? I want to try flashing the firmware of the EU S6 on my S6 with model no. SM-G9200.
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We will be in the same boat next week then! Will using a VPN allow the update if it doesn't work out of the box?
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FFS I see the UK page now has the UK version listed but not available to buy yet.
http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/wearables/gear/SM-R321NZWABTU
I ordered my Gear VR s6 in U.S. and my S6 in middle east. it works fine!
whats HMD by the way?
Head mounted display
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
A little late to the party, but my European S6 edge works great with an American HMD.
Can you tell if the fan is running on the gear vr, I just got one and as far as I can tell it never turns on
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Can you tell if the fan is running on the gear vr, I just got one and as far as I can tell it never turns on
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If I am not mistaken the fan will only come on when connected to a USB power source. I could very faintly hear it last night while using it - barely noticeable.
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I also bought a US Gear VR and I am using it on a Canadian S6e with no issues.
I see the HMD is going down right now even on eBay with the reduced price by Best Buy and the announcement of the new version ?? I will test it this month for sure
Got my Gear VR yesterday from T-mobile, went to set it up on my Note 5 N9200, when the setup wizard opens, I hit next, the wizard tries to connect to the servers then returns the following error:
Error Occurred.
Network Error.
I spent all day on the line with Samsung support, they kept dropping my call, and finally told me to go to a Samsung experience center at Best Buy. Does anyone know how to correct this?
I have the same problem. Only thought is that my Note 5 is from Hong Kong so may be on a different firmware than US phones - hence the network error issue. Please let us know if you find a solution!
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I have the same problem. Only thought is that my Note 5 is from Hong Kong so may be on a different firmware than US phones - hence the network error issue. Please let us know if you find a solution!
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Mine is also from HK, assuming you also have an N9200? I really hope Samsung did not region-lock an accessory, that would be really horrible for early adopters...
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Mine is also from HK, assuming you also have an N9200? I really hope Samsung did not region-lock an accessory, that would be really horrible for early adopters...
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Yeah, the N9200. I opened up a support ticket to Oculus on this matter too. I don't think it's necessarily region locking, I think it's just they haven't pushed out the firmware for the HK phones to enable us to download oculus home.
Trying to figure out if there is any way to sideload the oculus home application but there's not much info out there since the new gear VR just came out a few days ago. Ugh, I was so excited to use it and then this...
Update
So, I thought I would give everyone a quick update, as I noticed there are people on a number of forums experiencing this issue. I spoke with Oculus, Samsung Hong Kong, and Samsung US (listed in order of helpfulness).
I learned that in spite of having Gear VR services, set up wizard, and other related software preloaded, the SM-N9200 still needs an update to set up Gear VR. Samsung Hong Kong claimed they did not know of any plans to release Gear VR in Hong Kong, which means anybody who bought an SM-N9200 likely just wasted 99.99 USD. Samsung's US support team knew nothing and was incredibly unhelpful, I'll leave it at that.
I'm very disappointed Samsung is maintaining a 1990's US carrier mindset, assuming we do not live in a connected world, and people would not purchase phones from other regions where they frequently travel. The HK version of the SM-N9200 is the only way for one to own a Note 5 and still have access to TD-LTE networks when they travel to China, as well as Google Services when outside of China, all without rooting.
I really hope Samsung stops punishing US-based SM-N9200 users for their loyalty, and pushes the update out to us ASAP.
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So, I thought I would give everyone a quick update, as I noticed there are people on a number of forums experiencing this issue. I spoke with Oculus, Samsung Hong Kong, and Samsung US (listed in order of helpfulness).
I learned that in spite of having Gear VR services, set up wizard, and other related software preloaded, the SM-N9200 still needs an update to set up Gear VR. Samsung Hong Kong claimed they did not know of any plans to release Gear VR in Hong Kong, which means anybody who bought an SM-N9200 likely just wasted 99.99 USD. Samsung's US support team knew nothing and was incredibly unhelpful, I'll leave it at that.
I'm very disappointed Samsung is maintaining a 1990's US carrier mindset, assuming we do not live in a connected world, and people would not purchase phones from other regions where they frequently travel. The HK version of the SM-N9200 is the only way for one to own a Note 5 and still have access to TD-LTE networks when they travel to China, as well as Google Services when outside of China, all without rooting.
I really hope Samsung stops punishing US-based SM-N9200 users for their loyalty, and pushes the update out to us ASAP.
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Well, that's a huge bummer. Time to return this $99 paperweight.
Wow, what a disappointment. Forgive my ignorance but there is no way to extract what we need from someone that has a U.S. note 5 and side load it?
I have the SM-N9200 , and I've managed to get the Oculus store installed but trying to launch anything brings me right back to the set up wizard.
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Wow, what a disappointment. Forgive my ignorance but there is no way to extract what we need from someone that has a U.S. note 5 and side load it?
I have the SM-N9200 , and I've managed to get the Oculus store installed but trying to launch anything brings me right back to the set up wizard.
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I'm sure there is, just a matter of time. Know anybody with a US Note 5 willing to help?
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I'm sure there is, just a matter of time. Know anybody with a US Note 5 willing to help?
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I've been looking to see if it's possible to install a custom rom that supports gear vr, but no custom roms for the 9200. At this point, I'm almost leaning towards selling my 9200 and buying an unlocked 920L or 920C...
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I've been looking to see if it's possible to install a custom rom that supports gear vr, but no custom roms for the 9200. At this point, I'm almost leaning towards selling my 9200 and buying an unlocked 920L or 920C...
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That's fine if you don't need TD-LTE, still not optimal though. I reckon sometime after thanksgiving the files will make there way to the internet and we can stick it to Samsung.
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That's fine if you don't need TD-LTE, still not optimal though. I reckon sometime after thanksgiving the files will make there way to the internet and we can stick it to Samsung.
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Actually, 9200 is the same model they sell in mainland china so I can't imagine them leaving that entire massive market. Let's hope a solution comes up soon.
I have a n920w8 and there's not even Gear VR in my list of apps in "application manager". Need some help.
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I have a n920w8 and there's not even Gear VR in my list of apps in "application manager". Need some help.
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What you can try doing is download the oculus mobile SDK from here:
https://developer.oculus.com/downloads/
Then copy the oculus cinema apk over to your phone and install it. When you run that app, it should trigger the oculus installation wizard. That's where I get stuck though, it just goes into a "Network Error" loop for me when I try to progress but maybe you'll have more luck with your model.
Noted, I'll give this a try. If that network error loop is the same one you were getting before, then I wonder if Samsung's servers are actually detecting and blocking devices based on model number? Samsung is really worse than Apple about this stuff...
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Noted, I'll give this a try. If that network error loop is the same one you were getting before, then I wonder if Samsung's servers are actually detecting and blocking devices based on model number? Samsung is really worse than Apple about this stuff...
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Most likely they are trying to download some low-level software based on the model number and there is nothing listed for our model - hence the "network error" message. Hopefully someone can share the required apk that we need for the fundamental software.
Anyone had any luck getting this working?
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Anyone had any luck getting this working?
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Nope, sadly I've been too busy to tinker around with this. Pretty much just waiting for an update or hoping somebody magically posts the correct software online...
Does anyone try to root their phone and change the build.prop file? e.g. Change the model number to G928F(Europe model )
I saw someone did these on their Note 4 and S6 which made the setup wizard run.
I haven't try it because there is no matured third party's ROMs so far.
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Does anyone try to root their phone and change the build.prop file? e.g. Change the model number to G928F(Europe model )
I saw someone did these on their Note 4 and S6 which made the setup wizard run.
I haven't try it because there is no matured third party's ROMs so far.
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I'm worried that this would have some seriously bad implications because the 9200 has a different modem chipset than the european/us models. That would probably work if the hardware was very similar and just had minor regional differences.
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I'm worried that this would have some seriously bad implications because the 9200 has a different modem chipset than the european/us models. That would probably work if the hardware was very similar and just had minor regional differences.
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Sorry, I didn't make that clear. You don't/can't flash in a firmware from another model in another region. What you do in the build.prop file is to simply change a name. Only thing you need is to get root on your current ROM.
Hi
If you have s7edge and gear vr you should flash sac23 s8 port rom with usa csc and then its work.
I write this because I tried to much and dont want anybody try who want to control their xiaomi mi drone ower gear vr.
Cheers
I'm trying to do the same on my N9500 Note 8.
It's not even on the Oculus store.
I downloaded the APK but it says "I am not permitted to run it" or something similar.
I contacted the PhonecastVR team and they have said it's region-locked.
I'm in Hong Kong and it's not available.
They promised to get back to me but have not for more than 2 weeks.
There was a guy on reddit who managed to get it available in his country, but he's in Europe so I guess the PhonecastVR team overlooked when it's supposed to be available there. It seems Asia-wide it's not available.
Which country are you in now?
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I'm trying to do the same on my N9500 Note 8.
It's not even on the Oculus store.
I downloaded the APK but it says "I am not permitted to run it" or something similar.
I contacted the PhonecastVR team and they have said it's region-locked.
I'm in Hong Kong and it's not available.
They promised to get back to me but have not for more than 2 weeks.
There was a guy on reddit who managed to get it available in his country, but he's in Europe so I guess the PhonecastVR team overlooked when it's supposed to be available there. It seems Asia-wide it's not available.
Which country are you in now?
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Hi, I install evo s8 port. Active csc is xeu and phonecast apk is running very good.