Hey. Literally just got the VR for my Note 5 yesterday and have to admit it's pretty cool. Was wondering if we are contained to only the apps in the Occulus store or is there a way to use the VR apps in the Play Store. The Gear VR launcher doesn't seem to allow you to leave it's launcher to explore other apps on your phone.
I'm still trying to grasp all the stuff I can do on this. Oh yeah, also is there anyway to use this with my DJI Phantom 3?
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There's an app for that! It's called CB Enabler for Gear VR (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.youtopiavr.cbenabler). With this app you can disable the autostart of Oculus home when inserting the phone into the HMD.
I use an app called Cardboard for Gear VR that works great.
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I use an app called Cardboard for Gear VR that works great.
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That one only works for rooted phones, right? CB Enabler works for non-rooted phones, but does cost money.
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That one only works for rooted phones, right? CB Enabler works for non-rooted phones, but does cost money.
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Nope, I'm not rooted and it works.
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Do you have a link to the app in the store?
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Package Disabler Pro works too.
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https://youtu.be/1bXR-b3ZZIY
watch this video it may help
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Highly recommend Package Disabler Pro. You also can put a widget on your screen to disable that one particular file needed, which is "Gear VR Service". You would disable this with program or widget, then start the Cardboard app you want and insert into phone. By the file/process (whatever : ) being disabled, your Gear VR will not try to start Oculus home. You can use some of the Cardboard features to by sliding a magnet on the left side of device to mimic what the Cardboard itself does. Left edge close to top, and sliding up and down, seems to work for me; or find apps that use a bluetooth controller to avoid this extra hassle.
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[Play Cardboard apps on Gear VR] app (on Google Play) not need ROOT and it worked well
It also have Home Screen Widget help you switch between Cardboard app and Gear VR app by one tap
how do you control them meaning play movie and pause etc and other vr games
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how do you control them meaning play movie and pause etc and other vr games
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Use search once in a while.?
Some work using the actual Gear VR controls on the headset. I read about waving a magnet in front of the headset and accidentally discovered it was not necessary in most cases. In other cases a cheap Bluetooth controller is a great alternative and a must for games that require one.
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Use search once in a while.
Some work using the actual Gear VR controls on the headset. I read about waving a magnet in front of the headset and accidentally discovered it was not necessary in most cases. In other cases a cheap Bluetooth controller is a great alternative and a must for games that require one.
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You don't even have to use Search, since you can just read the posts already up, as in mine on #9 below! : ) I gave mostly the same answer already, and more specific on where and how to use the magnet. As Developweb stated too, some work with normal trackpad on Gear VR, even when Package Disabler is working and disabling the Gear VR Service process.
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I can confirm that Gear is working with poweramp, it can control music and display metadada ( song name etc...). Just open a music file with an file.explorer and set the type of file.to be open with de desired program. After that the gear will work work with it.
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Oh heck yeah, this is awesome. I was wondering about this. Worked for me as well. Thanks!!
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Wellcome!
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It also works well with Google Music
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It also works well with Google Music
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I cant get mine to play nice with google music It only plays and pauses. once in a blue moon it'll skip tracks. it usually displays the song titles from samsung player. did you have to do anything special to it? i hate not being able to use my Google All access.
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It also works well with Google Music
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It works mediocre with Google music. It often gets confused with samsung music app and will stop controlling Google music.
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It works mediocre with Google music. It often gets confused with samsung music app and will stop controlling Google music.
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it has been working great for me! No issue's at all! I have used it a lot since last Thursday.
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it has been working great for me! No issue's at all! I have used it a lot since last Thursday.
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did you have to do anything to it? i wonder if i rooted the note and deleted the samsung music app if that would help?
I couldnt get google music to play. Even if google music was active in memory, if I pressed next track on media player on watch - Samsung player would play.
I needed a way to make google music the default player. Google search turned up:
Default App Manager Lite (free)
By appiator
Just use the above app to make google music your default music app. Now gear always plays google music. Plus no need to uninstall Samsung music player or root gn3.
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I can confirm that Gear is working with poweramp, it can control music and display metadada ( song name etc...). Just open a music file with an file.explorer and set the type of file.to be open with de desired program. After that the gear will work work with it.
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SO, just to be 100% clear before I drop $300 lol, this will make it so the stock Gear music controller controls PowerAmp? As well as S Voice launching through PowerAmp for music? My Motoactv just died and the only way I could justify moving away from it is if this had proper remote features to the PowerAmp since I need my custom EQs for my 86 BMW's speakers. If this is all true, as long as I love my Note 3 coming Monday I will be ordering a Gear ASAP! Thanks in advance guys!
It seems that you need to start the desired music player first on the phone. After that all the commands from gear goes to the opened app. That's my case. I tried to set power amp as the default with app manager lite but it seems that doesn't work.
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Thanks! While that may not be perfect, I think I'm sold. If anybody has it working seamlessly please post!
I'm using Android Music Player and works great.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.music
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So where do I go or what do I do to get it working with Poweramp? I'd love to get it working with my watch!
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So where do I go or what do I do to get it working with Poweramp? I'd love to get it working with my watch!
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Download power amp to Gear, drop songs into Gear and you are good to go.
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Download power amp to Gear, drop songs into Gear and you are good to go.
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So I have to put songs into the gear itself?
If so, how much memory does the gear even have? Lol
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So I have to put songs into the gear itself? I have, but try downloading app and see if it manages the power amp on phone from Gear.
If so, how much memory does the gear even have? Lol. There is I believe 4gb of storage.
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See my responses above.
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Wait, I'm confused. It appears that some are talking about controlling PowerAmp on the Note through the Media Controller while some are talking about running it on the Gear itself. I want to know if I can use the Music controllers on music players besides Samsung's. Also, I've heard that as soon as the Gear times out and the display turns off that you have to navigate back to the media controls. Is this true and is there any way to avoid it?
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Wait, I'm confused. It appears that some are talking about controlling PowerAmp on the Note through the Media Controller while some are talking about running it on the Gear itself. I want to know if I can use the Music controllers on music players besides Samsung's. Also, I've heard that as soon as the Gear times out and the display turns off that you have to navigate back to the media controls. Is this true and is there any way to avoid it?
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Thats where I'm sorta confused myself. I wanna know if I can use my gear to control Poweramp on my phone. Everytime I use the Media Controller, it opens up Samsung music app. As for when the display turns off, I press the power button on the Gear and it's still in the Media Controller. Its cool how it shows song of name etc.
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Thats where I'm sorta confused myself. I wanna know if I can use my gear to control Poweramp on my phone. Everytime I use the Media Controller, it opens up Samsung music app. As for when the display turns off, I press the power button on the Gear and it's still in the Media Controller. Its cool how it shows song of name etc.
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Freeze the samsung music app in titanium backup.. poweramp will be the default music player
FYI: The PS4 Controller works with GN4 (rooted) and the Gear VR with a stock ROM using Sixaxis Controller(Paid) :good:
I didn't know if it would work, and I didn't see anyone else post a thread about it, but it is working beautifully.
This is the perfect setup for Dreadhalls. Scary as $hit with a nice set of headphones!
If you have a custom rom
Flash to stock using Kies
Insert phone to Gear VR
Run the update from your carrier
Let the Oculus app install
Ensure you can use at least one app form Oculus app store
Run simple root again
Install Sixaxis Controller(paid) or some other PS controller app
Enjoy! :victory:
Now the million dollar question is.. does it work with remote play?
Nice. Im gonna get GearVR as soon as its available in Europe.
Im not a big fan of ps4. I play on xbox one so Ive bought a nice bluetooth controller from ebay thats very similar to xbox controller and is usable with Note 4
So gear vr won't work with AOSP ?
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Sounds awesome!
This thing is taking its own time to become available down here!
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Nice. Im gonna get GearVR as soon as its available in Europe.
Im not a big fan of ps4. I play on xbox one so Ive bought a nice bluetooth controller from ebay thats very similar to xbox controller and is usable with Note 4
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Which controller is that? Can't quite read the name, thanks!
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Which controller is that? Can't quite read the name, thanks!
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Ipega is the namn of the controller.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NXCE27O/ref=pd_aw_sbs_3?pi=AC_SX230_QL60
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FYI: The PS4 Controller works with GN4 (rooted) and the Gear VR with a stock ROM using Sixaxis Controller(Paid) :good:
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Can you tell me if you can watch mkv side by side or 1/2 and 1/2 3D movies in 3D? If yes do they look good?
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So gear vr won't work with AOSP ?
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Maybe not
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Maybe not
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100% certainly not.
Is there a way to look up what apps and games are out for someone who doesnt own the VR yet? This would increase my interest to buy one.
Oculus store
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You can download GearVR sdk and install setup.apk it will install store etc
Before I update my phone to Lollipop (still on KitKat) I would like to know what is picture quality on Netflix on Gear VR. It was added to download section yesterday but Android 5+ is requirement and I like to hear from someone who already used it if is worth to upgrade my phone.
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It's the same as the Oculus Cinema
Does our device support this VR Headset?
No gyroscope....
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U can't play games but u can see videos.. (And play *some* VR games which don't require GYRO)
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U can't play games but u can see videos.. (And play *some* VR games which don't require GYRO)
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So does The one plus 3vr loop work with moto g3?
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vu3 said:
So does The one plus 3vr loop work with moto g3?
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Bhai 1 re ka to hai kharid loo
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Bhai 1 re ka to hai[emoji14]kharid loo
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I don't understand XD
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I don't understand XD
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He means it costs only Re.1 (INR).. 1 cent will be in USD currency. The thing is Amazon India is doing a giveaway of the Oneplus VR to its Indian customers.
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He means it costs only Re.1 (INR).. 1 cent will be in USD currency. The thing is Amazon India is doing a giveaway of the Oneplus VR to its Indian customers.
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Ah ok thank you! But does the Moto g 3 work on it?
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vu3 said:
Ah ok thank you! But does the Moto g 3 work on it?
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That,I don't know,mate Since Moto G3 doesn't have gyroscope,I don't think any VR equipment will work with it. Better you change your phone. By the way,Moto G4 contains gyroscope.
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Ah ok thank you! But does the Moto g 3 work on it?
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Ya.... working fine..... i have a one plus vr.... india
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Ah ok thank you! But does the Moto g 3 work on it?
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I have the Google Cardboard. I tried it in on the Moto G 3 here what I can tell:
Only about 1/4 of the content actually works, pretty much all high quality VR content requires the gyroscope.
You can watch videos and even play a few games but its very hard to find them. The Google Play Store says any VR app is not compatible with your device, you need to download their APK from somewhere else to install and try the Game, and most of the times it will just crash for the lacking gyro.
Resuming: the Moto G is not really a VR Device, only with tricks and it is still not a decent experience.
there's no gyro in the phone you can only watch movies and it's not good beacuse of the 720p display, i just tried the Google cardboard
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I am testing an Xposed module which is VirtualSensor, It uses the accelerometer and the compass to emulate the gyroscope. I don't have any VR headset yet, but it has been working pretty well on 360° videos, and in StreetView, as well with a testing app which has a few games. By the way, it's not working in every single app which requires gyroscope, but I guess the developer is doing his/her best to make it the most efficient as possible.
If anybody here has a VR headset, try it!
I play 360º videos and youtube streams with "VR Player (free)".
Just chose "acelerometer and compass" in the config