Hi, I recently got an S10 which I planned on using for Gear VR (I know Gear VR is shut down but there are ways to get it working again). Since my phone is on Android 12, it can't run it so I have no reason to use it any more.
What are the best things I can do with an old phone like this, I don't want it to go to waste.
Hi, if you saw my previous post, you would've seen that I got an s10. After realising that Android 12 made it incompatible (and due to Samsung being annoying I couldn't downgrade), I decided to just use it for a custom rom.
My current phone for this is an s7, and I know that they added a few things to the phone to make it different. Are there any differences regarding the vr part of it, are certain apps unsupported or buggy?
I recently got a Galaxy S10 which I wanted to use for VR. It seemed well until two problems:
I can fix the downgrading issue, but is there anything I can do to get the phone working with the incompatible headset. Otherwise I got the phone for pretty much no reason.
I think I noticed something about opening apps in Gear VR service, this isn't anything too crazy but might help a few. A few times when I would open an app, my phone would be slightly on an angle. This would cause the whole screen to slowly drift, as if I was slowly moving my head. Either I'm on to something, or people already knew this.
Also sorry for posting so much recently. I'm still new, I want to experience a lot of nostalgia, and I have little to no idea how this headset works.
When I start various apps which I downloaded from the vault, it does open one of two things
The only exception that gave a different error is Minecraft Gear VR Edition. It just shows a gradient and nothing happens for a while. I'm pretty sure none of these games have OBB folders (I checked and only downloaded 2 OBB folders total out of way more APKs).
Hi, I recently installed an antivirus on the same phone I use VR for. It works well however majority of games I download are considered unsafe, and it tells me to delete the APKs. Are these files safe, or is this a common occurence?
There was one time where I tried deleting an APK, but it said it was write-protected (I was connected to my phone on my pc via usb). Unplugging fixed it but still got worried.)
I recently got my Gear VR headset working, and I noticed that the Oculus Home doesn't work that well. The menu bar on the bottom appears, but only "Brightness, Volume, Reset View" in settings and Internet show anything else. Stuff like library doesn't show a new window when clicked.
Is there anything to fix or replace this? I only want the home menu so I can switch apps like it used to, not want to take my phone out every time. Any solutions, even if its 3rd party stuff would be appreciated!