🚨 Mandatory Update. Yeah, this one's actually mandatory.

Normally i don't care if you're a version or two behind. If it works, it works.

This time? Nope. Update.

What happened?

Some genius decided that instead of getting their own API credentials, they'd just steal mine out of VR CyberDeck and ship them in their own repo.

Real big brain move.

Then to add insult to injury they posted their app on questpiracy, took me exactly 3 minutes to figure out what happened. As a result, i had to have the old API key revoked and get issued a new one.

What does that mean for you?

If you're running an older version, it's not gonna be working.

Syncs failing? Downloads throwing 403 Forbidden? The app suddenly acting like it hates you?

Nothing's broken.

Your version is simply using a key that no longer exists.

What changed?

• The old vrSrc API key has been permanently revoked
• The key is no longer shipped as plain text inside the app where anyone with Notepad++ and five minutes of free time can steal it
• The log upload feature now strips the API key before uploading logs, so even if you share one publicly, your credentials stay protected. It did this already but now the backup has a backup.

Why you need to update

Because this isn't one of those "recommended" updates.

Your current version literally cannot authenticate anymore.

Update the app.

Problem solved.

And to the clown responsible...

Forking projects? Cool.

Learning from other people's code? Awesome.

Shipping someone else's stolen private credentials in your own project?

That's not development. That's copy/paste with extra stupidity.

Congrats though. You managed to inconvenience thousands of users because you couldn't spend five minutes getting your own API key.

Hope the 403s were worth it.

Sorry everyone. I hate forcing updates, but this one wasn't optional.

Reddit is great for discussions, but it's honestly not the best place for live troubleshooting. Sometimes fixing an issue takes 10 questions back and forth, screenshots, and trying a few different things before you find the problem.

That's why we created the QuestPiracy Telegram.

What it's for

• Getting live help when you've already done some reading
• Troubleshooting installs, sideloading, and common Quest issues
• Asking questions that are easier to solve in a real-time chat
• Helping other community members who get stuck

What it's NOT for

• Sharing files
• Requesting files
• Asking for sources
• Bypassing the rules already established here

If you're looking for games, sources, or setup information, please read the Megathread first. Almost every common question is already answered there.

The Telegram is meant for the people who have already searched, read the guide, tried the suggested fixes, and are still stuck.

If that sounds like you, come hang out.

🔍 Search: QuestPiracy Telegram or if that doesnt work try just QuestPiracy

or

➡️ Use the link in the subreddit sidebar ---|>

The goal isn't to replace Reddit. It's just to make the inevitable "try this... nope... ok what version are you on?" conversations a whole lot easier. Hopefully it'll also cut down on duplicate posts and get people back into VR faster.

And before anyone asks, we are adults, so no Discord isn't in the cards. If you want to START one or RUN one, sure, otherwise consider that question dead and answered.

So i love this app. I used to use other players, but after finding it for 3D movie playback, i ended up using it for basically all my media now.

One of my favorite features is the "Create Subtitles from Audio" option. I have it set to automatically generate subtitles whenever a video doesn't already have them. Most of what i watch already includes subtitles, so i don't get to use it very often.

Right now though, i'm watching all 7 seasons of The Mentalist, and none of my files have subtitles, so Whisper has been getting a workout.

My current settings are:

• Whisper.cpp (Vulkan)
• Model: large-v3
• Language: English

The issue is that every minute or so, and sometimes several times in a single minute, it'll randomly subtitle "I'm sorry" when nobody is talking. Sometimes it'll even inject it right in the middle of someone else's sentence.

At first it was kind of funny, but i'm on season 6 now and hearing "I'm sorry" from invisible people every few minutes is starting to drive me crazy. 😅

Has anyone else run into this? Is there a known fix or a setting i'm missing? I tried Googling it and even asked a few AI tools, but i couldn't figure out how to explain the problem well enough to get useful answers.

So i saw this post here https://www.reddit.com/r/QuestPiracy/comments/1t9mnpu/how_to_revert_back_to_the_universal_menu_from/ about the ADB command that reverts the shitty Navigator UI and figured i'd make a simple tool for people that arent comfortable using command line stuff. Thanks to Asleep_Conclusion147 and Yeahnahthatscool for posting about it.

This is basically just a portable BAT utility with bundled ADB that:

• checks if your Quest is connected properly
• checks for authorization/dev mode issues
• automatically runs:

adb shell pm clear com.oculus.vrshell

• gives proper error messages if something is wrong
• has a fancy little cyberpunk style UI because why not 😄 (seems to be my thing lately)

Current issue:
Right now the fix is NOT permanent. The problem (aka the shitty UI) comes back after restarting the headset, so for now the tool needs to be run again after every reboot. Major sad face.

Im mainly posting this because:

1. it makes the current workaround easier for normal users
2. maybe some of you Android/Quest dev wizards have ideas for a more permanent solution

If anyone has ideas for:

• a permanent fix
• a way to automate this better
• wireless ADB startup tricks
• identifying a way to freeze this so the commands not needed...

definitely let me know.

AND AS ALWAYS: Made with ❤️ by DMP of ARMGDDN Games

Download link

NOTE: Depending on your browser you may need to right-click and choose Save As and then you may need to tell your browser its ok to keep. Thanks to u/WhatNoRobot for pointing out they needed to do this.

Instructions:

1. Extract this where ever.
2. Run the bat.
3. Follow the prompts.

Thats basically it.

If you hate this art style your gonna LOVE VR CyberDeck.... NOT

Hey y'all,

I've been quietly cooking on this for a while and after a stack of 0.x prereleases with friends I'm finally cutting the public v1.0.0. Meet VR CyberDeck — a cross-platform desktop deck for managing, sideloading, and uploading content to your Quest, wrapped in a neon-terminal aesthetic that doesn't look like it was designed in 2014.

Quick disclosure first: this is a fork of ApprenticeVR by jimzrt. The core engine (ADB control, the download/upload/rclone pipeline) is theirs and y'all should give them a star — without that foundation this project literally doesn't exist. I've heavily rewritten the experience on top.

https://reddit.com/link/1sxm9cj/video/83f0kij9vtxg1/player

// TL;DR

It's a sideloader. It's themed. It works on first launch. It has buttons that go boop.

// WHAT'S DIFFERENT FROM APPRENTICEVR / OTHER FORKS

	ApprenticeVR / typical fork	VR CyberDeck
Onboarding	Configure server before use	Bundled defaults — works first launch
Library view	Table only	Card and table view, table stretches edge-to-edge
Downloads	Sequential	Up to 5 parallel, NEW / UPDATED badges
Uploads	Headset-only	Headset or local PC files (folders + ZIPs)
Live HUD	None	Header strip rotates through active transfers w/ name, %, speed, ETA
ADB Shell	None	Full terminal with quick-command shortcut pills + user-defined macros
Trailers	Loads full youtube.com page	Locked-down nocookie embed — no ads, no suggestions, no subscribe button ... But also currently broken =(
Quit safety	None	Won't let you close mid-transfer without warning
Theming	Stock Fluent UI	Cyberpunk top to bottom, accent color picker, font picker, full colorblind mode
Sound	None	Optional drop-in click.wav / type.wav / matrix.wav for that hacker-keyboard feel
Updates	Manual	In-app auto-updater on every platform

// FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

• Live transfer ticker in the header — // TRANSFER_BUS ↓ Beat Saber DOWNLOADING 78% 12.3 MB/s ETA 1m. Rotates through active items, shows speed + ETA + stage labels (Installing APK..., Copying OBB...).
• ADB Shell with shortcut pills for the stuff you actually do: pin CPU/GPU level, swap refresh rate (72/90/120Hz), block/unblock the OS updater, reboot variants, tcpip 5555, etc. Plus custom macro pills you can save for any command you spam (right-click to edit/delete).
• Smart on-disk detection — already have the same release downloaded from another tool? CyberDeck notices, asks if you want to install from the existing files or wipe + redownload. Toggle in Settings if you want it to pick automatically.
• Local PC upload — point at a folder or pre-made ZIP, no headset required. Full pipeline: stage → APK → OBBs → metadata → 7z → rclone.
• A11y that's actually finished — colorblind mode swaps the whole UI palette (not just the obvious bits), font scale up to 200%, font picker if Courier New is rough on your eyes, 900x640 minimum window for laptops.

// DOWNLOAD

• Releases: github.com/KaladinDMP/VR-CyberDeck/releases/latest
• Builds for Windows (installer + portable), macOS (x64 + arm64), Linux (AppImage + .deb, x64 + arm64)
• macOS "App is damaged"? xattr -c /Applications/VR\ CyberDeck.app
• Already on a 0.x build? It'll auto-update.

// FEEDBACK / BUGS

• 🐛 Issues: github.com/KaladinDMP/VR-CyberDeck/issues — please attach a log via Settings → Log Upload, makes my life 10x easier
• 💬 Discussions: github.com/KaladinDMP/VR-CyberDeck/discussions — feature ideas, custom ADB macro recipes worth sharing, sound clip suggestions, "is this normal?", etc.

If you find a sound clip that would suit the click/type/matrix slots, drop it in a discussion thread — happy to bundle community favourites in a later build.

// FAQ I CAN ALREADY SEE COMING

"Why fork ApprenticeVR instead of contributing upstream?" Honest answer ... iit started as a quick "lets get this new server working thing" and snowballed. The amount of UI/UX surgery wouldn't have made sense as a PR. jimzrt's project stays the source of truth for the engine; CyberDeck is the playground.

"Will my old downloads still work?" Yes. Point Settings → Download Path at your existing folder and hit Scan — anything already on disk gets imported as Completed and you can install straight from there.

"What's with the sound effects?" They're just for fun and you can drop your own files. Or remove mine, and even mess with the volume and turn them off in options, BUT if you have an old mechanical keyboard click sample lying around, you know what to do.

"Source?" github.com/KaladinDMP/VR-CyberDeck — AGPL v3, same license as upstream.

> OPERATE. DEPLOY. CONTROL.

⭐ if you like it, issue if you don't, see y'all in the comments.

DMP

🔍 Some actually cool features on the vrSrc site you probably aren’t using

I’ve been digging through the the_vrSrc site lately and figured I’d make a post highlighting some of the more interesting features.

If you haven’t made an account yet, it’s worth doing. Even though parts of the site are still being built out, there’s already a surprising amount of functionality and some genuinely smart ideas that help the community.

💰 Donations (Crypto + Credit System)

👉 vrsrc donate page

They accept a wide range of crypto donations, and you get credit as a donor. That’s about as far as it goes right now, but don’t let that stop you.

Servers aren’t cheap. If people aren’t helping cover costs, stuff like this doesn’t last. I haven’t donated crypto yet personally, but I plan to.

🔑 Token Method (This is the big one)

If you’ve got a large library, or you’ve ever:

• hated donating one file at a time
• avoided donating because your upload speed sucks
• just couldn’t be bothered

This is where things get interesting.

👉 Go to your account page: vrsrc account page

Scroll to Account Token. There’s a tutorial there on how to grab it.

Quick note:

• If the hotkeys don’t work (F12 / Ctrl+Shift+I), just right click → Inspect Element
• Or use Ctrl+Shift+C depending on your browser

Once you paste your token, it validates the format.

What it actually does:

Instead of uploading files manually, they can access and pull games you already own.

Think of it like how Steam manifests work. It’s a huge time saver.

⚠️ Important warning:

This token effectively allows login access.

• Treat it like a password
• Don’t share it randomly
• Only give it to services you trust

This method isn’t new. Groups like VRP and others have used similar systems for years.

Personally, I trust vrSrc with it, but that’s your call.

🧾 UUID Credit System

Another solid feature is donation tracking via UUID.

• You can submit your UUID on your account page
• It links your uploads to you (without exposing personal info)
• Past and future uploads get credited automatically

Uploads include a HWID.txt that ties into this system.

If you donate from multiple PCs, you can add multiple UUIDs.

Not 100% sure yet how this lines up between Rookie and ApprenticeVR, but it’s something worth syncing if possible. I plan on looking into this. Assume that it works with RSL at the moment but probably not ApprenticeVR

🏆 Future Donor Perks (Not fully live yet)

Looks like they’re planning something for consistent contributors.

Possibly:

• VIP access
• Priority perks

Nothing confirmed or active yet, but honestly… even without rewards, contributing helps keep everything alive.

Anything extra would just be a bonus.

🧠 Final Thoughts

The site is doing something a little different, and it shows.

What’s interesting is they’re:

• using methods that already worked in the past
• but actually building systems around them for community use

That’s something older groups didn’t fully capitalize on.

There are already tools to:

• see what needs donating
• track updates
• streamline contributions

And that alone makes this worth paying attention to. There is info here so you can see whats going on easily but also ways to contribute games or financially. It's a great site and it makes me hopeful for the future. Check it out

👀 TLDR

• Make an account
• Check your account page
• Set up token + UUID if you’re comfortable
• Look around, there’s more here than you think

If you actually take the time to explore the site, I guarantee you’ll find at least one feature you didn’t know existed or didn’t realize you needed.

EDIT: Before anyone asks this stupid and pointless question: Yes i used AI to organize my thoughts.