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Be careful using the Gear VR with USB unplugged

I have already had a Gear start failing to connect due to this and is due to the short slack for the connection at the pivot point. Over extensions can result in connectivity issues after just a few times. If you notice more of a lag in connecting or you have to start pushing the connector area to get a connection, the damage is already done. I wonder how many returns Samsung might see due to this? Of course if they would make more effort with Youtube, video and Web apps as example, some of us might not be as compelled to using non Gear methods.

rushless said:
I have already had a Gear start failing to connect due to this and is due to the short slack for the connection at the pivot point. Over extensions can result in connectivity issues after just a few times. If you notice more of a lag in connecting or you have to start pushing the connector area to get a connection, the damage is already done. I wonder how many returns Samsung might see due to this? Of course if they would make more effort with Youtube, video and Web apps as example, some of us might not be as compelled to using non Gear methods.
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Yup better to freeze the app in titanium backup.

Is there a way to suspend the VR service with a easy app that does not require root?
I have the Note 4 and my Gear VR arrives Thursday.
Would like to check out the Google Cardboard stuff but the videos I have seen using the USB spring loaded connector......eek!
Gravity can be a b!tch expecially if your head is moving about.
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There currently is no app that can do this without root. To use apps out of the Oculus system, I bought a low cost VR set that I linked in a thread comparing VR units. I prefer the image being a little further back than my Note 4 Gear VR, so it is fun to try other apps and NOT wait for Oculus to allow certain apps (if ever). I would have preferred a less locked down Oculus system, but they are protective of the "experience" and want to also control the content. In their defense, both are for the most part understandable.

To rushless
But....but....but..... this is XDA! Somebody will figure a hack out.
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theshaz said:
To rushless
But....but....but..... this is XDA! Somebody will figure a hack out.
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I am hoping Kingroot gets updated to support the Note 4 on Lollipop since there is an app for that I used Kingroot on my Tab S 8.4 to enable card writes and freeze bloat. Would like to do the same with the Note 4.

Without root, like me and my S6, you can use Package Disabler pro to accomplish this.
Install, open, find app and disable it.
Thats how i play google cardboard on my VR

Gear VR, anyone else get one?

My former employees gave me a galaxy vr as a going away gift on my last day. So far, I'd say this is the most fun accessory that I've gotten for my note 5. Even the free content is fantastic. I've installed package disabler to be able to run cardboard apps, but I want to know if anyone has found any fun items for this device.

there are plenty

Jurassic World, Social Alpha, Netflix to name a few. Did you just say you figured out a way to run cardboard apps on it? Please do tell!

djs415 said:
Jurassic World, Social Alpha, Netflix to name a few. Did you just say you figured out a way to run cardboard apps on it? Please do tell!
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u have to be rooted and u freeze the oculus services

kevinrocksman said:
u have to be rooted and u freeze the oculus services
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No root needed. Just download package dialer from the play store and stop the gear vr service

kevinrocksman said:
u have to be rooted and u freeze the oculus services
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Sorry quoted you by mistake.
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djs415 said:
Jurassic World, Social Alpha, Netflix to name a few. Did you just say you figured out a way to run cardboard apps on it? Please do tell!
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If you like to read try this https://forums.oculus.com/viewtopic.php?t=18134 If you're more of a you tube guy try this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDO9Ld6cDwo

Getting one.. crossfingers

gonna get one once i get my $200 credit at samsung.com for the samsung pay promotion!

It is a lot of fun. Back to phone case shopping though to find one easy to put on and take off

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but it makes my phone super high temperature , i am thinking about return
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I returned mine, too hot and not clear for me (each eye is ok but when i open both its not good for me). Also I can't help but notice each pixel

wondermanyoulove said:
but it makes my phone super high temperature , i am thinking about return
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max temp so far (on note 5) is about 106 degrees after 4 hours, thats not hot at all

I haven't ran into any overheating issues. Gets a little warm but that's it

Stumped
Tried to use the widget but GEAR VR SERVICES doesn't show up in the list. Anyone else have this problem and a solution? Gear Vr services is listed under APP manager though.

T/ROC said:
Tried to use the widget but GEAR VR SERVICES doesn't show up in the list. Anyone else have this problem and a solution? Gear Vr services is listed under APP manager though.
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I used Package Disabler Pro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro
I don't have root access and it works for me to disable Gear VR Service. I don't have the VR yet, so I can't test the rest.
Good luck.
I think there is a free version of the app too.

I had one of these for my note 4 and found it to kill the battery and make the phone so hot that it often shut down after 30 mins due to heat. Tried it on my note 5 but same issues. However it was more of a problem as no SD card slot, so found the games large enough to fill up my device quickly. Note 4 was a quick swap of the memory card.
The image wasn't clear either - as mentioned above each eye separately seemed ok but blurred a little together. It feels like the lens need an adjustment to suit width of eyes also.
I found the VR interesting but gimmicky. It seems like an afterthought. But as its early days I'd have expected the consumer edition to be improved over the innovator edition...but its just not. However it is half the price!
Next version will hopefully further improve this. I can totally see a market more these but as an early adopter I soon became bored with it (and had a few headaches too as a result of the blurring!).

Don't forget to install Herobound: First Steps (free). You'll really need a controller to get the most out of it, but its the first game I played that really felt immersive.

What controller do you guys recommend?
xnappo

xnappo said:
What controller do you guys recommend?
xnappo
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I'm using moga hero controller and it works perfectly

Gear VR mod to fit pc usb? (To enjoy trinusvr and tridef 3d..) just like google vr's

I see that people have successfully altered the gear vr consumer edition to work with the Note 4. This is wonderful.
But, I'm wondering, has anyone altered the usb plug so that you plug your usb cable in from your pc to the gear vr?
Yes, it would require some Dremel work, but the benefit would be having a decent vr experience while using trinus vr and tridef 3d with all your favourite pc games.
Considering the gear vr price right now (cheap), its similar to the freefly (google cardboard vr's) that let you plug into your pc while you use it.
Has anyone tried this? I'll let you know if I give it a go. Optimally, you could either plug your phone into the gear, or your pc cable (both options).

I am interested too!
Thought about just replacing the old original plug with a new one. But I guess the oculus store app doesn't start anymore then. Is there a way to start this app manually?

I agree this thread is awesome and it is something that will make some xda dev famous. I molded a consumer gear vr to fit the note 4 and it has been great. I want to play oculus dk games and apps as well as other pc games. If there were 2 things I really want to further the gear mods and make it awesome it is this mod and a way to make all android games vr I really want to play dead trigger 2 in VR unfortunately I have an att note 4 sm-n910a running 5.1.1 so no root so I can't use the new sbs android

Not tried tints yet but doesn't it work over wifi

adambomb_13 said:
I agree this thread is awesome and it is something that will make some xda dev famous. I model a consumer gear vr to fit the note 4 and it has been great. I want to play oculus dk games and apps as well as other pc games. If there were 2 things I really want to further the gear mods and make it awesome it is this mod and a way to make all android games vr I really want to play dead trigger 2 in VR unfortunately I have an att note running 5.1.1 so no root
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Which att note? SGH-i717 (quincyatt)?

use package disabler pro to disable the samsung gear vr service. this will prevent the occulus app from launching. if you enabled dev mode on the vr before you disable the gear vr service you will be able to use it with low persistence. all of this can be done without root. tested it on my s7 with trinusvr trial

If you have a consumer vr can it be done the same way.

developweb said:
Which att note? SGH-i717 (quincyatt)?
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Sorry note 4 sm-n910a 5.1.1
I do have dev mode and the disabler app, didn't think to go dev mode first or use the low latency. My question is, is that enough? Enough to warrent not mod ding the usb from a charger to a full blown vr input? Is it that good or even good enough? I honestly think this mod would be a god send and whoever mods it considered a god. I heard they brought up doing it to oculus and it was denied. They didn't want mobile at a value to compete with a pc platform that would go for your wallet. On the other spectrum I also wouldn't mind being able to even simply use it as intended to charge my note 4 while playing vr. That would be nice too:good:
Oh yea one more thing is Intugame woth trying or should I just stick with trinus?

This looks promising
https://riftcat.com/vridge

adambomb_13 said:
This looks promising
https://riftcat.com/vridge
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Yes, but way too buggy at the moment. Try Stream Theater for Steam (and non steam) games, works via Moonlight.

Cardboard Enabler app removed from playstore!

I had read an article 2 days ago on an app that allows you to use cardboard apps almost natively on the Gear VR, also fixing the jitter issue and improving latency. So I bookmarked the link and came back today to get the app, poof.. it had disappeared!
Anyone have any idea why it was taken down?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.youtopiavr.cbenabler

I use this app, might be a good alternative: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bartslab.gearvrcardboard

Sboulema said:
I use this app, might be a good alternative: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bartslab.gearvrcardboard
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+1 I use this app as well.

gabster21 said:
I had read an article 2 days ago on an app that allows you to use cardboard apps almost natively on the Gear VR, also fixing the jitter issue and improving latency. So I bookmarked the link and came back today to get the app, poof.. it had disappeared!
Anyone have any idea why it was taken down?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.youtopiavr.cbenabler
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It's there. I clicked your link and bought the app for 99 cents just this minute.
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It seems to be back now, I should have taken a screenshot
Semantics said:
It's there. I clicked your link and bought the app for 99 cents just this minute.
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The description says there might be an issue with rooted phones, if you're rooted can you confirm that it works?

I tried the CB Enabler from first post, but it seems that it requires Knox to turn-on? Because when I tried to obtan admin rights, KLMS agent pops-up. Is this behaviour normal?

You can try to use a better tool on Google Play
Without Root Play Cardboard apps on Gear VR
With Root (Free) Run Cardboard apps on Gear VR

Murphy4432 said:
You can try this it's better than other.
https://www.intech-bb.com/cb-enabler-for-gear-vr/
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This is not working, after installing I let it gain admin rights but it keeps doing something forever. Then if I mount it on the GearVR it loads Oculus launcher.

I'm having the same problem - it hangs forever on"enabling admin"...

Using Gear VR to play non-VR Android games.

Okay, so I've done a fair amount of looking around and since I was unable to come up with any information on how to do this, it's likely not possible. First thing, I admit I have yet to receive my promotional Gear VR from purchasing a Galaxy S7 Edge on a pre-order. I have just been trying to figure out what the VR is capable of doing. In particular I've been trying to figure out if it was possible to play games like Walking War Robots or Modern Combat 5 with the Gear VR. Had anybody had any luck with playing any NON-VR games with their Gear VR? I understand that it would be quite unlikely to have the software render these games in true 3D, but I'm more-or-less trying to find a way to play a standard game in a split screen view so it just looks like a large screen in front of my face. I don't think it would be too hard to take the original video output of a game and double it up in split screen for it to be used like this, but I'm no programmer, and wouldn't know where to begin. I would use my phone with an MHL adapter but I've been told it isn't compatible, but that's for another forum topic. If anyone has any info on any of this I'd appreciate it if you could get back to me. If this hasn't been done yet, but is possible, some developer could potentially make a lot of money making an app that would split the video output of a standard game. Thanks in advance to anyone who has any info on doing this.

Yes i'm also interested in this post. When you can only play normal non-vr games in 2D It's enough.

Holy word-wrap Batman. Sorry, your post was very hard to read without spaces but I will read slowly and try again (not to be jerk but it was honestly hard to read).
Okay, so you CAN play non-VR games with the Gear VR but it involves a few different things.
First off, you need a decent PC and a good bandwidth connection to stream to the phone.
Second, there are softwares out there that will turn your games into 3D - the most inclusive one is TrinusVR <---very easy to use, the harder one is Tridef 3D but the results are nicer graphically.
Third, it becomes hard to control with the Gear VR, so it really depends on what the game is and what support there is.
If you have Stream Theatre via the SideloadVR App, try that out. You need Steam on your computer as well. Pair that up with head-tracking such as FacetrackNoIR or Opentrack, you should be set

darkphantom said:
Holy word-wrap Batman. Sorry, your post was very hard to read without spaces but I will read slowly and try again (not to be jerk but it was honestly hard to read).
Okay, so you CAN play non-VR games with the Gear VR but it involves a few different things.
First off, you need a decent PC and a good bandwidth connection to stream to the phone.
Second, there are softwares out there that will turn your games into 3D - the most inclusive one is TrinusVR <---very easy to use, the harder one is Tridef 3D but the results are nicer graphically.
Third, it becomes hard to control with the Gear VR, so it really depends on what the game is and what support there is.
If you have Stream Theatre via the SideloadVR App, try that out. You need Steam on your computer as well. Pair that up with head-tracking such as FacetrackNoIR or Opentrack, you should be set
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Sorry for a dumb question but are you saying we can play our steam games on our gear vr?

darkphantom said:
Holy word-wrap Batman. Sorry, your post was very hard to read without spaces but I will read slowly and try again (not to be jerk but it was honestly hard to read).
Okay, so you CAN play non-VR games with the Gear VR but it involves a few different things.
First off, you need a decent PC and a good bandwidth connection to stream to the phone.
Second, there are softwares out there that will turn your games into 3D - the most inclusive one is TrinusVR <---very easy to use, the harder one is Tridef 3D but the results are nicer graphically.
Third, it becomes hard to control with the Gear VR, so it really depends on what the game is and what support there is.
If you have Stream Theatre via the SideloadVR App, try that out. You need Steam on your computer as well. Pair that up with head-tracking such as FacetrackNoIR or Opentrack, you should be set
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Thanks for this answer but I think we mean play non-vr android games or apps from our phone on the gear vr. So Normal apps which are already on the phone. When it's only 2D it's enough. Sort of second screen in front of your face. For example I've PlayStation remote app on my phone so when I can start that one up with the gear vr I can play my PlayStation

Kokkie_81 said:
Thanks for this answer but I think we mean play non-vr android games or apps from our phone on the gear vr. So Normal apps which are already on the phone. When it's only 2D it's enough. Sort of second screen in front of your face. For example I've PlayStation remote app on my phone so when I can start that one up with the gear vr I can play my PlayStation
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^Ah I completely misunderstood, sorry! But here is the question, most games use touch, how would you play without the touch if the gear vr is on your face?
I know some games allow controllers but I don't think we can do anything for that yet.
And yes, we can play steam games with Gear VR! !!

darkphantom said:
^Ah I completely misunderstood, sorry! But here is the question, most games use touch, how would you play without the touch if the gear vr is on your face?
I know some games allow controllers but I don't think we can do anything for that yet.
And yes, we can play steam games with Gear VR! !!
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No problem?
I've connected my ds4 controller with my S7 so can play some games with it but I was wondering if it was also possible by using the gear vr to open normal apps like PlayStation remote and play as second screen with the gear vr

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No problem��
I've connected my ds4 controller with my S7 so can play some games with it but I was wondering if it was also possible by using the gear vr to open normal apps like PlayStation remote and play as second screen with the gear vr
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Yes, that would be very cool if there was a way but if you think about it from a technical perspective, you are changing the game resolution on the phone to split into two screens vs. streaming content which is easier to split into Side-by-side.
I will still keep hope, though! I know there is a way to play Android games on your phone...lol that would be too complicated:
Android -> to PC->stream back to phone in 3D

darkphantom said:
Yes, that would be very cool if there was a way but if you think about it from a technical perspective, you are changing the game resolution on the phone to split into two screens vs. streaming content which is easier to split into Side-by-side.
I will still keep hope, though! I know there is a way to play Android games on your phone...lol that would be too complicated:
Android -> to PC->stream back to phone in 3D
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Not to mention the lag that would entail from multiple conversions...
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i will try this

u can try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frma.sbs

dokibull said:
u can try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frma.sbs
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This is for rooted devices only. But it looks like it will work. Once I work up the nerve, and figure it how, to root my brand new GS7 I'll give it another shot. Thanks for the add!
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dokibull said:
u can try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frma.sbs
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Yes thanks but you have to have a rooted device

Kokkie_81 said:
Yes thanks but you have to have a rooted device
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Notice they don't mention that in their app description in the play store?
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jaredroid said:
Notice they don't mention that in their app description in the play store?
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Yes thanks but you have to have a rooted device
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Also not for an S6 apparently. Supports something like 11 devices.

This is how
I have been playing emulator games in VR since yesterday (legend of dragoon, ff9), and even watched a little vr porn.
You need to get PACKAGE DISABLER PRO. It does cost $1.95, but its more than worth it. I registered just to post this so i cant link yet
Disable gear vr service, then you can do whatever you want in VR. This requires no root. Also apps that work with cardboard can work with hear vr. So in my case epsxe emulator has cardboard support, which means gear vr Support
Thank me later like drake

Tgrove88 said:
I have been playing emulator games in VR since yesterday (legend of dragoon, ff9), and even watched a little vr porn.
You need to get PACKAGE DISABLER PRO. It does cost $1.95, but its more than worth it. I registered just to post this so i cant link yet
Disable gear vr service, then you can do whatever you want in VR. This requires no root. Also apps that work with cardboard can work with hear vr. So in my case epsxe emulator has cardboard support, which means gear vr Support
Thank me later like drake
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This is old news. Except the "do whatever you want in VR". Just isn't true.

darkphantom said:
Holy word-wrap Batman. Sorry, your post was very hard to read without spaces but I will read slowly and try again (not to be jerk but it was honestly hard to read).
Okay, so you CAN play non-VR games with the Gear VR but it involves a few different things.
First off, you need a decent PC and a good bandwidth connection to stream to the phone.
Second, there are softwares out there that will turn your games into 3D - the most inclusive one is TrinusVR <---very easy to use, the harder one is Tridef 3D but the results are nicer graphically.
Third, it becomes hard to control with the Gear VR, so it really depends on what the game is and what support there is.
If you have Stream Theatre via the SideloadVR App, try that out. You need Steam on your computer as well. Pair that up with head-tracking such as FacetrackNoIR or Opentrack, you should be set
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Seems you missed the point of my original post. I realize I can port PC games to my phone for VR use, but I want to play games that are meant for android on my gear in the original format, just split screen for the image of a large screen directly in front of me. And what we're you talking about word-wrap? There's clearly a space between all of my words. Shall I double space for you next time?

developweb said:
Also not for an S6 apparently. Supports something like 11 devices.
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Oh, great! I can imagine the s7 edge won't be one either then.

jaredroid said:
Seems you missed the point of my original post. I realize I can port PC games to my phone for VR use, but I want to play games that are meant for android on my gear in the original format, just split screen for the image of a large screen directly in front of me. And what we're you talking about word-wrap? There's clearly a space between all of my words. Shall I double space for you next time?
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My apologies for misunderstanding, that native SBS app seems worthy but have not tried it with a rooted device yet. As for your word-space issue, I did not see any paragraphs so the sentences were hard to read. Good luck.