Gear VR for S6/S6 Edge and some questions - Samsung Gear VR

Hi,
I got my Gear VR an S6 Edge however I am not able to find interesting content.
I'd appreciate if any one can point me to the correct direction.
First, I am looking for some fun games. Do we have any racing games ?
Or any game that could also be used with a Bluetooth controller ?
When I started the app on Gear VR for the first time, I had skipped controller guide. Now I don't know how to get back to it. ?
I saw Insurgent as a different experience but on my S6 edge it doesn't install. The 400MB download completes at 100% then it says that the app can not be installed.
Where else can I find content for my Gear VR ? Other than Occulus store ? because it seems that Occulus store is very limited.
(I have a rooted S6 edge so I can install from any source available)
Thanks.

I'd appreciate any answers

I've opened tickets to Occulus store and Samsung support for the Insurgent VR download issue. Has anyone else experienced this problem ?
About the bluetooth game controller; does anyone have any experience ?
1.How can I start the controller guide ?
2.Which title supports controller ?
3.Any racing games ?
Thanks.

answer to my own questions:
I couldn't find the controller guide but I've paired my controller to the phone and it seems to work.
I could only find one title supporting controller: VR Karts
it plays fine and it is sort of racing game.
What other titles support controller ?
And, any other racing games ?

mrmrmrmr said:
I've opened tickets to Occulus store and Samsung support for the Insurgent VR download issue. Has anyone else experienced this problem ?
About the bluetooth game controller; does anyone have any experience ?
1.How can I start the controller guide ?
2.Which title supports controller ?
3.Any racing games ?
Thanks.
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Best thing you can do to reload the controller tutorial is uninstall oculus home and reinstall know it took me back through both when I did it. Not really sure of any racing games yet you can play temple run vr (kinda like racing...i guess....not really... but ya know) it's located in store from the home menu then look up where it says all/samsung click all. And titles that support controller you'll have to search through them just click the app and go to details should tell you how game is controlled from there. Most of the content for gear is in the store though, you can sideload downloaded vr videos to milkvr (look around at some of these threads itll give you directions) and photos to vrgallery and .mp4 movies to oculus cinema. Note 4 version has a few more experiences that oculus hasn't uploaded to the s6( like cirque due solei zarkana). As far as games go if anyone knows of a way to play dk1 or dk2 games on the gear let me know cause I've definitely been looking for a way.

ok. I've gone through the controller tour.
remaining questions:
1.Which title supports controller ?
2.Any racing games ?

hi mrmrmrmr!
Just some info you may allready have: currently there are not many possibilities to get new Gear VR content.
1. The Oculus Store = the official way to get your content which gets preinstalled with the Gear VR Service
2. www.sideloadvr.com = a platform for Gear VR devs / testers where everyone can submit content
3. VR Jam Submissions = Gear VR content submitted at the Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015
Your question which one supports a bluetooth controller is not easy to answer. Most games support a bluetooth controller to just replace the touchpad / buttons on the Gear VR so you just dont have to hold your hand up to the Gear all the time. Only for a few titles out there a bluetooth controller is mandatory (like VR Karts..).
As for racing games on the Gear VR i didnt found any "real" racing games. VR Karts is funny but not really "the racing game" i would like to play in VR.
Regards and have fun mate! :highfive:

@clonednull
thanks for the information. I had thought that there would be real racing games.
and also games playable through controller only.
anyway. we'll have to wait.

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Google play movies? YouTube app?

I got movies purchased from Google play, can I view them through the gear vr? Is the YouTube app available also on the gear vr?
Lol im pretty sure people owning the VR have seen this thread, funny no one has dared to answer a simple question. Weak community.
no
the cinema app can play local mp4 files though.
Well at least you took the time to reply, I appreciate it. I have heard that mp4s can be played but the thing is that all my movies are purchased from the Google play store and the format is very weird
No youtube app for gear vr but there is youtube in google carboard app. you can also use little walk around. Use tubemate to download any youtube video straight to phone and play it using oculus cinema app in gear vr.
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COA4178 said:
I got movies purchased from Google play, can I view them through the gear vr? Is the YouTube app available also on the gear vr?
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Sadly it appears Oculus/Samsung appear to be gating any app that can do web browsing / stream since they want to control the content (to some extent). Most consumers will not transfer movies for playback and will simply use the streaming function of the Oculus apps. Again I hope I am wrong, but their IMO lame excuse for no web browser (it would require full Oculus integration) as example is false. Homido has a very good web browser that streams content from any web source and works great with the iPhone- ironic. Homido did say they were working on an Android Cardboard version, but can not for Oculus.
The stock 2D web browser using voice and the touch pad for mouse function would allow any streaming content from the web a consumer wants. This is something that Oculus appears to not want, but ironically works great on the iPhone. for streaming. Fulldive has a Cardboard browser, but the streaming is audio with a black screen.
The latest version from YouTube app support cardboard (v10.21), u may not have it yet but you can download it from apkmirror
zahrani said:
The latest version from YouTube app support cardboard (v10.21), u may not have it yet but you can download it from apkmirror
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It is not integrated though, so have to remove the phone, pick a vid, place phone back in VR unit and place the set back on. That seems a pain in a$$ to me. Not so bad for a 90 minute movie if having to, but
a true pain for short vids like Youtube. The app only works with 360 vids and not 2D.
Cmoar Cinema Pro has Youtube, but no account access.
Idk for the lack of ability for me to play the Google play movies I won't buy this product. Saw alot of potential but didn't really got my attention. I bought me a 60 inch led Sony TV instead with roku loaded ?
also been wanting one. i heard in a thread that there was this widget that allowed you to play cardboard apps on the phone with gear VR.
we need to break this format. this is rediculous. we should be able to watch any of our content on this device with NO problem. I dont understand why this device does not perfrom as advertised. Someone smart needs to hack this **** and let us all download it.
There is a way to run Youtube app on Gear VR
You need install a tool on Google Play, it named "Play Cardboard apps on Gear VR" (of [KunKunSoft]), run this tool and switch to "Cardboard mode"
After that, Install "Cardboard" (of [Google Inc]) app on Google Play, run "Cardboard" app and you will see "360 Video Chanel" app, it is "Youtube VR", run it and enjoy!
Hope this can help!
if u want to stream movies in vr just use HD movies app download it for free and move it to sd card and hit the vr video
or use the samsung gallery on vr if ur lazy to transfer to sd card downloaded videos
Samsung Internet is your best bet.. Works great for me.. https://www.samsungmobilepress.com/2015/12/02/Samsung-Launches-Optimized-Web-Browser-for-Gear-VR
NOMone VR Browser
I don't know about movies downloaded from Google Play, but in NOMone VR Browser you can watch youtube without any problems (not 360 degree, though). You can use it with a keyboard and a mouse or using earphones. To have the best experience:
- Check "Request desktop site".
- Goto the youtube video you want to watch.
- From the options at the bottom-right corner of the viewer, choose "Theater mode". Now press fullscreen.
I'm one of the developers of this app by the way. The application still has a long way to go, but we intend to achieve a 100% integrated solution by version 1.0 if Allah wills. If you have any comments of feature requests, don't hesitate to reach out for us. But we don't check xda very frequently. On the other hand, we are very active on our facebook page (nomonesoftware).

[Q] Side by side image duplication possible with all apps?

Is there a way to split and duplicate the screen for all games on android?
What are the limitations in place if this cant be done? In my mind this seems like a simple thing. Just take the video output and display it twice. Im getting the gear vr tomorrow. Got an asus gamepad today.
Nice to meet you all and lets make an awesome present and future!
I found this tridef 3d . In app store. Im not allowed to share the link. And trinus VR for streaming from pc

Where to get all the apps?

Am I stupid? I for the life of me cannot find where to get any of the apps? Oculus app? MilkVR? Where do I get them??
I'm in Canada and because Samsung is a bi**h they still don't provide any here. I want to try and watch VR videos and such with the Google Carboard that I have but for the life of me don't understand why it's so difficult! I have an s5, cardboard and some mp4 videos that are top/bottom for whatever reason. I'm assuming that the app flips them somehow? Otherwise, how are you supposed to watch? I'm very confused here, please help!
You can't get the Gear VR apps without the Gear VR. They won't work even if you could load them without the Gear VR.
Look for an app called "cardboard theatre" it will let you play those over under files.
WarD0ct0r said:
You can't get the Gear VR apps without the Gear VR. They won't work even if you could load them without the Gear VR.
Look for an app called "cardboard theatre" it will let you play those over under files.
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Thanks! I found VR Player and that works great!

about 3d movies

i got a question about playing 3d movies on the gear vr...i saw lots of tutorials how to watch them and this thing really got me confused.....so after u convert the videos and all you can watch them using the player inside the oculus apk by having the cinema(etc) background .why cant it be played by not connecting the phone to the gear usb or by using package disabler and be full screen ? i'm sorry if this is a dumb question but i really want to know......
You can do as you say but the aspect will be all wrong in most apps. You can adjust the pixel ratio within Kodi to compensate but this will use your VR as simply a 3D viewer (no vr theatre). If you want to view your movie full screen in 2D from your phone directly, use Kodi ( Isangard downloaded from kodi website- Jarvais version from Play Store doesn't work) and select view 3D movies as 2D/monoscopic.
im more than happy using kodi to view 3d files after adjusting the settings.
If I helped, please use the thanks button. ?
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If I helped, please use the thanks button.
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I`m struggling here. How do i run kodi and use the VR?
johnboywilson said:
I`m struggling here. How do i run kodi and use the VR?
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I don't do tutorials because I suck at them but I have put together a small video to explain this for you. Basically setup kodi to your viewing liking and insert it in your gear VR (or not).
https://youtu.be/NB-z5haFm0c
Thank you very much for that.
I did all that. But when I put my phone in it opens up oculus app.
johnboywilson said:
Thank you very much for that.
I did all that. But when I put my phone in it opens up oculus app.
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Gear VR Service has to be disabled first. If your phone is rooted then you can just freeze it. If you are not rooted you can use a package disabler from the play store. (Use search). If you just want to try it out first just lift the USB port on the gear vr and sneak your phone under it - a little loose, but works.
Ace that's great thank you. I have a package disabler already that I use to stop the game stuff running as the picture is crap!! Thank you ever so much. I know what I'll be doing tonight ?
I use MilkVR to watch all 3D movies. If you dont live in the US dl it though a proxyserver.
so milk vr is like oculus cinema cause i try to see my own movies and the oculus video said to put through the camera, i dont know if oculus put it up from the sd card of sg7?

New, free and easy way to run any VR app or game on Gear VR-prevent Oculus auto-start

I found a new way to prevent Oculus app from starting automatically on your phone when plugged into new Gear VR allowing you to run your desired VR app or game and enjoy it on Gear VR!
Here's how: http://androaddyct.blogspot.in/
There is a guidance and working video too! Check it out.
Please hit Thanks if this method worked for you.
Thanks! Of course, we can do it.
But how can we use the Touchpad and Buttons of Samsung Gear VR when running Cardboard apps?
You still need a tool Play Cardboard or this FREE TOOL
Either that or Bluetooth Gamepad works equally well.

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