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RobNau
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11 months ago
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Quest 1 not downloading anymore

Hi, I'm still using my Quest 1 with 64GB storage capacity. I recently tried to download uninstalled games I purchased some time ago. These games (e.g. Shadow Point, Waltz of the Wizard) are still ma...
  • RobNau's avatar
    RobNau
    11 months ago

    Anonymousthanks for the link. I tried the version of the Oculus/Meta app. It connected with my device but the download and installation of the games mentioned above still did not work.

    I've found a solution for the download of games/apps into my Quest 1. There is currently no factory reset necessary. But I found reddit post and a blog which may help on factory reset and update to the latest available firmware for Oculus Quest 1.

    My working solution for downloading and installing the games mentioned in the openning post was the following (inspired by the post from rndn_2514)

    1. Created a new Meta account
    2. Added a new account/profile to my Oculus Quest 1
    3. Connected the device account/profile with the new Meta account (entered code shown in the device on the website being logged in with the new Meta account)
    4. Installation/setup process for the new account/profile within the device
    5. Switched back to the "old account" and enabled App-Sharing
    6. Switched back to the new account. Download and installation for the games  worked at this point.
    7. Finally started the games and they worked as expected

    Meanwhile I also installed the games on my PC within the Meta Quest Link application just to be able to play them via Air Link. The download and installation of the apps on the device should not be affected by this, but I wanted to mention it here.  Don't know if this helped to solve my issues.

    Another learning for my side is that I will backup all my apps/games on the Quest 1 via Sidequest.

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cookiejar2
Protege
11 months ago

This is the answer I got from some support person:

"We understand you are keen to continue using your Quest 1 and we are grateful to the Quest 1 community for pushing VR forward throughout the year. However, as this device is end of life, performance degradation is to be expected.  We understand this may not be the answer you were hoping for, however, we hope you will continue to enjoy all that VR still has to offer. 

Hope to see you in the Metaverse soon!"

"Hope to see you in the Metaverse soon!" - well, not on the Q1 anymore, apparently.

I don't expect new features to be added after EOL. However, just rendering the devices unusable by disabling the download feature is not acceptable. It's not like "wear and tear" of the hardware would have caused this, it is just Metas unwillingness to keep protocols compatible.
This is very disappointing, and I'll keep my eyes open for competitors from now on.

By the way, installing SideQuest and then installing my APK directly kind of fixed the problem at least partially for now. However, I still hate them for doing this.



  • XGoodSir's avatar
    XGoodSir
    Honored Guest
    10 months ago

    I had the exact same response, may I ask how you downloaded the APK's directly through sidequest? Is that sidequest games only, or even games that you own on the MetaQuest store?