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kibit85
Participant
June 18, 2018

Auto startup app on oculus go

Hi, i need to develop an app for a museum with oculus go. I need to automatically start my application at 9:00 am at every day.
In a previous version with Gear 360 i do that creating a service apk that runs my apk. Than my app uses a server-client protocol to connect to a tablet and from that tablet i can control all the system with an app.

So, can I install that service on oculus go to? Or there is any way to run my app remotely from a tablet or computer or phone?

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    libelleley
    New Participant
    July 8, 2019
    Hi, just to give this issue more importance.
    We too have exactly the same wish for an Oculus Quest and Oculus Go application in an exhibition in a museum in Switzerland. We show a huge dragonfly in VR and a 360 Video in Oculus Go. The visitors love it but museums personel just want it easier to use:
    - Autostart of the VR App or 360 Video
    - No Controller interaction
    So far we just let the VR app run all the time and try to handle the pause and resume event. But from time to time the app quits and has to be restarted with controllers. 
    Regards 
    Marcus
      Anonymous
      July 27, 2019
      Hi there, I'm also hoping for an autostart feature for a B2B client I will be working with. Any update on this?
      jfl4
      New Participant
      August 28, 2019
      Would also like this feature (and the ability to avoid the controller).  Weird that it hasn't happened yet since the coding should be trivial.
      robbevlaeminck
      New Participant
      September 13, 2019
      Still no update on this? Come on Oculus...
      MAKROPOL
      New Participant
      September 24, 2019
      We too would like this feature for an exhibition, can we at least get an update from Oculus?
        nigrin
        New Participant
        October 3, 2019
        +1 for both needing this badly (for museum and school use cases) and asking for an update
          mousebear
          mousebear
          Honored Contributor
          October 4, 2019
          We hear your desire for this feature loud and clear! The upcoming enterprise software/hardware bundle will include kiosk mode for Oculus Go. Please reach out to the Oculus for Business team for more info: https://www.oculusforbusiness.com/support/
          If you need immediate help or want additional support/context on an issue you are having with our platform or integrations: 1. Gather any and all logs , screenshots, and version numbers of relevant software (Oculus SDK, engine, etc.) 2. Please submit a ticket here through the "Contact Us" link (include what you've gathered in step 1). 3. Tag me @mouse_bear once you have done so!
          EstebanGallardo
          New Participant
          February 21, 2020
          I'm trying to develop a business of LBVR arcade short multiplayer free roaming experiences. It would help me a lot to have a way to start remotely apps. Right now, for a configuration of 2 simultaneous players, it takes me 1 minute for the fully start the apps and give them to the clients. Having a way to start remotely the apps will allow me for a fastest setup, increase the time the players enjoy the experiences and to enable more simultaneous players at the same time increasing the revenue. 

          All the people who has posted asking for this feature believe in Oculus Quest to be a game changer in the sense to change the general mindset that people has about VR being something that isolate individuals instead of socially connect with other people. It would be great to know that you are taking steps or not so we can decide if fully invest everything on Oculus Quest.

          I'm sorry to point out this, but since this request has been request for almost 2 years old, it would be good to know if you are never going to implement it. No response or something like the previous post would be indicative that you don't care about that and we would be able to move on.
          Anonymous
          March 17, 2020
          I too require this feature, please expedite the development of this for Oculus Quest .  Thanks
          playgdoc
          playgdoc
          New Participant
          October 1, 2021

          I also have a B2B application on the Quest that I would like to autostart.

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