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November 22, 2025
Question

how do I get wireless adb pair device working in Quest 3 v83?

I've been tried variable ways and none of them work. Different intents I have tried either redirects me to horizon os app permission page or flat out does not work.

I have only been able to open the 'Allow wireless debugging on this network' window. Issue with this it does not have fixed port for ADB. What I want is to open the 'Developer' Setting window and enter the 'Pair device with pairing code' window. 

I have tired the following without good results:

  • Settings.ACTION_APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS
  • Intent("android.settings.WIRELESS_DEBUGGING_SETTINGS")

  • Intent().setClassName("com.android.settings", "com.android.settings.Settings$WirelessDebuggingActivity")

  • Intent().setClassName("com.android.settings", "com.android.settings.SubSettings").putExtra(":settings:show_fragment", "com.android.settings.development.WirelessDebuggingFragment")

  • `Intent().setClassName("com.android.settings", "com.android.settings.DevelopmentSettings")`

  • Intent(Settings.ACTION_APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS)

Any suggestion or work around? I'm developing app in the recent Meta's Hackathon and this is a total road blocker for me.

6 replies

LilyRoberts24
Participant
November 22, 2025

Quest 3 v83 no longer allows apps to open the Wireless ADB pairing screen by Intent.
Meta locked Developer menus, so all old intents fail or redirect.
Only the basic wireless-debug dialog is allowed.
You must open the pairing screen manually:
Settings → System → Developer → Wireless Debugging → Pair with pairing code.
There is no workaround to open it programmatically.

Up and Coming
November 22, 2025

Lily_Roberts24​  
Thanks for your reply. I was afraid that was the case with Intent removed post v81. 

> For this: Settings → System → Developer → Wireless Debugging → Pair with pairing code.

I don't have this window and I have looked within Meta Quest app and in Developer section of Meta. These are the only options I have in Quest:




Ryzen 5 1600 5700XT 32gigs
New Participant
February 4, 2026

Hi, did u manage to solve this? In the same situation...

New Participant
December 10, 2025

Me too. Why was the system menu removed so we can't get to this important functionality?

New Participant
February 4, 2026

I dont understand the logic behind removing this. Any insight appreciated

 

New Participant
April 30, 2026

hi, same problem here. Can anyone explain how to connect wireless?