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komraduky
Participant
February 20, 2026
Question

Metas official link cable labelled as USB 2

i have been struggling with an issue with my connection using link the connection shows a weak USB 2 even though i use the official meta cable and my pc is capable of supporting USB 3.

I have tried to change the positioning of the cable into different UCB 3 cable ports. in addition i have restarted the USB 3 Drivers, the pc, the quest 3 and the meta link app . i am at a dead end and don't know how i could improve the connection. 

please if you know what could be the issue i could use the pointers or even hands on support "wink wink"

10 replies

komradukyAuthor
Participant
February 20, 2026

fun fact my air link also doesnt work

kojack
kojack
Honored Contributor
February 21, 2026

When you say official link cable, do you mean the separate purchase 5m fibreoptic cable, or the cable that comes with the Quest 3?

The cable that comes with all of the Quest headset series is only USB2, it's made for charging and simple data transfer, not PCVR.

 

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komradukyAuthor
Participant
February 21, 2026

Yes the white link cable that cost an ungodly ammount of money

    kojack
    kojack
    Honored Contributor
    February 21, 2026

    The link cable is black. https://www.meta.com/au/quest/accessories/link-cable/

    Meta sell a white cable, that's a charging USB 2 cable. https://www.meta.com/au/quest/accessories/1m-charging-cable/

    There are unofficial white link cables from companies like Kiwi Design, any of these are risky. I've bought cables from Amazon that are supposed to be Quest compatible but they frequently failed (they weren't active cables, which is required for 16ft usb lengths).

    Author: Oculus Monitor , Auto Oculus Touch , Forum Dark Mode , Phantom Touch Remover , X-Plane Fixer Hardware: Threadripper 1950x, MSI Gaming Trio 2080TI, Asrock X399 Taich Headsets: Wrap 1200VR, DK1, DK2, CV1, Rift-S, GearVR, Go, Quest, Quest 2, Reverb G2, Quest 3
      komradukyAuthor
      Participant
      February 21, 2026

      "mistakes and lies where written here before edit". the cable i used was unofficial but even with the black official one i have here its still doesn't work.

      steve40
      steve40
      Honored Contributor
      February 21, 2026

      Please show photo, as I suspect you have a third-party cable. I've never heard of an official white version.

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