Question, what do I need to change to work without Gear ?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

ok this may be "the stupidest of all questions" but .. since the 'latest SDK upgrades" and all the changes for the Samsung Gear launch now I'd like to return back to a situation where I can debug/test some stuff without the need to insert the galaxy all time in the Gear.

i.e. I want to be able to just have it connected to the cable on my desk and see what's going on and the debug console too.

So I did change the manifest file back as this :

	<application 
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/mino_vr"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >
        <meta-data android:name="com.samsung.android.vr.application.mode" android:value="vr_only"/>

Do I have to remove/change that "vr_only" in something else maybe ??

And then

            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
        		<category android:name="android.intent.category.INFO" />
        		<!--  <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />  -->
            </intent-filter>

Basically tried to replace .INFO with .LAUNCHER ..

However when I launch the appl I get a window opening saying "Insert Device : To open this application, insert your device into your Gear VR" .. and I can only hit "Cancel" and the application exits.

What do I need to change to work WITHOUT it inserted in the Gear VR ? I am just debugging/modifying stuff and I really need to be able to work without it.

Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous]

It is in the documentation,but you need to enable the Developer Mode.

- Go to Settings app
> Application Manager
> Gear VR Service
> "Manage Storage"
> Tap a few times on "VR Service Version"

The phone will scan all installed apps, and seems to be looking for any installed apps that have the same Oculussig signature as the device it is running on.

If it thinks you are allowed, you get an extra option here to enable "Developer mode". With this enabled you can start a VR app without docking the Note4.

I still think the old HMT Dev Tools is more convenient, but it seems that one is not distributed...

[Anonymous]

There is something strange here.

I am going to Application Manager but there's NO "Gear VR Service" and/or anything similar .. at this point I don't know what else to touch ..

[EDIT] - AH right WHAT THE HECK NOW ?? .. I found it in "All" .. done that thing .. scanned all stuff .. ended up in telling me "You are NOT a developer" .. .. WHAT NOW ??

[EDIT-2] Ok .. "let's be more precise"

1. BE SURE you have at least ONE installed app signed with that signature
2. go into "Application Manager"
3. slide until you see "All"
4. search and tap for "Gear VR service"
5. select "Manage storage"
6. tap about 6 .. 7 times over "VR Service version"
7. a scan of all installed apps will start
8. WHEN/IF one with that signature IS FOUND THEN and only then it will tell you "You are a developer"
9. a switch will appear to allow you to set "Developer Mode" ON
10. set it to "On"

Ok thanks anyway, should be ok now ( still to try to launch it ).
😉

[rosebud_the_sle]

You may also just be able to omit the vr_only line completely from your manifest, although I've not tried this lately.