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Screen drifting to the left

So far this only happens on one game, the Jester Solitaire. As I play, I find myself having to turn my physical body so that the cards remian directly in front of me. By the time I've completed two games, I've turned 180 degrees. I can reorient the s...

"surround shot" camera mode - not full 360

Anyone know how to view a photo taken with the "surround shot" mode, in the gear VR when only half of the photo is taken? I've taken shots where they've only been 180 degree shots or less where I didn't want to sit there for ages looking like an idio...

TheJediVR by Honored Guest
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problems after using app: Cardboard enabler for Gear VR

Hi,Tried an app called Cardboard enabler for Gear VR, which makes it possible to show normal cardboard movies on your VR Gear. Worked, sort of, but... didn't liked it (navigation still doesn't work well), so I deleted the app.Afterwoulds, something w...

JePe by Honored Guest
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Where can you buy Replacement face foams

I'm looking for replacement face foams, like 10 of them, but it doesn't seem like they are sold new, why wouldn't they be? There are a few sites that make "Face foam pads" for like $30 and I found a could on e-bay, can buy one at a time for like $15-...

Eric76 by Honored Guest
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Gear Vr not working

I have the cardboard enabler for my phone and it's been on the cardboard mode for a while and now I can't change back to Gear Vr. When I do I get an error that says "Enabling an application package has failed".

Thrdng by Honored Guest
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Sound direction setting when watching a movie?

when watching a movie using the theatre, i use headphones which seem to work fine, but it makes the sound directional in an attempt to create some kind of theatre surround experience - by this i mean it directs the sound as if it is coming from the v...

Val3ntin3 by Honored Guest
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Jagged edges.

Hi Guy,new to the Gear VR and the more advanced stuff.I am able to generate an app and have it running on the Gear VR.I used the demo scenes and they looked bad.I imported a free building set (Houses_PacK) added a light and a house but the output loo...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Oculus Home stops working sometimes

Hi,When returning to Oculus Home from an app it sometimes stops working. I can see the room and the 3 small circular icons (store, home, library) at the bottom, but nothing else above it, the entire UI is misssing. The 3 icons do not work and I canno...

A5AM50N by Honored Guest
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Small black squiggly line on right lens of Gear VR

I've cleaned my S7 Edge as well as the Gear VR lenses with a soft cloth, but I've still got a small black squiggly line on the right lens right smack dab in the center of my view. There are a couple of smaller black dots as well near it (not the scre...

arestavo by Explorer
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Resolved! Oculus video

Upgraded to the S7 EDGE. Now when I go into Oculus Cinima, the home theater, moon and void options are not there. The only thing there is the movie theater. Uninstalled, reinstalled and searched everywhere! HELP!!

KevinS32 by Explorer
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Unity Gear VR - Frame rate error

Hi All,I've tried publishing my game to the Oculus store several times and I keep getting the same error about the frame rate not being at 60FPS. When I test my game it's a solid 59FPS throughout, and I was assuming this is technically 60FPS? Because...

How to enable developer mode on S6 Edge

I have a Galaxy S6 Edge, and would like to enable the developer mode. However, when I go to "Settings -> Application manager -> Gear VR Service", the "manage storage" button is gray and not clickable.Any idea on how to enable developer mode on my pho...

Gear VR uneven gamma bug.

Using the gear vr I noticed a bug in the cinema app and some other games.When displaying dark areas, it results in a different gamma being displayed among eyes.I see the right eye image darker than the left one, displaying unnaturally different shade...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Lunchtime with my Gear VR - Face Your Fears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IZ15UgdbucToday on Lunchtime with my Gear VR I take a look at Face Your Fears from Turtle Rock Studios. I've got to admit I really didn't expect much from this experience but man was I wrong! This was freakin great! T...

Problems after one week usage..

I'm big fan on 3D and 360 media, so i bought a GearVR model 2016 with Galaxy S6 phone.I really like the instant reaction to my head rotation, and the stable refresh rate. Micro stutter always happened with cardboard apps, even on this phone or with L...

Unity and Samsung Gear VR Flickering Problem

I have a Unity App for the Samsung Gear VR.It consists of the OVRCameraRig and a Cube with the Images on 6 Planes, for showing a 360 Panorama.Everything works fine, but i have a annoying flickering problem. Looks like an old monitor from the 90s. :?I...

cj87 by Honored Guest
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Samsung GEAR VR - Screen Mirroring

I tried searching through the forums for something like this but I couldn't find one (or I may have missed them). We have recently ventured into VR development and started with Gear VR. We kind of want to demo a project we've developed, and I've seen...

Lock out/turn off touch controls on Gear?

Does anyone know a way to lock out or disengage the touch controls on the side of the Gear? There are circumstances when I want to put the device on a Client, and use my remote controller to move them through images. I have had times where they accid...

nrollins by Honored Guest
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Roller Coaster download for Gear VR?

Hi all. Sorry if this has already been discussed elsewhere, but wondering if anyone has used this roller coaster download, or something similar, on their Gear VR?The clip is hilarious and something I'd love to try on my friends and relatives lol - ht...

Phoon by Honored Guest
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Why is the crosshair not centered?

I've recently come across a problem with the gear vr where the crosshair seems to be more to the right. I am using a galaxy s7 and the gear vr is set to the b setting accordingly but it still is shifted right. Is there a way to recenter it or could i...

Gear vr not working with note 5

I am getting the same screens as every one else. i plug in to gear vr with my note 5 and a black screen with a little white x displays. uninstalled and reinstalled and nothing. what do i do?

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