Doing the sideload update detailed above resolved this issue for me. 

A few days

Nope, not yet! I'll update if I have any progress or learn anything

I will. This issue has affected me for a few days with no clear resolution and multiple attempts to setup.

I have an Oculus Quest. I've uninstalled the Oculus phone app. I performed a hard reset (power + vol down). Now when I start the device all I see is the Oculus logo saying "continue with the Oculus app" and a code.I try to put the code into my phone,...