[Gear VR] Start-up spinner ring is no longer showing up

I reported this bug using submission form and got responds from the support team. However, I don't have any way to follow up on this issue.

Can someone please pass this message to them?

I tested UE 4.15.1 today and start up ring is gone too.

Same for me - spinner gone in 4.15 using the latest Oculus branch

Can we have some guidance on how this will affect app approval? The requirement for a head-tracked loading animation was fulfilled by this previously.

I am almost positive that Oculus updates broke this feature, since UE 4.14.3 worked fine before these recent updates.

If I haven't updated the engine, how could it be engine's bug?! Maybe something changed in the Oculus software and Mobile SDK 1.0.3 is no longer compatible with those changes, regarding the startup spinner ?

iristavr said:

Can we have some guidance on how this will affect app approval? The requirement for a head-tracked loading animation was fulfilled by this previously.

I too am worried about how this affects the app approval process!

Bug is found and should roll out in a VRDriver update on 4/11 without you needing to change anything in the engine. Thanks for the feedback :)

(if we miss the 4/11 deadline it'll be one or two weeks after that :) )

I wanted to mention by the way that the Splash screen itself was and is still working, the issue was with the loading arrow texture.

You can use either [Oculus.Splash.Settings] in DefaultEngine.ini or the blueprint AddLoadingSplashScreen to customize your splash screen's texture, which will solve this issue too and add a little customization to your app!

(I am very much aware I should have samples for this)

Yep, having samples handy wouldn't hurt! :)

and thanks for fixing this issue !!!

Here's the alternative using your own splash screen / icon showing how to implement the DefaultEngine.ini solution (better than using blueprints since it shows up sooner then ;) ):

https://forums.oculus.com/developer/discussion/51174/is-it-possible-to-configure-a-gearvr-splash-screen-via-defaultengine-ini-config

Well, the spinner is not a BP, it's engine's feature. It shows up immediately after app is launched. However, it's nice to know that something you posted above is doable via .ini file. Thanks!