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Oculus is killing its Samsung Gear VR apps and we’re not surprised

Samsung first introduced the Gear VR mobile headset back in 2014. It was the result of a partnership between Samsung and Oculus with the latter taking care of the software side of things. The company continued to launch new headsets until 2017. When the Galaxy S9 was released the following year, Samsung didn't release a […]

By Adnan Farooqui
5 years ago

Oculus CTO calls Gear VR a missed opportunity

The launch of the Galaxy Note 10/10+ marked the possible end of Gear VR – a mobile VR feature that has been part of Samsung’s Galaxy flagship smartphones for many years. It was born out of a partnership between Samsung and Oculus (now a Facebook subsidiary) and made its debut on the Galaxy Note 4 […]

By Naresh
5 years ago

Oculus rolls out worldwide refund policy for digital content on the Gear VR

Oculus has announced that its digital marketplace for the Gear VR now features an automated refund policy. The feature automatically refunds (if requested by a user) the price of any content that is purchased through the store. It is now available worldwide, so everyone can use it if they're not satisfied by apps or games […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

Oculus announces Chromecast support for the Samsung Gear VR

Oculus has just announced that it has added Chromecast support for the Gear VR. The latest version of the Oculus app on your compatible Galaxy device will let you stream virtual reality content to a nearby TV that's connected to a Google Chromecast. Gear VR owners can hit the Cast button in the new Oculus app and […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

ZeniMax is now suing Samsung over the Gear VR headset

We know that Samsung made the Gear VR in collaboration with VR firm Oculus. ZeniMax, a games company which successfully sued Facebook-owned Oculus, has now filed a lawsuit against Samsung over the Gear VR virtual reality headset. The lawsuit alleges that Samsung knowingly profited from Oculus' VR technology, which was originally developed at ZeniMax. Oculus […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

Google Daydream doesn’t work on the Galaxy S8 and S8+ yet

The Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ are one of the most feature-packed and most powerful smartphones that have ever been released. They are also compatible with Oculus VR, the most famous VR platform in the market right now. However, they are not compatible with Google's Daydream VR platform right now. Hardware-wise, Samsung's new flagship smartphones […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

Gear VR gameplay can now be streamed to Facebook Live

Oculus has updated its Gear VR platform to enable those who own this Samsung virtual reality headset to stream their gameplay sessions directly to Facebook Live. The Facebook-owned company says that the idea behind this feature is to “share the magic” of virtual reality with your friends and family since it can be a bit […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Oculus Rooms and Parties bring VR social experiences to the Gear VR

Oculus unveiled a couple of new VR social features at its annual developer conference a couple of months back. Rooms is simply a virtual reality space in which people can hang out with their VR avatars while Parties provides built-in voice chat functionality. As you might remember, the Gear VR headset is a collaboration between […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung teams up with Google, HTC, Oculus, Sony, and Acer to form the Global Virtual Reality Association

Virtual reality is booming. Ever since Oculus started working on its VR headset, many companies, big and small, have jumped onto the VR bandwagon. VR has the potential to be the next big computing and entertainment platform. Now, these companies joining hands to form a focus group to promote VR. Samsung has announced on its […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

Android 7.0 Nougat beta for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge doesn’t have Gear VR support

Samsung launched the Galaxy Beta Program recently to provide builds of Android 7.0 Nougat beta for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. The program has been launched in the United States, United Kingdom, South Korea and China. Interested users first have to register through the app and it's only after they're selected do […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Gear VR’s footprint spans across 150 countries, has more than 400 apps

The Gear VR is Samsung's first virtual reality headset. It worked on this product with Facebook-owned Oculus, a serious virtual reality company that has since released its own powerful tethered VR headset. Samsung and Oculus continue to collaborate on this product which has been successful despite the fact that VR is still a nascent medium. Head […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Oculus warns against using the Gear VR with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Samsung is getting all the unwanted attention after multiple reports of Galaxy Note 7 units exploding due to faulty batteries. Now, Oculus has warned Gear VR users against using the Galaxy Note 7 until Samsung replaces their units with new ones. The company has also sent an email to Gear VR users with the same […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

Gear VR to get Oculus Rift-like UI with the upcoming update

Samsung developed the Gear VR in partnership with Oculus, and the latter developed the UI for the virtual reality headset. However, Oculus Home on the Gear VR looks a bit different than it does on the Oculus Rift, but that's set to change with the upcoming update. A new video posted on YouTube shows the new […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

Oculus brings virtual reality documentary Nomad to the Gear VR

Samsung and Oculus are working together to bring more virtual reality content for Gear VR owners. Hitman Go was announced for the Gear VR yesterday, and now Nomads, a virtual reality documentary, is available to be viewed on Samsung's virtual reality headset. Nomads, which is created by Montreal-based VR studio Felix & Paul, takes viewers through lives of […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

One million people used the Gear VR last month: Oculus

Virtual reality is beginning to pick up steam slowly. Samsung's partnership with Oculus, which is one of the bigger players in the industry, for the Gear VR is already bearing fruit. Head of mobile at Oculus, Max Cohen, has now mentioned that the Gear VR was used by about one million people last month. He […]

By Valerie R.
8 years ago

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