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How can we add existing application to Oculus home for the gear vr?

Discussion in 'AR/VR (XR) Discussion' started by jiaoshihao, Jun 7, 2016.

  1. jiaoshihao

    jiaoshihao

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    I have created a game for gear vr using Unity and it's working fine. But each time I'd like to start the application, I have to put on the headset, take out the phone, load up the application outside and then plug the phone in. It's kind of annoying to do that so I wonder if there is a way to add the external application to Oculus home for the gear vr?
     
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  2. andrew-lukasik

    andrew-lukasik

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    A: Add not only
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.INFO" />
    but also
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
    to your manifest file. This is good for daily work because app will be launchable from android (app icon will appear).

    B: Upload it to https://dashboard.oculus.com/my-apps/ (deleting LAUNCHER entry will be necessary here). Then you will be able to add alpha/beta/rc users. Iteration time is considerably slower but you can distribute app more easily to testers (it will be accessible from Oculus Home).
     
    Last edited: Jun 29, 2016