If you're using your Samsung Gear VR for the first time, check out our:
You can use the following Samsung phones running Android Lollipop 5.0.1 or higher with your Samsung Gear VR:
USB Type-C:
microUSB:
Note: If you own a Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ or newer Galaxy phone, you'll need to use the new Gear VR headset:
You can use the following Bluetooth 3.0 class 2 gamepads with your Samsung Gear VR:
To make sure you can download required software updates, your Samsung Android phone needs to be connected to a mobile carrier for it to work with your Samsung Gear VR.
Note: If you try to use an unlocked phone with your Gear VR, you may come across problems that we won’t be able to fix or it may not work at all.
Note: Before you set up your Samsung Gear VR, turn your Samsung Android phone’s volume on and make sure it’s connected to a WiFi network.
To set up your Samsung Gear VR:
Before you connect your phone to your Gear VR headset, connect and adjust your Gear VR straps.
After you've connected your headset straps, connect your phone to your Gear VR headset.
Note: The Oculus app found in the Google Play Store is not compatible with Gear VR.
To avoid scratching the lenses inside your Samsung Gear VR headset, we don’t recommend you wear glasses with your Gear VR headset.
If you wear glasses, try taking them off and using the Focus Adjustment Wheel at the top of your headset to adjust the distance between your phone and the Gear VR’s lenses.
For your safety, we don’t recommend you stand or walk while wearing your Samsung Gear VR headset. Instead, we recommend sitting in a rotating desk chair.
The Samsung Gear VR controller is a motion controller you can use with your Gear VR to interact with certain apps and games (example: Facebook 360, Drop Dead). Before you can start using your controller, you’ll need to pair it with your Android phone.
Pairing Your ControllerTo pair your controller:
You can change which hand you’d like to use with your controller by returning to your controller settings.
To unpair your controller:
Go to your phone’s Bluetooth settings to unpair your controller.
Using Your ControllerThe buttons on your controller do the following:
Note: Not all games fully support the Gear VR controller. To check if the controller is supported, look for the following image when browsing content in the Oculus Store: .
If you’re having trouble using your Samsung Gear VR controller, try these troubleshooting tips:
Note: Not all games fully support the Gear VR controller. To check if the controller is supported, look for the following image when browsing content in the Oculus Store: .
You can open the Universal Menu at any time when using your Samsung Gear VR.
To open the Universal Menu:
Once you open the Universal Menu, you can view and adjust the following things:
If you can’t install Samsung Gear VR updates on your Samsung Android phone, you may need to enable the Facebook App Manager and Facebook App Installer. Enabling the Facebook App Manager and Facebook App Installer will let you download and install the latest Gear VR updates.
To enable the Facebook App Manager and Facebook App Installer: