An Oculus account is required to use Oculus devices, apps and the Oculus store.

To create an Oculus account:

On Web

1. Go to the Oculus signup page.
2. Enter the requested information and select Create Account.

On the Oculus PC App

1. Open the Oculus app on your PC.
2. Select Create Oculus Account and follow the onscreen instructions.

On Oculus Mobile Apps

1. Open the Oculus app on your mobile phone.
2. At the bottom of the screen, tap Register or Create Account and follow the onscreen instructions.

You can also create or link your Oculus account using Facebook.

The password you create for Oculus is used to log into your Oculus account. All your Oculus devices share the same account and password.

To change your password using the Oculus app on your computer:

1. Open the Oculus app on your PC.
2. Select Settings in the left menu.
3. Under Account, click Password.
4. Enter a new password and then enter your old password to confirm the change.
5. Click Submit.

To change your password using the Oculus app on your phone:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap Settings and then tap Change Oculus Password.
3. Enter your old password, your new password, and your new password again to confirm.
4. Tap Save to save your new password.

To change your password using the Oculus app for Gear VR:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap More and then tap Change Password.
3. Enter your old password, your new password, and your new password again to confirm.
4. Tap Save to save your new password.

The Oculus PIN you create for your Oculus account is used to verify your identity and to make it easy to buy things in the Oculus store. All your Oculus devices share the same PIN.

To reset your Oculus PIN using the Oculus app on your computer:

1. Open the Oculus app on your computer.
2. Select Settings in the left menu.
3. Under Account, click Oculus PIN.
4. Enter a new PIN and then enter your password to confirm the change
5. Click Submit

To reset your Oculus PIN using the Oculus app on your phone:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap Settings from the bottom menu.
3. Tap Reset Oculus Pin.
4. Enter your password, then enter your new PIN and tap Submit.

To reset your Oculus PIN using the Oculus app for Gear VR:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone
2. Tap More and then tap Reset Oculus PIN
3. Enter your password, then enter your new PIN and tap Save.

Many people use the same password on multiple websites. If one website is compromised, bad actors may try to use these passwords on other sites. As a result, we monitor online forums where lists of emails and passwords appear from time to time. If we believe that an email and password combination on one of these lists may match the one you use for your Oculus account, we will proactively invalidate your current password and ask you to choose a new, unique password to help protect your account. This process is designed as a preventative measure. It doesn’t necessarily mean that your account has been compromised.

To help avoid this issue in the future, here are a few tips on how to protect your passwords online:

• Don’t use a password that you’ve used previously, and don’t use your Oculus password anywhere else.
• Never share your password. You should be the only one who knows it.
• Avoid including your name or common words. Your password should be difficult to guess.

We use a variety of practices, including a process called 'hashing,' that prevent us from having to store your plain text password.

Once we discover a set of disclosed email addresses and passwords, we check to see if any of them could be used to log into valid Oculus accounts.

If the email and hash combinations don’t match, we don’t take any action. If we find a match, we proactively prompt you to change your password. This process helps your account remain secure.

The payment method you add to your Oculus account is used to buy things in the Oculus store. All your Oculus devices share the same payment method.

To add or remove a payment method using the Oculus app on your computer:

1. Open the Oculus app on your PC.
2. Select Settings in the left menu.
3. Select the Payment tab.
4. Click the Add Payment Method dropdown menu.
5. Select either Credit or Debit Card or PayPal Account.
6. Enter your payment info to add your payment method. To remove a payment method, click Remove next to the applicable card or PayPal account.

To add or remove a payment method using the Oculus app on your phone:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap Settings from the bottom menu.
3. Tap Payment Methods.
4. Tap + Add Payment Method.
5. Tap Add a credit or debit card or Add a PayPal account.
6. Enter your payment info to add your payment method.

To remove a payment method, tap the payment method you'd like to remove and then tap Remove.

To add or remove a payment method using the Oculus app for Gear VR:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap More and then tap Payment Method.
3. Tap + Add Payment.
4. Tap Add a credit or debit card or Add a PayPal account.
5. Enter your payment info to add your payment method. To remove a payment method, tap and then tap Remove.

You can add the following payment methods to your Oculus account:

• Credit Card/Debit Card:
  • American Express
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
• PayPal

You’ll need to log into your Oculus account on Oculus.com to view your purchase history for all your Oculus devices.

To view your purchase history:

1. Go to Oculus.com
2. Click Login in the top right and then log in to your account
3. Click your username in the top right and then select My Orders

If you receive store credit from Oculus, you can check your store credit balance from your settings in the Oculus app. Before you use your store credit, you’ll need to add a payment method to your account. All your Oculus devices share the same store credit.

To check your store credit balance using the Oculus app on your computer:

1. Open the Oculus app on your computer.
2. Select Settings in the left menu.
3. Select the Payment tab to view your store credit balance.

To check your store credit balance using the Oculus app on your phone:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap Settings from the bottom menu.
3. Tap Payment Methods to view your store credit balance.

To check your store credit balance using the Oculus app for Gear VR:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap More.
3. Tap Payment Method to view your store credit balance.

Note: You can only use store credits in the currency they were issued in. Oculus Store Credit is non-transferable and cannot be used for other currency.

If you have store credit in a currency that is different from the currency of your Oculus store, the store credit cannot be applied to your purchases.

When you connect PayPal with your Oculus account, Oculus requires a PayPal Billing Agreement be made using a connected bank account, debit or credit card.

After PayPal has been added to your Oculus Account successfully, you can change your preferred PayPal payment method, including options for PayPal Credit or PayPal Balance, within your PayPal Wallet settings.

To use PayPal Credit or PayPal Balance with your Oculus account:

1. Visit PayPal.com and sign in to your personal PayPal account
2. Click Wallet in the top menu
3. Click your desired PayPal payment method in the left menu
4. under the section Preferred when paying online, click Set as preferred.

After these steps have been completed, your PayPal account should automatically save this payment method to use toward your future Oculus digital purchases.

Notes:

• These features and settings are strictly managed within your PayPal account. For any questions or concerns regarding PayPal Credit and PayPal Balance, we recommend contacting PayPal Support directly.
• These features and settings may be subject to availability restrictions in certain regions.

When you create an Oculus account, you can choose who can see your real name, activity and friend list in the Oculus app.

From your privacy settings, you can control the following info:

• Real Name: Choose who can see your real name and if you want people to find it in search.
• Activity: Choose who can see your activity in games and apps.
• Friend List: Choose who can see your friend list.

Oculus Rift

To control who can see your info using the Oculus app on your PC computer:

1. Open the Oculus app on your computer.
2. Select Settings in the left menu.
3. Select the Privacy tab and then click Privacy Settings.

Oculus Go

To control who can see your info using the app on your Oculus Go connected phone:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap Settings from the bottom menu.
3. Tap Privacy Settings.

Gear VR

To control who can see your info using the app on your Samsung Android phone:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap More.
3. Tap Privacy Settings.

When you block someone in the Oculus app, they won’t be able to see your info or activity. Blocking a friend will also remove them from your friend list on all your Oculus devices.

Oculus Rift

To block someone you’ve friended using the Oculus app on your PC computer:

1. Open the Oculus app on your computer.
2. Select your name from the bottom left menu.
3. Click next to the name of the person you want to block, then click Block.

To unblock someone using the Oculus app on your computer:

1. Open the Oculus app on your computer
2. Select Settings in the left menu.
3. Select the Privacy tab.
4. Click Block List and then click Unblock next to person you want to unblock.

Oculus Go

To block someone you’ve friended using the app on your Oculus Go connected phone:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap Friends from the bottom menu and then tap next to the person you want to block.
3. Tap Block to block that person.

To unblock someone using the Oculus app on your phone:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap Settings and then tap Privacy Settings.
3. Tap List of users under Blocked Users.
4. Tap the person you want to unblock and then confirm that you want to unblock that person.

Gear VR

To block someone you’ve friended using the Oculus app on your Samsung Android phone:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap Friends and then tap the person you want to block.
3. Tap in the top right and then tap Block.

To unblock someone using the Oculus app on your Gear VR connected Phone:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap More and then tap Privacy Settings.
3. Tap List of users under Blocked Users, then tap the person you want to unblock and then tap Unblock.

Note: If you unblock a friend, you’ll need to add them again to see them on your friend list.

Two-factor authentication is an optional but recommended security feature for your Oculus account which adds a secondary layer of protection. In addition to your password, two-factor requires an additional code from an app or SMS at login.

To enable two-factor authentication:

1. Go to your Oculus Profile page.
   • If prompted, login with your Oculus account.
2. Select Setup next to Two-Factor Authentication at the bottom of the page.
3. Select the method of two-factor authentication you'd like to use and follow the onscreen instructions.

Notes:

• To use an authentication app for two-factor authentication, you'll need an authenticator app like Google Authenticator, Duo Mobile, or LastPass installed on your phone.
• It is still recommended you enable two-factor authentication on Oculus if you already use two-factor authentication on Facbeook and your Facebook account is linked to your Oculus account.

To change your profile picture using the Oculus app on your PC computer:

1. Open the Oculus app on your computer.
2. Click your name in the bottom left menu.
3. Click your current profile picture and then click it again to change it.
4. Choose an Oculus picture or click Upload Picture at the bottom to add your own.
5. Click Confirm.

To change your profile picture using the Oculus app for Gear VR:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone
2. Tap your profile picture in the top left
3. Tap your profile picture and then tap one of the following to change your profile picture:
   • Take Photo
   • Choose from Phone
   • Choose an Oculus Picture

Note: Your profile picture must have a resolution of 176x176 pixels.

When you create an Oculus account, you'll create an Oculus username that's publicly visible and shared on all your Oculus devices. You can change your username only once every 6 months.

Username requirements:

• Usernames must start with a letter or number.
• Usernames may be between 2 to 20 characters in length.
• Usernames may include a mix of letters, number, dashes and underscores, but may not include dashes, or underscores consecutively.
• Usernames may not have spaces, slashes or periods.

To change your Oculus username:

1. Go to secure.oculus.com and log into your account
2. Click My Profile on the left.
3. Click Edit next to Username.
4. Enter your new username and your Oculus password.
5. Click Save and then click Confirm to change your username.

You can create an avatar for your Oculus account that you can see in some Oculus Store content. All your Oculus devices share the same avatar.

To create an avatar using your Oculus Rift:

1. Put on your Rift headset and go to Oculus Home.
2. Next to your profile picture in the top right, select Edit Avatar.
3. Select Start in the center of the mirror.
4. Select Head, Wardrobe or Palette on the left to customize your avatar.
5. When you’re done, select Exit on the right.

To create an avatar using your Oculus Go or Samsung Gear VR:

1. Put on your Oculus Go or Gear VR headset.
2. Select People from the navigation menu, then select Profile.
3. Select Edit Avatar to open the avatar editor.
4. Select Face, Hair, Facial Hair, Eyewear, or Clothing in the left menu to customize your avatar.
5. When you’re done, select Save Avatar & Exit on the bottom.

Oculus Rift

To change the language for the Oculus app on your PC computer:

1. Open the Oculus app on your computer.
2. Select Settings in the left menu.
3. Select the General tab.
4. Next to Language Preference, click to select your language.

Oculus Go

To change the language for the Oculus app on your Oculus Go connected phone:

The language you see in the Oculus app will be based off the language you select in your phone settings. If the language you select from your phone settings isn’t supported in the Oculus app, the language in the Oculus app will default to an Oculus-supported language in your location. If there isn’t an Oculus-supported language available in your location, it’ll default to English.

The Oculus app for Oculus Go supports the following languages:

• Czech
• Danish
• Dutch
• German
• Greek
• English (US)
• English (UK)
• Finnish
• French
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Norwegian
• Polish
• Portuguese (Brazil)
• Portuguese (Portugal)
• Romanian
• Russian
• Spanish (Spain)
• Spanish (LATAM)
• Swedish
• Turkish
• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
• Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)

Gear VR

To change the language for the Oculus app on your Samsung Android Phone:

The language you see in the Oculus app will be based off the language you select in your Android phone settings. If the language you select from your phone settings isn’t supported in the Oculus app, the language in the Oculus app will default to an Oculus-supported language in your locale. If there isn’t an Oculus-supported language available in your locale, it’ll default to English.

The Oculus app for Android supports the following languages:

• Czech
• Danish
• German
• Greek
• English (US)
• English (UK)
• Spanish (Spain)
• Spanish
• Finnish
• French (France)
• French (Canada)
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Norwegian
• Dutch
• Dutch (Belgium)
• Polish
• Portuguese (Brazil)
• Portuguese (Portugal)
• Romanian
• Russian
• Swedish
• Turkish
• Vietnamese
• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
• Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)

To turn on automatic app updates for your Oculus Rift in the Oculus app:

1. Open the Oculus app on your PC computer
2. Select Settings from the left menu.
3. Select the General tab.
4. Next to Automatic App Updates, click to turn automatic updates on or off.

To change the bandwidth limit for your Oculus Rift:

1. Open the Oculus app on your computer.
2. Select Settings in the left menu.
3. Select the General tab.
4. Next to Bandwidth Limit, click to select your limit.

You can add friends to your Oculus account to invite to games and parties. All your Oculus devices share the same friend list.

To add friends to your Oculus account on your computer:

1. Open the Oculus app on your computer.
2. Select Friends from the bottom left menu.
3. Click Add Friends and search by someone’s username or first and last name to add them.

To add friends to your Oculus account from your Oculus Rift Headset:

1. Press the Oculus button to open Dash.
2. Select the Social menu from Dash and choose Friends.
3. Select the Add Friend icon at the top of the Friends panel and search by someone’s username or first and last name to add them.

To add friends to your Oculus account using the Oculus app on your phone:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap Friends from the bottom menu and then tap Add Friends.
3. Search by someone’s username or first and last name to add them.

To add friends to your Oculus account using the Oculus app for Gear VR:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap Friends from the bottom menu and then tap Add Friends.
3. Search by someone’s username or first and last name to add them.

Note: Some people may choose to not have their first and last name visible in search.

If you're experiencing issues using Facebook features within Oculus, and your Facebook and Oculus accounts are connected, log into your Facebook account on the mobile app or web page, and then follow these instructions:

From the Oculus PC app:

1. Select your name from the bottom left menu.
2. Select ... from the top right of your Friends List.
3. Select Sign Out.
4. On the login screen, select Continue with Facebook and if prompted, confirm your Facebook account details to log back in.

From the Oculus app on your phone:

1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.
2. Tap Settings from the bottom toolbar.
3. Scroll to the bottom and tap Log Out.
4. Tap Log Out to confirm.
5. On the login screen, tap Continue with Facebook and follow the onscreen instructions to log back in.

If you're still experiencing issues, please contact Oculus Support.

Before we make our software available to everyone, we put it through a variety of tests in an effort to ensure there are no major issues. The Oculus Public Test Channel Program is an opportunity for our community to test pre-release builds of the Oculus software, and join in to help with the process. Together we can work to build better features and updates, and we look forward to hearing your suggestions, issues you report, and feedback on new features and changes.

You can choose to join the Public Test Channel anytime, and by enrolling, you’ll be given the option to report any issues you encounter while testing potential changes. You can also choose to leave the program anytime after you’ve enrolled. Keep in mind enrolling in the Public Test Channel means you’ll be testing a beta version of the Oculus software that isn’t a finished product, so you may encounter issues ranging from minor issues to app crashes. If you run into any issues that cause discomfort or safety features to stop working (example: Guardian), we recommend you stop using your Rift or use it with caution.

Enrolling in the Public Test Channel

You’ll automatically get the pre-release version of the Oculus software when one is available. Otherwise, you’ll get the public version.

To enroll in the Oculus Rift Public Test Channel:

1. Open the Oculus app on your PC computer.
2. Select Settings in the left menu.
3. Select the Beta tab.
4. Next to Public Test Channel, click to enroll.

Once you’ve enrolled in the Public Test Channel, you can choose to leave at any time by returning to the Beta section of the Oculus app and clicking next to Public Test Channel.