[Galaxy Note5 Android Development] dr.ketan:
Gear VR development

This post is reserved for Samsung VR tips, tricks and development.

Samsung VR may not supported with all custom kernels. Kernel packed with ROM working perfectly.

1. How to use Milk VR on non supported countries e.g India

Milk VR one of best app for viewing 360/180 videos by samsung. Yet it's not available for all regions and if you don't see this app on oculus store simple download it manually and install it as regular app. You can get it from attached VR utilities - Download area

2.How to view your own photos and videos

Too see your own video, place videos under Int SD(Device storage)/MilkVR directory. After this when you open MilkVR from gear VR you will see download categories which will have all videos you have placed as per said in above location. If your videos are 180 then rename video file ending with 180x180_dv OR 180x180_dh depending on horizontal/Vertical stereoscopic recording. (simply open video on regular player and check it is horizontal/vertical)

To see 360 photos in occulus, copy all images to IntSD(device storage)/Oculus/360Photos/My Images directory. Now you will see this directory from gear VR - Oculus 360 photos - Device storage

You can download 360 photos from here

You can download 360 videos fro here

3.You can use youtube download to download 4k videos - Get from VR utilities (attached below)-download area

4.Use Google Cardboard application on Samsung VR

As samsung have default viewer set to Oculus for samsung VR but still we can use Google cardboard on samsung VR and for that I have made small utility for that.

Here I am describing some features of VR Utilities which can help to use google cardboard on samsung VR

5.Dr.Ketan VR Utilities (You must be on Dr.Ketan ROM for N920I L9 or UP )

- Download and Install attached VR Utilities *.apk as regular app

- Open application and you will have following options.

Download Area - You will find some useful stuff to use with VR

VR Service - Tap/Long press to Enable/Disable : This will enable/Disable samsung VR service. If you disable it, Samsung VR won't use oculus viewer and it won't auto start as well. This is useful when you want to use google cardboard application manually. When you enable it, it will restore stock oculus feature and when you dock your device it will auto start oculus.

Auto cardboard demo - Tap/long press to toggle : When you enable - it will disable oculus and autometically start google cardboard demo when you dock your note 5 on gear VR. Make sure you have downloaded and Installed google cardboard application from play store.

VR developer option - Tap/Long press to toggle : VR developer option is not available by default and you need to enable it. If you enable this option you can use VR application without docking your device. Also this will reduce flickering when use google cardboard app with VR. I have added option just to restore otherwise you don't require to deactivate this option.

Access developer option : Above said option will just Activate/Deactivate developer option. You can toggle developer option with this menu. Click this menu and then press 'More' from right upper corner to toggle developer option. It is recommended to turn off this option when not require.

6. Set Google cardboard profile

To use google cardboard application it is require to set profile. Open google cardboard application - menu - settings - Switch users - Now scan above barcode to set Samsung VR to cardboard profile. On successful switch you will see use profile from dr.Ketan by Samsung Note 5 (see screenshot above)

7. How to use goggle cardboard app like google earth basic

Open google cardboard - install required app like Google Earth

Disable VR service with VR utilities

Open Cardboard-library-Earth basic-Explore place you want - click on cardboard symbol. Now you will see split screen. Dock your device to VR and explore

Njoy !

Thanks and credit to [MENTION=5670748]Oscar Fernando[/MENTION] for some tips and links.