So you've got your Samsung Galaxy device and the company'south accompanying virtual reality headset, Gear VR. That's crawly! Gear VR provides a great, cheap sense of taste of what virtual reality has to offer. Allow'south show you how to get that thing all set up and running so y'all tin can strap it your face and travel to far abroad lands. Get hype.

Step One: Put the Phone in the Gear VR

This may seem like a no-brainer, but putting the phone in the headset can be a chip disruptive the first fourth dimension you practise it. Unlike some other VR headsets, Gear VR actually requires a concrete USB connection to the phone. And since it'due south designed to fit snugly, information technology doesn't work with a case on the phone.

When you lot take the comprehend plate off of the Gear VR, you'll observe a pair of latches flanking either side of the unit. When facing it, the one on the left is where the USB plug is institute—information technology's on a hinge, which makes it incredibly easy to insert the phone.

Go ahead and flip it out and plug the phone in, with the screen facing the lenses.

From there, only click the top of the phone into the correct latch. Blast, yous're in.

Step Two: Set Upward the Software

With the phone in place, a voice should prompt you to install the required software—you'll have to pop the phone back out, which is kind of silly. But it's withal easier than installing everything manually, because it essentially automates the process. Agree to the terms, tap "Adjacent," then "Install." Let it do its thing.

Next, y'all'll need to log in to or create your Oculus account. This is required to use Gear VR.

Once you're logged in, the Gear Shop will launch. You can go ahead and put the phone back into the Gear VR.

The kickoff thing that will show up is some text telling you to use the dial on the top of the unit to become proper focus. Later you get that dialed in and accept the warning by looking at information technology for a few seconds, it should tell you to log in to Oculus. You'll have to take the phone out to exercise this.

A quick tutorial volition evidence up hither that tells you lot how to navigate the Gear VR interface.

Pace Three: Understanding and Navigating the Gear VR Interface

Now that you've gone through the tutorial, you're basically ready to download apps and use Gear VR. At that place are a few things worth noting, nonetheless:

  • To get to the menu, long-press the dorsum button (located higher up the D-Pad on the headset). This is where you can meet notifications, disable Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, and access other contour data.

  • To take a screenshot or record a video, jump into the menu and select "Utilities," which is on the right side. You lot can besides access the camera passthrough characteristic here, so you lot can see your surroundings through your phone's photographic camera.
  • All other navigation—Home, Library, Store, and Voice Search—can be located at the bottom of home screen. Equally an bated, I actually wish someone would straighten that carpeting.

  • To exit an app, merely tap the back button.
  • When you're finished with Gear VR, simply take the phone out.

That's pretty much all you demand to know—it's fairly intuitive, but can still be a bit daunting for users unfamiliar with VR. Have fun with it!