The Gear VR Codex

Samsung Gear VR 2015 - 2020
Oculus Go 2017 - 2020

The ultimate guide to the first consumer standalone VR headsets from Oculus/Meta

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About The Gear VR Codex

The year is 2023, and the first retail release of a consumer virtual reality headset by Oculus (now Meta) in conjunction with Samsung Electronics, is official dead. First released on November 27, 2015, the service was officially terminated 5 years later on September 30, 2020.

However as any retro game collector can tell you, the end of official support doesn't mean the product no longer works. Far from it

There are literally millions of Gear VR headsets in the wild, and hundreds of millions of compatible phones. Our objective is to help users around the world continue to make use of these products now and into the future.

All software available to download from this site is no longer supported by the original developer
Please DO NOT contact them for support. Testing was done on Gear VR/Oculus Go/Quest 1
Applications may not be compatible with the Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro or Meta Quest 3

"The Gear VR Codex" is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd or Meta Platforms Inc.
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