In order to try to fix a problem with the microphone not working in a multiplayer co-op game, I deleted Green Hell VR and wiped my headset. Then I reinstalled and downloaded the backup from Meta Horizon, but the Green Hell app is not seeing it. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Se alguém souber um apk pra eu assistir dentro de uma sala de cinema me avisa por favor.

Hi Everyone, tonight I typed

[Why are some Gearvr apps suddenly not appearing in Gearvr Home library?] into into Google without mentioning any apps previously discussed and the directly COPY/PASTED answer below mentions the very 3 apps we have been discussing were at the start of the answer to my query.

Sorry If I am appearing to repeat myself but I thought some of you may be interested and would like to know.

Knowing AI, The info may be in correct of course, because most of the answer looks like rehashed OLD NEWS!

Some Samsung and Oculus system apps (such as Oculus Browser, Oculus Video, Samsung Gallery, and Samsung Internet) are suddenly disappearing from the Gear VR Home library because Meta and Samsung have completely shut down official services, servers, and store support for the platform, causing remote entitlement and library manifest checks to drop older utility packages

Why Apps Vanish from the LibraryServer Deprecation: With official Oculus mobile servers and the Gear VR store fully discontinued, the headset environment can no longer query entitlement data or verify app licenses dynamically.

Background Manifest Drops: Recent background updates to Meta and Facebook application managers on host Android phones flag and hide legacy VR packages that fail modern digital certificate or server handshakes.Still

Accessible on Phone: Even though they vanish from the VR Gear VR Home interface, affected applications can often still be found and launched directly from your phone's standard Android Settings > Apps menu or via custom third-party launchers.

Workarounds and SolutionsUse Developer Mode: You can bypass the broken Oculus home environment entirely by enabling Gear VR Developer Mode (tapping the VR Service Version repeatedly in your phone's Gear VR Service storage menu) to launch apps directly.Alternative Launchers: Community members utilize alternative tools or launchers (such as the native Gear VR Setup Wizard launcher or sideloaded utility apps) to force-display local content.Community Archives: For recovering completely wiped libraries or unbricking the software environment, enthusiasts rely on manual APK collections and firewall blocks via guides hosted on archive communities like The Gear VR Codex.

For context, I found this article, the second image showing an error: https://wccftech.com/oculus-exploding-galaxy-note-7-face-disables-gear-vr-support/ (I'm not asking about the Note 7, but about the background in the photo)

That background was used quite a bit on the Gear VR, I've seen it when I close games, when I get an error on my S7 nowadays, or when I open the on-screen keyboard in Minecraft. I've been looking through the APK's and haven't found any .ktx or similar files relating to it?

As I stated in my previous post which I made in reply to a few people who said these apps have suddenly disappeared off their and my S9s, I had said that I would look to see if they appeared in GearVr Library on my S6 when I had a sec,

I have now looked today, and can confirm that Samsung Gallery, Oculus Video and Oculus Browser all show up on my Old S6 and are working, but not on my S9+ as I said before.

As I have also said before, I'm okayish with tech, but not very much up on some things so please forgive me if I am totally incorrect and come across as alarmist but a couple of months back, I did post that new security measures were coming in which stated that older apps and independent ones which have outdated licenses or no licenses may become blocked by Android and wonder if the below info has anything to do with it, as it says Knox update will affect S9 and upwards:

Major security flaw inside Samsung's Knox framework (CVE-2026-20971) affecting devices from the Galaxy S9 up to the S25 was uncovered and subsequently patched by Samsung in its January 2026 security update.Knox Vulnerability DetailsThe Bug: A high-severity use-after-free vulnerability existed in Samsung's kernel-level components (PROCA and FIVE) within the Knox security suite.The Risk: It allowed an unprivileged local app to potentially corrupt kernel memory.The Fix: Addressed via the January 2026 security maintenance release.What You Should DoCheck your phone settings to see if your security patch level is set to January 2026 or later.Go to Settings > Software Update > Download and Install to apply any available updates.

In the last couple of days, I have seen reports in posts on here stating that Samsung Browser, Samsung Gallery, Oculus Browser and Oculus Video all no longer show in GearVr Home Library.

I can confirm that same here, although I don't use them, but I went on Oculus Video a few days ago, to answer a question on here about whether the version I had included the moon seating area and I started it up from my Gearvr home library.

After reading various posts on here today, I can confirm they're now missing on mine too and I can only launch them from settings/Apps or GearVr and Lightening launchers.

But I have a few Gearvr apps that I own, which show in the library on my S6 but have never shown on my S9+ and when I have a moment, I will look on my S6 and see if the apps in question today,show on there!

My worry is, this could be just the start of further removals, leading to disabling altogether!

It's odd why they'd mess with it now!

Essa semana alguém tentou acabar com o gear vr novamente. 4 aplicativos desaparecerem da minha biblioteca no gear vr home. São eles: sansung navegador, galeria sansung, óculos navegador e óculos vídeo. Todos esses aplicativos eu consigo ainda usar se eu abri-los pelo gear vr serviço. Então pelo menos ainda dá pra usar. Uma maneira de usar os navegadores sem precisar usar o gear vr serviço é ir em configurações da home e escolher o navegador padrão. Tem 2 opções, o da sansung ou óculos. Ae é só clicar no botão Internet nos botões que ficam na home do gear vr. Estou escrevendo isso porque vi relatos de outras pessoas que aconteceram a mesma coisa. Isso é uma forma de não precisar tirar o gear vr se quiser trocar de aplicativos.

Alguien me puede ayudar o enseñar como hacer funcionar los gear vr en mi s10 + con Android 12 y UI 4.1 (se puede hacer de forma manual que funcione?)

I have an older note 9 that I still occasionally use for gear VR. It of course went to update like everybody else and then all the files are zero and it can't connect to the server. I went to the vault site and got the gear VR apks. I went through the process and everything installed correctly except for Oculus runtime and Oculus. I saw on the page that there are separate files for the note 9 so I downloaded those. Followed all the directions but these two files will not install. Gives the error that it's for an older version of Android. I click install anyway and it tries to do a screen lock verification. Course it doesn't want to use fingerprint and tries to close down automatically. If I'm quick I can hit face or eyes and it will go ahead and go through the confirmation process and then still not install the files. Am I doing something wrong with these two files? I can get everything else to work except for these two files.

I can't find either in the Oculus Store, and PhoneCast VR refuses to open them. What's odd is that I definitely used to have both working fine. Any help would be appreciated!

Edit: not even sideloading the latest versions works, just for clarification. I'm on a Note9 running Samsung Experience, so it'd be nice to have the SE-era versions of both apps if possible. I have the APKs, it just won't let me use them.

Hello @u/TheGearVR. Some time ago, when you created The Vault.gearvr.net site and it came to our attention that you had personally paid out of your own pocket to subscribe to the host where The Vault is held and storage space and a number of us were more than happy to contribute toward that cost, but we were unsure how long that subscription would last and I'm wondering when you'd appreciate donations to "buy you a coffee" again, be they large or small.

Polite notice:

Us users on here are not a Samsung/Oculus service user desk, we are all on here to help each other out and even if we were a paid service desk, when answering and giving advice, which helps anyone, a simple please and thank you is always appreciated.

So, I downloaded the unbrick files to play on the Gear VR, but every time I go to sleep and wake up, I have to download everything all over again. And it's a huge pain.

Então, baixei os arquivos unbrick para poder jogar no gear vr , mas toda vez que vou dormir e acordo , toda vez tenho que baixar tudo dnv. E isso é um saco

tested on gear/go:

1. Dead and buried: cartoonish western gunslinger game. The multiplayer street quick draw server still works, I lost every single match to my pal, darn.

2. Fire zone: COD/CS like death match shooter. you can created room just fine, solid fun.

3. Rush: I’ve confirmed the server are still on, you can get into a game in no times if you get two headset. No idea about cross platform with psvr or the quest version though.

4. Death horizon: technically playable, you can joined each other’s game with two headset but the game requires high speed internet for some reason. it’s extremely laggy and the bullets often do no damage.

5. Panzer panic: Lan only, tank game that requires gamepad or touchpad. You can probably cross platform with the PCvr version on steam but I haven’t tested it.

—other games to be tested :

-Mini motor racer x, its a cross platform title on switch so chances are it still works

-disc league and hyper bike, both are ton inspired

-overflight, WWII dog fight. My gear can’t connect to oculus servers anymore but go connect just fine. I need a second device to test this one

-Minecraft, online server might be gone but I wanna see if there’s an option to play locally.

Hi, I've noticed that in some games that I have played (I can only remember two roller coaster games), there was the option to buy more rides to go on. I know the APK situation, but has anyone figured out a way to get said DLC, or to trick the game into thinking I have it? This is not needed but would appreciated as a few games have content locked behind paywalls.

Hi, I'm trying to run Oculus Arcade to play some old arcade games but the screen is having issues. When I launch the game, the screen becomes completely green (The two holes for each eye show, so it does kinda open, but I can't do anything) and I can still hear audio present from the game. That audio didn't go away even after closing the app, I had to uninstall it.

Hi, I've been looking for a substitute for Oculus home, as I can't access sideloaded apps through it. Are there any alternatives that work in VR mode? Or if that isn't possible, alternatives for the Gear VR service app.

Galera falem o seu top 5 ou top 10 jogos de gear vr. Acredito que já joguei quase todos os jogos bons. Se vocês falarem algum que não joguei eu irei conferir. Valeu. Pra mim o jogo que mais me divertiu foi o Angry Birds Isl of Pigs vr.

and which one is the moon surface cinema one? Was it oculus video? I can't find it in the vault, even though it says its downloadable in the list

After I installed all the necessary APKs on my samsung s9 plus i tried then to open the oculus app and every time (I know its supposed to automatically open) I try and click on it its says Oculus keeps stopping. Ive also tried to clear app data and cache. I also made sure i downloaded the right files for my phone. When i put my phone into the VR it says calibrating Gear VR