No changes have been made to the development of other devices, but Oculus will gradually stop supporting Gear VR software.

Editor’s note: This article is from WeChat public account “Aviation Network ARVR” (ID: YivianXR), author Yingwei.com, original The title “Oculus announced that the future SDK no longer supports Gear VR“, slightly cut.

(Aviation Network November 08, 2019)Oculus in December 2014 Partnered with Samsung to launch the Gear VR head display and continuously optimize the shape parameters and functions of the device. This product has been iterated five times so far and is compatible with more than 20 smartphones. It can be said that a large number of users around the world are the first to touch virtual reality through Gear VR. However, with the emergence of their own mobile heads, Oculus and Samsung have gradually drifted away. Today, the company officially announced that Oculus SDK 1.42 and future versions will no longer support Gear VR application development.

潮科技| Oculus announces that the future SDK no longer supports Gear VR

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This company points out: “Although many people still enjoy the fun of Gear VR, our developers have turned their attention to providing the best experience for our latest devices. Starting today, Oculus SDK Suite 1.42 Unity/Unreal Gear VR application development will no longer be supported by the integrated and native Mobile SDK 1.27.0. For later, all Gear VR applications will need to utilize the Oculus Mobile SDK 1.26.0 or SDK Suite 1.41 Unity/Unreal integration. This does not mean that we have terminated All Gear VR is supported by developers, and there has been no change in the development of our other devices.”

Oculus further pointed out: “Gear VR head users can still use the heads as before, but as John Carmack said at the OC6 conference, Oculus will gradually stopSupport for Gear VR software. We will keep you informed of the changes.

Oculus Frankly, the development of Gear VR provides the foundation for today’s Oculus Quest core technologies, such as Mobile Asynchronous Timewarp, optimizing core system software, and building an unprecedented fast path rendering pipeline on mobile chipsets. . Gear VR also promotes the development of the Oculus SDK suite that supports Unreal and Unity integration, providing a unified development platform for PC VR and mobile VR. They said: “The development tools, APIs, and even system interfaces used by Oculus Quest today start with Gear VR.”

For the trend of VR appliances and PC VR, Oculus believes that they are the most successful platform for developers and should continue to advance the platform. The company pointed out: “The future of VR technology is bright, and we look forward to continuing to walk with you during this journey.”

Gear VR Others

  • What if the Gear VR application is currently being developed?

A: If your application uses Oculus Mobile SDK 1.26.0 or Oculus SDK Suite 1.41 or earlier, your application will not be affected by this change.

  • If an Oculus Go is released, can Gear VR users use it?

A: If your application uses Oculus Mobile SDK 1.26.0 or Oculus SDK Suite 1.41 or earlier, it will support Gear VR and Oculus Go. Otherwise, it will only appear in the Oculus Go store.

  • The Gear VR game/app has been released. What does this mean for existing users?

A: Oculus will continue to support all Gear VR games and apps, and consumers can still download and experience your work.

  • The Gear VR application was developed with UE4. Will the application still work as expected when upgrading UE4 to the latest version?

A: Developers can continue to access the native Mobile SDK 1.26.0 that supports Gear VR from the Oculus download page.