Can the Fan Edition be used with VR without modification? - Note 7 Questions & Answers

Hi.
I saw a thread that said that Oculus blocks Note 7 and FE devices. Is this still true? Can I just edit the build prop to bypass it? I would also like to know if the device overheats while in VR since the Note 4 had that issue. I'm thinking of getting the FE instead of a 8/9 since I don't really need the power much and I think the Note 10/11 would be better.

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Any way to get Gear VR to work with Note 3?

I know it's supposedly only for Note 4, but I'm wondering if it's a hardware issue or software?
If software, I'm sure some dev has made a workaround for it to work with Note 3, but I haven't found anything on it.
If it's hardware, what is the limitation? I thought it was basically the same set up size-wise and port-wise?
Bump also interested in this answer
So ive got my hands on the new 2016 gear vr the white one. Device works with stock note 4 after modding the case.
On my n9005 it wont start up the ocolus home after connecting and also no input from touch/buttons of the vr. Ive tested this with the team nx s8 rom. Afterwards ive installed wit shortcutmaker the vr applikation from the rom. Shortcutmaker wouldnt be needed if the vr gets recognised by the phone correctly so.
So the problem is that note 3 unfortintly wont speeck with the vr goggle...

Note FE GearVR Compatibility?

Now we all know that the GearVR no longer supports the use of the Note 7. But I wonder if Samsung has enable the Note FE to be used with the GearVR Seeing as the Note FE is nothing more than a refurbished Note 7 with a smaller battery.
I tried VR with the Note 7 ported rom last night and none of the software was present and it did nothing when plugged into the headset. Installed apks but no joy. Will keep you posted if I get it working.
Good news. editing build.prop > ro.build.model to "SM-G955V" (model no. for S8+) has stopped crashing of Oculus app.
Manually installing all packages has now allowed me to get into Oculus app Will try with the headset when I get home.
*edit* waiting on OTG fix from rom dev in hope it sorts the recognition.
VR does work on my Note 7 with Hydra without any issues. But change the model to a S7 edge SM-G935F because if you change it to a S8+ the Apps will think you are using a S8+ a 18.5 screen and will stretch the image! this will leave you with a wrong aspect ratio and a headache.
I'm not wondering if the original Note 7 will working with the GearVR. I wanna know if the Note FE running the stock OS will work with the GearVR. It is good to know that the original Note 7 will work with the GearVR running a custom OS
Chieco is right about what I was saying with the aspect ratio. No need to deviate from the way it was done before.
Sorry I didn't read your post properly. I think there will be issues still, like I'm having atm. As it's not supported like the note 7 you will need to root, do the build . prop fix and get the vr setupwizard apk as it won't be on the phone.
Karnax_ said:
Sorry I didn't read your post properly. I think there will be issues still, like I'm having atm. As it's not supported like the note 7 you will need to root, do the build . prop fix and get the vr setupwizard apk as it won't be on the phone.
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That sucks. I would have thought that Samsung would have addressed this when they released the Note FE. Seeing as the Note FE has a different model number and is running on the latest OS version
DarkGuyver said:
That sucks. I would have thought that Samsung would have addressed this when they released the Note FE. Seeing as the Note FE has a different model number and is running on the latest OS version
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My guess would be that Oculus/Samsung couldn't be bothered or didn't want to make it easier to get it working on regular notes. This might be why the latest version crashes constantly and won't detect. I'm curious if it still works on hydra or if they patched it to not work on either note7 full stop.
Any News to use gear vr on our Note 7 with FE rom port (on hydraRom, it works...)

5T as upgrade from Note 4..what you guys think? Any feedback is welcome !

Hello!
So my wife has the Note 4 but it is pretty old by now and feels laggy. Unfortunately every new phone has this aspect ratio we both hate 18:9 aside from the Huawei Mate 10 and the the Note FE. Finding the FE seems hard with US warranty and the Mate 10 does not have an OLED screen which she loves. So...as she finds the Note 8 way too long with that hotdog shape...I started thinking the 5t even though is the same aspect ratio, being smaller might be a good alternative. The Mate 10 Pro is also on my short list.
Still, I am leaning towards the 5T the more I read about it. What you guys feel about it after using it for a while? How is Oreo doing on it? Please note that the phone will be completely stock as unlike me, my wife does not want ANY modifications to the stock roms lol
Is battery life really good? From the reviews I read I like that the UI seems very fast and smooth.
Anyways, anything you want to share (and if you came from a Note 4 even better). She does not really use the s-pen so she is fine losing that feature.
Thanks!
I came from Note 4 to OP5T and I love it.
FMXP said:
I came from Note 4 to OP5T and I love it.
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I am guessing the camera is better too?
I am reading a lot of complaints of the 5T camera being worst than the 5 and from samples, it seems like that indeed. I even started considering the Mate 10 Pro now because of that and also the Pixel 2 XL (but with so many burn in issues probably not).
Thanks!
I had different phones, the Xiaomi redmi note 4 lg g6, oneplus 5, s8, and the s8 plus. But I am going to buy to the Xiaomi redmi note 5 pro excellent price performance. The Samsung s8 is also very good if u don't want to flash roms. Easy to setup and system wide ad blocker and almost every month security updates and a very nice screen.
I said go for the s8 the new Samsung experience is very good and many times better than the old touchwiz and a very good battery live and performance.

Can the Fan Edition be used with VR without modification?\

Hi.
I saw a thread that said that Oculus blocks Note 7 and FE devices. Is this still true? Can I just edited the build prop to bypass it? I would also like to know if the device overheats while in VR since the Note 4 had that issue.
You should be able to use the Note FE with the GearVR without any issues.

Question Galaxy s22 vs Xiaomi 12

Hello!
If you are here I bet you like your galaxy phones or you are like me and like have a powerful phone that is small... Ish.
(I've posted a similar thread for the Xiaomi side)
I am coming from an amazing old Zuk z2 pro... Which is a similar size as the galaxy s22 but is missing all those new cool things...
So it is time to change and update (I think).
I am getting ahead of myself (as the xiaomi 12 has not been announced outside of China... Not that it would stop me...) but :
Which one would you prefer and why?
Thanks!
s22 all the way... samsung's software is way optimized than xiaomi's. also with s21 and s22 they are providing 4 years of major android updates. xiaomi provides 3 yrs i guess... i would definitely go with s22, especially s22+

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