Tips to Disable Gear VR Service Android:

In this article, we are going to discuss on How to Disable Gear VR Service Android. You are provided with easy steps/methods to do so. Let’s starts the discussion.

‘Disable Gear VR Service’ on Android, Samsung phone:

Gear VR (Virtual Reality) headset introduced in 2014, has its own accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer and proximity sensors but derives its content directly from the phone. Developed with Oculus VR from the company makes Oculus Rift headset, Gear VR features a 96 degree panoramic view for movies and games and includes facial adjustments for nearsighted and farsighted people. Gear VR can be used on Smartphone via Microsoft USB connection.

Gear VR service is usually found on older model of Samsung phone so if you are using older Samsung model phone. Gear VR service on Android allows you to use VR headset. However, the issue that occurs in using the service is that it consumes heavy battery power. In such case, you can disable Gear VR service in your phone in order to fix the issue. If you are not aware, Gear VR service is in-built service on most phones including Samsung phones. But the service is not available on latest versions of Android 12 OS of Samsung phone.

On other hand, Smartphones doesn’t have same settings options and they vary from manufacturer to manufacturer so, ensure the correct settings before changing any. If you are looking for ways to disable Gear VR service on your Android phone, then you are in right-place for the solution. Let’s go for the steps to do so.

How to Disable Gear VR Service Android?

Method 1: Use OEM cables

You can use certified OEM cables like Samsung-approved accessories to use the Samsung Gear VR service. You can use low-quality third-party cables to activate the Gear VR service with being prompted. After using OEM cables, check if stop Gear VR service running in background issue is resolved.

Method 2: Disable Gear VR service [Samsung]

Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ app in your phone and tap ‘Apps > Samsung Gear VR service’ app

Step 2: Tap ‘Disable’ option at bottom to disable the service, and confirm disabling the app.

Method 3: Force stop Gear VR service

Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ app and go to ‘Apps > Samsung Gear VR Service’ app

Step 2: Tap ‘Force Stop’ option at bottom to disable the service

Method 4: Disable background process

You can disable Gear VR service by disabling background processes in device.

Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ app and go to ‘Apps > Samsung Gear VR’ app

Step 2: Tap ‘Battery’ tab in ‘Usage’ section, toggle OFF ‘Allow background activity’ option

Step 3: Return to settings home page and tap ‘Connections’ tab, tap ‘Data Usage’ tab, and tap ‘Data saver’ option

Step 4: Tap ‘Allow to use data while Data saver is ON’ tab, toggle OFF ‘Samsung Gear VR’ app on the list

Method 5: Uninstall Oculus app

You can also try to disable Gear VR service by uninstalling Oculus app in your device.

Step 1: Open ‘Google Play Store’ app in your device and tap ‘Profile’ icon at top-right corner

Step 2: Tap ‘Manage apps and device’ tab and move to ‘Manage’ tab, and tick ‘Oculus’ app

Step 3: Tap ‘Trash’ option at top-right corner, and tap ‘Uninstall’ in confirmation window ‘Uninstall selected app?’

Method 6: Install Service Disabler app

Step 1: Open ‘Google Play Store’ app in your phone and search for ‘Service Disabler’ and hit ‘Search’ icon

Step 2: Install ‘Service Disabler’ app in your device and once installed, launch the app and select ‘Samsung Gear VR service’ and tap ‘Trash’ icon to remove/disable it.

Method 7: Use ADB tool

You can use your Windows computer and use ADB to disable Gear VR service.

Step 1: On Windows PC, open your browser and visit Android SDK Platform Tools download official page, and click ‘Download SDK Platform-Tools for Windows’ link, download section

Step 2: Once downloaded, extract the file and then right-click ‘start menu’ and select ‘Windows Powershell (Admin)’

Step 3: Type ‘./adb devices’ command and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute to activate ADB tool

Step 4: Tap ‘Accept’ option in permission window on phone

Step 5: Now, open ‘Settings’ app in your phone and go to ‘About Phone > Software Information’ and tap on ‘Build Number’ tab 7 times

Step 6: Confirm the security password and you see the ‘Developer mode has been enabled’ message

Step 7: Now, open ‘Settings’ app in your device and go to ‘Developer Options’ tab

Step 8: Toggle On ‘USB Debugging‘ option in Debugging section and tap ‘Ok’ option in ‘Allow USB debugging’ to confirm

Step 9: Go to ‘Settings’ home page, and go to ‘Accessibility’ tab, tap ‘Talkback > Settings > Advanced Settings’ and tap ‘Developer Settings’

Step 10: Toggle ‘Enable node tree debugging’ option ON, tap ‘Ok’ button on confirmation message

Step 11: Now, type the following command in Powershell in Windows computer to disable Gear VR service.

adb shell pm uninstall –k –user 0 com.samsung.android.hmt.vrsvc

Step 12: Now, execute the following command to disable SetupWizardStub

adb shell pm uninstall –k –user 0 com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub

Step 13: Now, execute the following command to disable Gear VR shell

adb shell pm uninstall –k –user 0 com.samsung.android.hmt.vrshell

Method 8: Disable VR Developer Mode

Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ app in your device and tap ‘Apps > Gear VR service’ app

Step 2: Tap ‘VR service version’ tab 6 times in ‘version‘ section. Now restart your phone and check if it works for you.

Conclusion

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