YouTube expands its VR app to Samsung’s Gear VR device and lets you watch videos with strangers

YouTube expands its VR app to Samsung’s Gear VR device and lets you watch videos with strangers

6 years ago
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https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/25/17613626/youtube-vr-app-samsung-gear-device-videos

YouTube is expanding its virtual reality app to support Samsung’s Gear VR devices, and it’s also adding a new feature that lets users watch a video together and chat. If you own a Gear VR device, you’ll be able to download the app from the Oculus Store beginning this week, Google announced today in a blog post.

YouTube has been conspicuously absent from the Oculus Store, and it’s been a significant selling point for Google’s Daydream VR platform, although it’s also available on PlayStation VR headsets, and Oculus Rift or HTC Vive users can access it through SteamVR. You could access YouTube through the Gear VR’s web browser, but this update still closes a notable gap in the Gear VR’s video ecosystem. YouTube doesn’t mention supporting Oculus’ new mobile device, the standalone Oculus Go.