{"id":10051,"date":"2017-09-15T07:08:56","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/?p=10051"},"modified":"2017-09-15T19:02:08","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T03:02:08","slug":"view-2d-android-apps-in-vr-with-phonecast-s8-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/view-2d-android-apps-in-vr-with-phonecast-s8-only\/","title":{"rendered":"View 2D Android apps in VR with PhoneCast &#8211; S8 only"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/view-2d-android-apps-in-vr-with-phonecast-s8-only\/phonecast\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10054\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phoneCast-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phoneCast-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phoneCast-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phoneCast-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phoneCast.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Here is something I have been waiting for, the ability to use my 2D Android applications and 2D games in VR. \u00a0The way it works is a 2D window is provided in your VR environment. \u00a0Within that window you can run Android apps! \u00a0Sweet Right? This GearVR App is call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/experiences\/gear-vr\/1239896026125279\/\">PhoneCast <\/a>which is already out there. \u00a0Currently the applications you can use have to be white-listed. \u00a0However, all of the current apps are video streaming services, something that does not really interest me. \u00a0However, I got to test a new version that has a &#8216;labs&#8217; area where instead of white listing apps, certain apps are &#8216;black listed&#8217;. \u00a0That means there are certain apps that are <em>not<\/em> allowed to run, but the rest are up to the user. \u00a0So of course, some apps may work, some may not. \u00a0That is why its called &#8216;Labs&#8217; my friends. \u00a0The everyday apps seems to work fine, email, google photos, PowerPoint. \u00a0Typing with the keyboard was not fun, but this is to be expected. \u00a0I will say looking at PowerPoint is way better with the large display then using my phone. \u00a0As much as I like productivity apps, I really wanted to try a few games.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quick note. \u00a0Look likes it US phones only running the Qualcomm chip for now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some games seemed to have a glitch the first time I would try them. \u00a0I tried Fallout Shelter first. \u00a0Did not load the first time, but worked fine after that. \u00a0Not sure what the story is here. Same with Pokemon Go. Did not work the first time, then works fine. \u00a0However, \u00a0it locks to portrait and when using AR, the camera does not display correctly. \u00a0I turned AR off and it was fine after that. few other games seemed locked to one view port or another, but that was not too much of an issue after I got used to it. \u00a0I would make the window a bit smaller for portrait games, larger for landscape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/view-2d-android-apps-in-vr-with-phonecast-s8-only\/monument-valley-in-phonecast\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Monument-Valley-in-PhoneCast-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Monument-Valley-in-PhoneCast-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Monument-Valley-in-PhoneCast-768x716.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Monument-Valley-in-PhoneCast.jpg 1013w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I then tried Monument Valley, a favorite of mine. \u00a0This took 3 tried, but again, seems to work after that. \u00a0That game play was even nicer with the view port set to the largest setting despite portrait mode. \u00a0I have it smaller in my screenshot. \u00a0It took a little bit of effort to get used to the controller, but I got it down soon enough. \u00a0I do not like this screenshot that much, but for some reason, screen capture and video capture are iffy with PhoneCast. \u00a0There is a video of this at the bottom of the post as well.<\/p>\n<p>What was really cool was trying ARCore apps in PhoneCast. \u00a0It &#8216;mostly&#8217; works, and when I say mostly, that is because the viewport is not locked to the head. If you check out the video below you will see what I mean. \u00a0Still, VERY cool! I tried the first ARCore app that was released, &#8216;<a style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.signalgarden.atomvisualizer&amp;hl=en\">Atom Visualizer<\/a>&#8216; from\u00a0Signal Garden. \u00a0 I contacted the good people involved in this project and made a request, we&#8217;ll see how it goes. \u00a0If they can lock the view port, this would be really fun! \u00a0Have a look for the video at the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a Pro tip for you. \u00a0The controller takes a bit of time to get used to, so don&#8217;t get put off. \u00a0Keep working at it. \u00a0BTW, there is not pinch to zoom. \u00a0Something I found out on Fallout Shelter. \u00a0Hopefully they will find a work around. \u00a0I suggested they should map something on the controller for zooming and zoom around the center view. \u00a0That could take some work though.<\/p>\n<p>So there you go! \u00a0Enjoy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/azpzjbPGQMI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wghiAjah2w0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><H3>Related Posts<\/H3><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Ray-Ban Facebook Glasses: Good, Bad, and not quite the AR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2021\/09\/ray-ban-facebook-glasses-good-bad-and-not-quite-the-ar\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ray-Ban Facebook Glasses: Good, Bad, and not quite the AR<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"TikTok parent Co. 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This GearVR App is call PhoneCast which is already out&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/view-2d-android-apps-in-vr-with-phonecast-s8-only\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,64,440,23,2267,961,1291,2248],"tags":[227,466,2398,2344,2390,2399,872],"class_list":["post-10051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-andriod","category-app-review","category-augmented-reality","category-games","category-gear-vr","category-mobile","category-video-2","category-vr-2","tag-android","tag-ar","tag-arcore","tag-games","tag-gearvr","tag-phonecast","tag-vr"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/google-photos-in-PhoneCast.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pjzQD-2C7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10051"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10069,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10051\/revisions\/10069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}