Gear VR (2015) - does it work with the Note 4?

[sandra_17]

Considering getting one for my husband who has my old Note 4. I have the 2016 for my Note 5 (and previous Note 7). I see there was the "Innovator" edition previously for the N4, but it's been discontinued. Has anyone used the 2015 edition successfully with their N4?

TIA

 

[AXEL314]

Sadly no as stated on Samsung's site:

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...vr%2Fgear-vr-sm-r322nzwaxar%2F&token=YsjrAEG2

An alternative would be to pick up one of many available VR headsets. I personally use the Habor headset as my VR viewer (a few times a week I might add) and paired with the Gamesir bluetooth controller, my setup provides great amount of entertainment.

If you do go with another VR headset, try and get one with a magnet input so it's compatible with Cardboard apps out of the box. If not, no biggie, as some controllers (such as the Gamesir I mentioned) has a built in mouse mode, which in Android, translates to a touchscreen input (that's what the magnet on VR headsets do). With that said, good luck with finding a VR solution!

 

[sandra_17]

Thanks so much for all the great info. Now.....decisions, decisions!

 

[Paradroid01]

The new Gear VR for the S7/S7 Edge etc. does work.