There are few things as frustrating as being in the middle of an amazing virtual game and your phone overheating and shutting everything down. The Gear VR can overheat, and when it does, it never happens at the right time. Luckily, there are several ways around this problem, and we have details on them.
Prepare for VR
We will not try to overheat during the game.
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Charge your phone before jumping into virtual reality. When you charge your phone while playing games, it gets very hot. This is especially true if you are using a fast charger. So by making sure you have your battery as close to a full charge as possible before jumping into VR, you can be sure you’re not putting too much pressure on your device.
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Close additional applications. When multiple apps are running on your phone, it works harder than if only one thing is open. By closing all the apps you’re not using in VR, you can be sure your phone is concentrating on just one at a time. You can also turn on Airplane Mode to make sure you don’t get constant notifications.
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Make sure you don’t have a back cover installed While a cover may help if you’re gaming in a particularly sunny environment, it’s much harder for your phone to dissipate the heat generated when running VR apps. , Basically, you’re just making sure your phone has room to breathe, and that it doesn’t generate any serious heat that it can create.
Once you’re in VR
There are also a few things you can do to help with overheating once you’ve opened Oculus Home. This is as little as the precautions we outlined above and will continue to make sure your phone doesn’t overheat and stop working.
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Turn on Do Not Disturb — this ensures that you don’t get a toast notification every time you receive a notification on your phone and can be found in the settings menu.
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Adjust screen brightness. A brighter screen drains the battery faster and can contribute to heat buildup, and the Gear VR’s brightness is actually different from your phone’s. To adjust the brightness of the head, go to the Gear VR settings menu. You will see a slider where you can adjust the brightness or screen brightness.
Look at the accessories
If you are using an older phone, even with these tips, you may still be having problems with your phone overheating. If this has happened to you, then you might want to consider picking up an accessory to help you on your journey.
Cooling fan
If the idea of attaching a cooling pad to the back of your phone fills you with existing dread, then don’t worry. You have another option. There are several different cooling fans that can be attached to the back of the phone to keep it a bit cooler. This means nothing cold will be connected to your fan, so you won’t have to deal with any condensation, but you’ll still have a cooling factor that will help reduce your phone’s overheating rate.
There are not many fans, but there are a few. For the most part, they seem to have a built-in battery that needs to be kept charged, detached if your phone is, and they are jammed. This means you can customize where they are on your phone to get the best cooling option. However, you must ensure that the fan you are using syncs with the Gear VR model you are using. Due to minor changes and tweaks to Gear VR headsets over the past few years, the fan that is easy to install on the Innovator Edition Gear VR will not work correctly with the fan built for the 2016 model.
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