HereSphere VR Video Player for Quest 2/Pro/3 supports Handy, Keon, Launch and Passthrough

[jiminycricket]

@HereSphere

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Is hand tracking supported in HereSphere?

[HereSphere]

Not yet, it’ll be added in a couple months.

[roa]

Very cool on PCVR version also? How do you intend to control HS with its shift commends without controller?

[burtreynolds]

Is there a new eta for the UE5 update?

[HereSphere]

Not yet, working on DLNA right now. Then Apple Vision Pro (to get some design ideas for new UX), then finish up the UE5 update. It’ll be several months.

[mixmox82]

I will surprised if Apple will allow any apps with funscript integration on their store.
From what I hear, they are already banning stuff related to adult content for the Vision Pro.

[fokkieee]

Cannot wait for the DLNA update…looking forward to it

[HereSphere]

Connecting to devices might be ok. HandyConnect and VibeMate are available on iOS (and apparently also compatible with visionOS). We’ll see once the app gets reviewed, lol.

[WristRock3t]

@HereSphere

HereSphere is finally available on App Lab! If you’ve already purchased the HereSphere app from itch.io , and you want switch to the App Lab version, send an email to “support at heresphere.com ” using the email you used for itch.io . There are a limited number of keys I can generate within a timeframe, so requests for keys will be granted on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please note that the App Lab version currently doesn’t support bluetooth peripherals, due to Meta’s restrictions on permissions needed for bluetooth scanning. This means users should stick to the sideloaded apk from itch.io if they need bluetooth support. To migrate your saved data to the App Lab version, sideload HereSphere v0.9.4, go to the user settings, press the “Save Backup” button, launch the App Lab version, go to user settings, then press the “Load Backup” button.

Paid version: HereSphere VR Video Player on Oculus Quest 2 | Oculus
Free demo: HereSphere VR Video Player Demo on Oculus Quest 2 | Oculus

HereSphere update v0.9.4 for the Quest, Quest 2, and Quest Pro is now available. This update allows backing up your saved data and some quality of life improvements.

Backup Saved Data:

• Data can now be backed up by going to the user settings and clicking the “Save Backup” button. This will save your settings, media library, playlists, and keybindings to the Quest 2 local storage in the HereSphere/Backup folder under a new folder with your profile name. You can copy these files if you need to factory reset your headset.
• Press the “Load Backup” button to load the saved data from the backup folder. This is useful if you’re reinstalling the app or switching to a different HereSphere package. The app lab versions of HereSphere and its free demo use different package names, so you’ll need to use this backup data to copy your data to the new packages.
• The profile names need to be the same in order to successfully load the backup data. If you have a different profile name, just rename the backup profile folder name.

Quality of life improvements:

• SRT subtitle file support has been improved by detecting periods in addition to commas to delimate seconds and milliseconds in the subtitle timestamp.
• The left motion controller menu button can now be used as a button in the HereSphere key bindings (default is toggling the menu).
• The video play/pause state is now properly updated when taking off the headset or bringing up the Oculus overlay menu.

How do I navigate to the HereSphere/Backup folder on a Quest 2? I have tried locating it using Windows Explorer and SideQuest, but have been unsuccessful. I want to copy the backup file off of the Quest 2 to truly “back it up”.

[HereSphere]

First, make sure you actually save a backup by going to the HereSphere user settings, and then pressing the “Save Backup” button. Second, connect your Quest headset to your PC with a usb cable. Put on the headset and accept the dialog box that asks for permission for the PC to access your Quest’s files. Go to the windows file explorer, click on the Quest storage device, navigate to HereSphere/Backup. If you don’t see your Quest storage device, try restarting your headset and PC, and then connect the USB cable again.

[WristRock3t]

Should the HereSphere directory be in the root?

[HereSphere]

Yes, are you able to save and load backups using the buttons in the HereSphere user settings? The folder doesn’t get created unless you manually save a backup. Also make sure you’ve accepted the storage permissions for HereSphere, else the app can’t access/modify your local files.

[WristRock3t]

I have confirmed that HereSphere has Storage Permissions enabled. Could the fact that I am not running HereSphere under the Administrator account on the Quest 2 be causing this issue for some reason?

[HereSphere]

Possibly. Maybe only admin account has write permissions to storage.

[WhosGooisthis]

Do you plan to add support for the new Autoblow toy?

[HereSphere]

Yes, Autoblow sent me a device to test and integrate into HereSphere. Hopefully the update will be ready within a week, with DLNA added as well.

[fokkieee]

Yeahhhh…DLNA support

[ricomels]

What can we do with DLNA support?
I have an SMB server set up now and was wondering if this is just an alternative?

[roa]

What about Heresphere and the SSR1 with regular scripts? Would definitely build the SSR1 if there was support of my favorite and by far best Movieplayer.

[HereSphere]

DLNA is mostly just an alternative. SMB is probably the better option if it currently works for you.