What do I need for Virtual Reality?

You need three things to use Matterport VR:

• Virtual reality headset
• Smartphone
• Matterport VR app
• Gear VR - Download from inside the Oculus app. Insert phone into the Gear VR if you do not have the Oculus app. 
• Cardboard (Android) - Download from the Google Play Store.

Virtual Reality Headset

Matterport supports the following headsets:

• Samsung Gear VR
  
• Zeiss VR One Plus
• Cardboard
• Google Cardboard
• SMARTvr by DODOcase
• Any Works with Google Cardboard viewer

We recommend the Samsung Gear VR for the best experience, but Google Cardboard works fine too.

Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Microsoft Hololens, and other 'tethered headsets' are not supported.

Smartphone

If you're using the Samsung Gear VR, you need a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. The following models are supported:

• Galaxy S7
• Galaxy S7 Edge
• Galaxy Note 5
• Galaxy S6 Edge+
• Galaxy S6
• Galaxy S6 Edge

If you are using Google Cardboard, you need an Android smartphone.

• Most recent models with a gyroscope and screens 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 cm) are supported
• Phones a year or two older may suffer from poor frame rate, latency, and other issues
• Requires Android 4.4 (KitKat) or above
• To find your current Android version open Settings and thenSystem > About device > Android version
• iOS (Apple iPhone) not currently supported. Coming soon.

Matterport VR App

If you are using the Samsung Gear VR, open the Oculus app on your smartphone.

Search for Matterport VR and download the app.

If you are using Google Cardboard, open the Google Play Store. 

Download the Matterport VR (Cardboard) app.

Matterport VR for Gear VR Manual