Post by mchahn in newbie: How do I install heresphere on my quest 2?

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While I've got your attention I'd like to ask some (many) questions. I apologize if I'm a PITA. If you skip any questions then please consider them as a feature request.

1) How do I do a web search?

2) There are a zillion filenames (links) in my media library. Do you have any idea where they might have come from?

3) How can I find where a file in my media library came from?

4) How can I tell if an entry in the media library is a link or a downloaded file?

5) Where are downloaded files stored?

6) Settings are reset when each video starts and I have to change them every time. Can I specify default settings? Or maybe just not reset them.

7) Zoom speed is really slow and is much faster on DeoVR. I like to zoom in to quickly see something and then zoom out quickly.

8) How do I hide everything from my grandkids? The quest is their favorite toy when they come over. A ten-year-old can and will find everything on the quest within minutes. DeoVR has a password to start the app. This is a deal-breaker request since their parents would kill me.

HereSphere2 years ago

1) HereSphere uses webview for the web browser. I'm not sure why SLR's search input box disappears after the page is loaded when using webview. If you have a PC with lots of storage space, you could download the videos and use XBVR to setup your own local web server that provides thumbnails and tags. Lots of advanced users go this route since HereSphere provides a nice interface to browse your local videos with XBVR.

2) I'm not sure. You can clear them from the media library. There's a hand icon that lets you select all the items.

3) The media library should show the directory of the file in the media sources list. For downloaded links, it's not possible (and usually the download links are temporarily generated by the website, so they won't work if you click on them again after some time).

4 and 5) The app doesn't actually download the files. It streams directly from the download link.

6) You can set a preset for each group of settings. Like for the "Image" group, click on the "Image" button, and then save over the first preset to make it the default for new videos.

7) Zoom speed can be adjusted in the key bindings menu. Find the "Increment Origin Forward" keybinding (about 2/3 down the list). Increase the "Scale" value for the key binding.

8) Click on user settings in the left side panel. Under profile, input a new profile name. This acts like a password, since you'll need to input the exact profile name to load the saved settings/history. You can delete folders from the media library by clicking on the text that says "Media Library", and then click on the delete icon next to the entry.

mchahn2 years ago

Lot's of good answers that solve my problems. Thanks so much.

> The app doesn't actually download the files. It streams directly from the download link.

Bummer. I thought I'd be able to rewatch slr videos again without eating into my download limit. I guess I'll have to download them to my PC and serve them. One more thing to learn.

mchahn2 years ago

BTW, It seems that the media library shows all the clickable files when I first boot up and before I switch user profiles. So the privacy isn't assured by the user profile name. Is this correct?

HereSphere2 years ago

The "Default" profile is loaded first. Since you've previously played videos using the "Default" profile, those videos appear in your media library. You can clear those files from the media library. Click on the text that says "Media Library", and then click the delete icon next to each entry. The media library shouldn't show the files from your private profile if the "remember last profile" toggle is disabled.

If you're referring to the player showing clickable files/folders in the file explorer, then there isn't a way to prevent that. The player remembers the last folder that was opened for each profile, so you could make sure the last folder used with the "Default" profile is one that you're comfortable with others viewing.

mchahn2 years ago

Thanks. I should have figured that out. I was confused about what the media library was.

Feature request: Add the same password feature that DeoVR has. Sometimes I go in and forget to switch profiles. This creates the stuff I don't want. Also it is a pain to have to go to user settings each time. The grandkids have no need to use heresphere even in default profile. Surely others have the same need when sharing the headset. This feature should be easy to implement.

HereSphere2 years ago

Since HereSphere is a sideloaded app, it appears that it can't take advantage of the Quest 2's built-in app lock feature. I'm not sure I want to make a custom pin lock feature, since users could accidentally lock themselves out and lose their data. Once HereSphere is available on App Lab or the Quest 2 store, you should be able to use the Quest 2's app lock feature.

mchahn2 years ago

Thanks. I can live with the current solution.

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