<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
,	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
in	O
use	O
,	O
a	O
compatible	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
device	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
headset	O
's	O
display	O
and	O
processor	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
unit	O
itself	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
custom	O
inertial	O
measurement	O
unit	O
,	O
or	O
IMU	O
,	O
for	O
rotational	O
tracking	O
,	O
which	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
smartphone	O
via	O
USB-C	O
or	O
micro-USB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
headset	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
touchpad	O
and	O
back	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
proximity	O
sensor	O
to	O
detect	O
when	O
the	O
headset	O
is	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
allow	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
and	O
to	O
allow	O
VR	O
and	O
technology	O
enthusiasts	O
to	O
get	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
technology	O
,	O
Samsung	O
had	O
released	O
two	O
innovator	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
before	O
the	O
consumer	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
is	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Samsung	O
’s	O
flagship	O
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
supported	O
are	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
,	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge+	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
,	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
,	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8+	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
Note	O
Fan	O
Edition	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A8/A8	I-Application
+	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
S9/Galaxy	O
S9+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	O
Note10	O
,	O
Note10+	O
,	O
Note10	O
5G	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Note10+	O
5G	O
and	O
later	O
are	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
goals	O
Samsung	O
set	O
for	O
this	O
project	O
regarding	O
hardware	O
were	O
that	O
their	O
headset	O
could	O
support	O
MTP	O
(	O
Motion	O
to	O
Photon	O
)	O
latency	O
less	O
than	O
20	O
milliseconds	O
;	O
the	O
optimization	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
kernel	O
;	O
and	O
also	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
’s	O
QHD	O
display	O
that	O
enables	O
high-resolution	O
rendering	O
in	O
the	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
Home	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
facility	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
use	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
Home	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
main	O
line	O
for	O
software	O
distribution	O
on	O
the	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
is	O
for	O
mobile	O
virtual	O
reality-based	O
gaming	O
and	O
simulations	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
recent	O
interest	O
is	O
growing	O
in	O
the	O
effective	O
use	O
of	O
this	O
device	O
in	O
science	O
and	O
medical	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
consumer	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Samsung	O
had	O
obtained	O
a	O
patent	O
on	O
a	O
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
(	O
HMD	O
)	O
in	O
January	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
Samsung	O
partnered	O
with	O
Oculus	B-Application
(	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
another	O
well-known	O
virtual	O
reality	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
)	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
was	O
unveiled	O
during	O
the	O
Samsung	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
IFA	O
Berlin	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
smartphone	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
Samsung	O
's	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
the	O
SM-R320	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
edition	O
of	O
Samsung	O
’s	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
the	O
SM-R321	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
device	O
supports	O
only	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
edition	O
,	O
SM-R322	O
,	O
was	O
simply	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
supports	O
six	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
devices	O
so	O
far	O
:	O
the	O
S6	O
,	O
S6	B-Application
edge	I-Application
,	O
S6	B-Application
Edge+	I-Application
,	O
Note	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
S7	O
,	O
and	O
S7	B-Application
edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SM-R323	O
model	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
minor	O
changes	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
improved	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
increased	O
cushioning	O
,	O
a	O
flat	O
trackpad	O
,	O
and	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
cover	O
and	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
reduce	O
glare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
model	O
also	O
utilizes	O
USB-C	O
connector	O
instead	O
of	O
USB	O
Micro-B	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
observance	O
of	O
a	O
recall	O
and	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
smartphone	O
,	O
the	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
was	O
made	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
for	O
safety	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
model	O
,	O
SM-R324	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
larger	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
29	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
release	O
alongside	O
the	O
phone	O
on	O
21	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
also	O
unveiled	O
a	O
handheld	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
Controller	O
accessory	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
updated	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
accessory	O
for	O
existing	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
model	O
,	O
SM-R325	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
larger	O
Note	B-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
15	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
release	O
alongside	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
also	O
unveiled	O
a	O
handheld	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
Controller	O
accessory	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
updated	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
accessory	O
for	O
existing	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	O
XR	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Device
VR	I-Device
Video	O
clients	O
also	O
stopped	O
receiving	O
updates	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
30th	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
VR	I-Device
Video	O
app	O
ended	O
on	O
Oculus	B-Application
Go	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
and	O
Oculus	B-Application
Quest	O
and	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Device
VR	I-Device
Video	O
app	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
on	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
Odyssey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
was	O
also	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	O
Mixed	O
Reality	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
(	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
Meta	O
Platforms	O
)	O
continues	O
its	O
support	O
with	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
app	O
currently	O
available	O
from	O
Google	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oculus	B-Application
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
Store	O
allows	O
Facebook	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
hundreds	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Application
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
experiences	O
,	O
games	O
,	O
apps	O
,	O
entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
