How to develop Gear VR app with emulators?

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I currently can't afford to buy a Gear VR headset with samsung's first class phones like: S6, S7 or S8. But I wanna start developing.

I tried installing Gear VR app using unity in Genymotion emulator. App got installed in genymotion but app didn't show in dual/stereoscopic mode.

While, when I installed the same app on S6 edge hardware device then it seems to work fine because it showed a message on screen to enter phone into Gear VR device.

So, Can I test Gear VR app developed using unity in any emulator. Is there any way?

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If you own a S6 Edge that has the Gear VR software already installed on it you can put your Gear VR software in to developer mode which will allow it to run VR apps without being inserted in to a headset.

  1. Go to Settings > Application Manager
  2. Select Gear VR Service
  3. Select Manage Storage
  4. Click on VR Service Version several times until the Developer Mode toggle shows up
  5. Toggle Developer Mode

Note: If you do not see the Developer Mode toggle switch after tapping VR Service Version several times, close Gear VR Service and relaunch, and you should see it.

To get the software installed you just need to find some other person's Gear VR or a display model and plug your phone in, this will cause the software to install. You can then take your phone home and develop using the developer mode on your own.