SamsungET-YO324BBEGUS Gear VR Controller

Whereas some Samsung Gear VR apps can be controlled via the touch pad on the headset itself, a number of apps require a handheld controller. This is that controller. The controller pairs via Bluetooth with the Samsung phone (as opposed to the headset directly) and communicates with the Oculus app. I have a model SM-R322 Gear VR (November 2015), and this controller model is fully compatible with it. Presumably it would also be compatible with all newer Gear VR models as well, at least up to the SM-R325 (the latest model of which I am aware, at time of writing this).Powered by two AAA batteries, the controller is symmetrical and can thus be held in either hand (the Oculus app allows you to configure it for use in the right or left hand). Its control inputs consist of an index-finger trigger, a touch-sensitive circular pad for the thumb, a click/press of that touch pad, a "back" button, a "home" button, volume up/down buttons, and gravity and accelerometer data. Within the Gear VR home environment, the controller appears hovering in midair in approximately the location of the user's hand, tilting and rotating according to how it is being held, and emitting a laser-like beam that manifests as a white dot on the virtual control panels, allowing you to select controls with a click of the finger trigger or thumb pad. The behavior may vary within individual apps, but it is usually similar. The Gear VR home environment's control panels include a battery indicator for the controller, right next to the one for the phone itself.You may not be able to enjoy or even use many Gear VR apps without a controller. This greatly expands the number of apps that will be accessible to you.This controller is not intended or known (at least, as far as I know) to work with anything other than a Samsung Gear VR headset. Such VR controllers have not really become standardized yet.

For now I bought so I can use it with driver4vr and play some VR games so I can decide if I want a full on VR headset like the Acer windows mixed reality and I might buy another of this controller to connect to my PC if i can and use a Xbox Kinect with a headset to make a full diy VR setup if it's cheaper but it's works really well and didn't expect for the track pad to feel good and I thought it was gonna feel like plastic but it didn't and it feels high quality which I love and works for my needs

So after using this first a few months, I have to say I'm not entirely impressed, you have limited movement as is with just the headset, so not being able to actually move the controller around for secondary movement is a bit...meh. Sure you can move up, down, left, right. But there is no z to the x and y, so it feels as though it should be on a joystick that's stuck to the chair. It has no internal battery, but slap some rechargeable AAA batts in there and ur good.You have to calibrate every other couple of minutes because it can't just stay callibrated.BUTFor a controller it's not bad, shooting games are good, point and click games are good. The design is solid, and don't entirely hate it as it keeps me from having to smack my head to do stuff. But it definitely isn't worth the 30 bucks.

This was such a good purchase! Really enhanced all of my gearVR experiences. It's easy to setup (I have an S7) and it works as well as you'd hope (so far). I like that once it's setup you can actually see it in your VR space as if you're holding it in VR. It shoots a laser pointer type of beam out of it while in VR so you can easily see where you're pointing. It has made navigating web pages in the browser much better because now I can scroll without accidentally clicking every single link I scroll over. It also feels way more intuitive than tapping and knocking the side of the headset.I got this for like $16 and at that price (or even at the original price of $40) I believe it was well worth it. It's not the same as a normal controller but for what it is, it does a fantastic job. If you are without any kind of controller with your GearVR, you have to buy this! You'll be glad you did.

Excited to use as a VR controller but very limited to what it can connect to and the software is no longer available. Useless unless you want to spend days trying to figure out how and what to use it with.

I CANT FIND SOFTWARE TO OPERATE!? other than that... it looks and feels perfect. I can't find an equal anywhere. BUT THIS ONE STILL HASNT ACTUALLY WORKED AT ALL SO...

The Gear VR controller consists of a clickable trackpad, home button, back button, volume buttons, and trigger. It’s almost the same length as Daydream View’s controller, and it looks like a small version of HTC Vive’s controller. The Gear VR controller has an angle, and the back of angled head has a trigger button which can be used very intuitively in many VR games.The controller uses two AAA batteries. According to Samsung, it will last up to 80 hours of gameplay.Compatibility2017 version, SM-R324 w/controllerThe controller is compatible with all version (2015, 2016, and 2017) of Gear VRs. It connects via Bluetooth with your Samsung Galaxy smartphone, so a model of the headset has nothing to do with the compatibility.You can buy only the controller for $40 If you already have the headset. If you have previous version headsets, especially 2016 ver, you don’t have to buy the whole set (2017 version) because 2016 and 2017 version headsets are identical.The controller makes gameplay more immersive intuitively.