Update August 5th, 2024: Blocking the two services listed below isn’t enough to stop this one. “Oculus App Runtime” also needs to be blocked. This app is not visible in NetGuard on an S10/S10+. Blocking “Oculus” and “Oculus VR” on the S10 platform seems to prevent the Update Loop from re-occurring.
Anybody else feeling a bit of déjà vu ?
Sometime around the 18th of June while Meta has been working on the Quest backend services, someone moved or deleted the install files for the Gear VR. As a result, the Gear VR Setup Wizard thinks an update is required, but reports back that the required install files all weigh in at zero megabytes and won’t proceed.
First you need to install a firewall. Just like last time, we recommend using NetGuard. Use your firewall to block the following two services:
Gear VR SetupWizard
Oculus app runtime
Once this is done, make sure the firewall is switched off.
Trust the process…
Next step is to download all the necessary APK files. If you haven’t already got them, you can grab them from The Vault.
Click through the Setup Wizard until it shows you a screen listing all the files that need “updating”. Click on Install/Update and wait until it cycles back to the same screen with “Network error” shown below the button.
Now switch over to your file explorer of choice and install the first APK from the list. Switch back to the Setup Wizard and confirm that entry has turned blue. Back to the File Explorer and install every APK except the last one. Switch back to Setup Wizard and confirm they are all blue (except the last one which you haven’t installed yet).
Install the last APK and it will now launch the Oculus Home app automatically. Then activate NetGuard.
We have noticed on older phones (such as the S8) you may need to go through the install process multiple times. The goal is for it to show the entry in blue (including the tick), without the (0Mb) after the name. If any entries are still grey or still show the (0Mb) install it again.
We have also had reports of the Update Loop occurring despite NetGuard after a reboot, and it seems that the issue is that Oculus “phones home” before NetGuard can start. As a precaution we recommend disabling Wifi before switching off your device.
Credit to u/Rgtcutedragon for working this one out.
I found a solution. It is not about cache or clear data. It is about to cheat installer. Installer must think that it did it itself. To do it. You need go to settings on your phone and uninstall everything with OCULUS in name to buy some time to switch during installation. Then download OCULUS MEDIA PLUGIN APK. But don’t install it ! Put your gear vr and setup will run. Now is important. When installer will start download other components, switch screen to files and run APK. It must be installed same time when installer is downloading other components. Then it think it downloaded and installed OCULUS MEDIA PLUGIN itself and setup is going on. Point of deleting other components is only to buy a time to switch screen to run APK.
Good luck guys. Sad thing is, it mean there is no update at all, because you use same old APK and everything is working. So why they did it ? Maybe to convince you to buy new hardware
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