![]() ![]() This may seem something not that useful, but actually uninstalling a sideloaded app may be a pain, and would require some technical skills using adb via command line… so the fact that you can do that by just pressing a button is amazing! List of all apps installed on the device, with buttons to manage them. If you hit the “Uninstall app” button, the magic will happen and you will be able to uninstall the application. Backup the related APK on your PC (this will be useful in a while).You will see the list of all the applications currently installed on the device.įor each entry, you will be have three buttons that will let you: With your Oculus Quest connected to your PC, hit the “Currently Installed Apps” button in the top bar of the SideQuest window. It will be installed automatically! How to use it to uninstall applications If you have an APK file and you want to install it on your Quest, just drag and drop it from your File Explorer to your SideQuest window. UI of SideQuest, with highlighted the buttons to manage repos and install applications How to use it to install apps (APKs) from your local hard drive Click on “install” to install it and “uninstall” to uninstall it (if it is already installed). You will see the details page of the app.“Tuscany”) and press the related “More” key Pick the one that you wish to install (e.g.You will see the list of applications available in that repository.Click on one of the repo buttons on the left toolbar (e.g.Once you have configured the repositories as you wish, this is how you install an application from them: If you are in my same situation, here you are the link to the standard online repos: To me it happened that at startup, I couldn’t see the standard repositories associated with the app, so I had to add them manually. In this menu, you can add yours or remove some existing ones that you don’t like. If you click on the Repos button in the left toolbar, you can access the list of repositories associated with your installation of SideQuest. Consider them as unofficial stores of Quest applications. An online repository is an online place in the cloud where someone has uploaded some applications that you can download and install on your Quest through SideQuest. These are the three standard online repositories associated with SideQuest. Look at the left side of the app: you will see some colored buttons with captions that say “NSFW”, “VR Apps” and “VR Games”. How to use it to install apps from online repositories Follow the fifth point of the setup instructions and install on the Quest the SideQuest launcher app (and also the Expanse app, if you wish… but it is not necessary).Make sure that your Quest is connected to your PC via a USB cable.If your Quest is not in developer mode yet, follow the first 4 points shown by the application (if you want, I’ve already detailed the whole process in my post about how to get started with Oculus Quest development in Unity) On the main panel of the app, you will see a set of instructions that will guide you in setting your Quest in developer mode and connect it to your PC.Click on the “Setup” button in the bottom left corner of the application.The steps that you have to perform to configure your device for sideloading are: You have also some useful functionalities on the upper right corner On the left side, you have the main menu of the app. ![]()
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