Friday, September 30, 2016

If You Own a Samsung Phone, Uninstall the Oculus Apps Right Now

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If you own a recent Samsung Galaxy handset (S6, S6 Edge, S7, or S7 Edge) then you should uninstall the Oculus apps at your earliest convenience. Why? Because they’re likely to be draining your battery, and possibly causing your phone to overheat. Oculus updated its apps yesterday (September 29). Unfortunately this update led to some Samsung Galaxy owners’ handsets to burn through their batteries. Oculus powers Gear VR, Samsung’s virtual reality headset, which is why this is affecting Samsung phones in particular. One owner started a Reddit thread detailing his experience, with his phone losing 70 percent of its charge...

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