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About the phone controller

Use your Android phone or iPhone to interact in VR.
Note:
  • You need to use the phone that you paired with your VIVE Flow, and make sure your phone and VIVE Flow are connected via Bluetooth.
  • Make sure the phone screen is unlocked.
  • You can also use the VR controller or hand gestures to interact in VR. See About the VR controller or Hand tracking for details.

Phone controller interface

  1. VIVE Opens the VIVE menu where you can access shortcuts.
  2. Trigger Depending on the app, this can either be used as a trigger or to select/drag items. Tap to select items or tap and hold, and then move the phone to drag items.
  3. Menu Opens the app menu.
  4. Select Depending on the app, tap to select items or tap and hold, and then move the phone to drag items.
Tip:
  • In VR, look down on your hand holding the phone to see the controller layout. You can also see visual feedback when you tap the phone screen.
  • To close the currently running app and go back to Home, open the VIVE menu, aim the beam on the Home image, and then select Back to Home.

Touch gestures

  • Aim your phone forward and hold it parallel to the floor, and then tap and hold the screen with two fingers for two seconds to recenter the beam. Do this if the beam orientation is off or you can't see the beam in VR.
  • Swipe vertically or horizontally to go through screens.

Disable the phone controller

The phone controller is automatically disabled when you take off VIVE Flow. If you need to use your phone while using VIVE Flow, disable the phone controller. To disable the phone controller:
  • On an Android phone, swipe down from the top of the phone screen.
    Note: The phone screen is dimmed when the phone controller is enabled.
  • On an iPhone, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

Enable the phone controller

To enable the controller again:
  • On an Android phone, swipe down to open the Notifications panel, and then tap Phone controller disabled: Tap here to enable.
  • On an iPhone, do one of the following:
    • If the VIVE Flow app is the active app, just put on VIVE Flow.
    • If the VIVE Flow app is not the active app, tap it in the App Switcher.
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