There isn't now, nor was there ever, a variety of applications to use this with. The concept is phenomenal; However the delivery falls flat on it's face. C'mon Google... all those billions and you can't appropriate a panel to develop apps here for those less fortunate?
Reviews for Cardboard
← Back to CardboardOff center FOV Most VR apps I use are set up right, but this one leaves a good portion of the right part of the screen black, and off centers the visor, so it is off center by a huge margin, and the right lens is cut off by the black bar on the right. Really annoying and makes it unusable, plus the magnetic switch doesn't work here, even though if it should anywhere, that should be here. I've tried another app, where the magnetic switch works, so it is this app's fault, not my magnet's.
Free VR, this is a great jumping off experience. I was lucky enough to be given a cardboard viewer (with a QR code) at a convention and with it I could show friend and relatives. Even the more timid can have a go as they can pull the viewer away at any given moment, something a bit harder with headset strapped to you. Worth a go.
Cannot set up my vr glasses. I don't have the code. I had to spend a hour hunting online for the no button QR code. But somehow the app had one eye looking forward one eye at 90%. Useless, but I couldn't reset to normal cardboard vr without reinstalling! I appreciate they want to make it easy for kids, but where's the advanced mode for adults to customize glasses setup. I don't get why with no button I cannot just stare for 5 seconds at the menu choice to select like other vr apps. Arrg!
Very useful for the calibration of the 3d engine and for the automatic correction of the lens parameters so you are able to the recieve the consistent experience every time with all different headsets etc. But when I am scan my 3D VR lenses box label I just always can se the type of my VR viewer is: Default Viewer and there is no any other choice is available. So for me right now that app is useless really. I hope this is useful for the of owners of another types of VR head set. 😆
‼️Urgent... I need help Asap. This is a gift for my daughters birthday tomorrow, which I need to give to her tonight... Im trying to set it up before hand but... If i look through my viewer it says I must press a button on the viewer itself on the right corner of my viewer to press "next" on the screen. BUT MY VIEWER DOES NOT HAVE ANY PHYSICAL BUTTONS... please help
Opening the app is cool, but the app should have a built in games, it doesn't have to be rec room or roblox. The games can be your company games, from hide and seek to tag. All I can do is watch videos saved to my phone or look at photos, even then the exhibits arnt that cool either. The controller isn't good either, at least make it two controllers or 1 big one. If you download this it's up to you, I'm not saying this is horrible, but I was expecting more for something this expensive.
Google as per usual investing in cool things just to drop them a few years later in the search of the next best thing. Realised that not only be street view is gone but also the actually cardboard camera app. I still have it on my phone but wanted to show to someone else who couldn't download it.
After installing and while using my phone had brown lines across the screen and a faded screen which was what i would see when using vr also. Would have to turn off then turn back on for it to go away. Deleted the app. However it continued to happen from time to time even after deleting. Over time it worsened. Would become more frequent and would have to turn the phone off for longer. Got so bad I had to factor reset. Helped, but didn't fix it. Downloaded couple years ago.
If it were to be updated for larger screens (Pixel 4 XL) it'd be perfect. As is, if I don't select a viewer, everything is fine. When I scan a QR code for a viewer (even one I meticulously calibrated) it shoves the lens to the right, with the centerline cut through the left lens. I then have to clear cache to get back to usable state. Other apps have no issues. Otherwise I love it and have use it off and on with my Moto X and Pixel XL with no issues. Maybe a calibration tool built-in please?
I would have given a previous version of this app 5 stars, but the current version has removed the VR version of Google Earth. I have not had the opportunity to travel very much, so exploring the 3D models in VR through Google Earth was a fun activity for me. But without any warning or input from users, Google has taken that feature away, and there's not much going for the app without it. Unless you want to play Arctic Journey over and over, just skip this one.
Pointless Like many people I have found the latest version of the app to be pretty useless. A few years ago I had this app for taking panoramic pictures to send to my son in Japan, he also had a cardboard viewer. But the new version doesn't have any way of taking pictures or even uploading old panoramas from the previous app which I still have saved.
It doesn't really do anything. You can get all the vr apps from the play store. It doesn't access any app except Google Expeditions, also available on the play store. 360 videos is just a youtube link. It may be convenient as a link app, but since it won't transfer to the SD card, it's not worth the space it takes up.
Two stars for a fun idea and making a successful connection, but it just doesn't pass my bluetooth keyboard through and without that it is pointless. My keyboard works fine everywhere else. Also, the display for the left eye is larger than that for the right and both are shifted from where they are in the standard cardboard viewer app. I received warnings at startup that it was for an old version of Android. Needs work to be useful.
Yeah I've been constantly sending messages to you guys through your app through other means and there's still no information. So right now I'm just sick and tired of not being responded like getting any email back about anything. I'm very disappointed in your app. Your app does not have the website up to date because it's giving me error code 44 for me to get a cardboard viewer. So I think I'm going to have to uninstall this program and not even bother with a cardboard view or anymore or any!!!
It is good for people who use the cardboard br headsets. I know it is not meant for people who dont use it but I would still like to. My headset does not have the button on the top right where I can click on the screen on my phone. I would like to use the relax feature in artic mode and look at the fox & birds. But to click on a button, i have to continually take my phone out and do it manually. If the feature that allows me to hover over the button to select it, that would be more convenient.
this was an amazing app! but since I updated my phone to a Samsung S25, this app is no longer supported on this new phone. So while you can still view the old pictures you took, you can no longer record new ones. Very disappointing, as this is the only one I know of that also records sound with your 360 pictures. Please put out an update to fix this!!
Add an option to bind buttons. Instead of tapping the screen, it would be nice to press the volume button, or a button on a headset. I'd also expect a setting to adjust the size of the screens. Small VR sets don't work as well on large phones, and phones with 2:1 screen ratios. Also, you shouldn't be allowed to charge more than $10 for any of the google carboard sets.
I'm still waiting for my "Eureka moment"... and waiting and waiting. If you're having trouble falling asleep or you like fidgeting this is for you, but you're still just as far away from viewing VR as you were before downloading it, it's a viewer tool, NOT a viewer inself. The one thing the ad IS is that it is misleading. It does work bare bones though.
I used to be able to select things with the little circle on the screen while using the viewer, now I have to take my phone out of the viewer, select something, put it back on. ABSOLUTE JOKE! GARBAGE! And why do I have to have a cardboard viewer or one with a qr code? Mine doesn't have a qr CODE do I need to spend more money now? Honestly 1 star is too much! You ruined the VR experience!