Simple magnetic trigger hack for Google cardboard

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Google cardboard for ios requires a screen touch trigger or a magnetic trigger, but several VR headsets do not have these features. Fortunately, by sliding a magnet across the back of the headset, you can simulate the action of a magnetic trigger.

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I find it really weird how so many of these third-party manufacturers went full-haul with making nice more premium feeling versions of Google Cardboard, but it seems like all of them forgot about the trigger. I mean... you can still view those nice 360 view videos or sphere photos. But pretty much all Cardboard apps need you to at least be able to touch the screen or activate a trigger. It's a big oversight.

And now that Daydream is coming out, all of these fancy cardboard headsets are just going to be set aside.

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There's no risk of the magnet damaging the phone? I'm guessing the gap between the actual phone and the outside plastic casing is enough of a gap to prevent the magnetic fields from too strongly affecting the phone's circuitry.

PTNLemay

I also tried neodymium magnets (got mine at Apex Magnets online both in .25" and .50") and found I needed two of the .05" magnets stuck together to work best with my Canbor VR Headset and cardboard app. Guess the plastic is thicker or larger distance between iPhone and outside of my headset than yours. I find it outrageous that most of these $25.00 to $75.00 VR headsets lack a trigger. Thanks for the hack.

carrollenterprises

OMG IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THAT ALLDAY THANK YOU!!

fluffygameroldaccount

Mine has a magnetic trigger on mine.. But I can't make it work in the app. At all..

thewolfydragon

I have tons of these magnets lying around because I make GoPro magnetic mounts for my RC vehicles and though this would work just didn't want to try it and have it fail so now that I see it works I'll do that.

A_a_ron__RC

Thanks man, that was a life saver. I just bought the very same model you have and was having a hard time clicking on things.

sonnybr

Thanks. Pretty much just swipe a magnet in front of your vr viewer and it works.

xombiemike

awesome hack....just got a very similar pair, cheaper then I could even get a cardboard set for. same issue no sw. security guy so got tons of mags laying around. thanks for the work around.

Zalmander

Excellent thank you so much. I really love this headset it's so comfortable and now also in focus. Mine is a Shincecon clone called the Destek VR Headset v2. I'm using it with a HTC One M7 and am having gyroscope issues but I'm sure they're not related to this. Thanks!

tonelemoan

Good question. I haven't found too many really good VR apps for iOS. I have VRSE, which has some excellent VR content and Google street view. I also downloaded a short film/app called Sisters, which is a couple minutes long. Other than that I haven't found any must have VR apps. Any suggestions?

cleedix