Troubleshoots Meta Oculus Quest

These are some of the reasons that lead you to want to perform a reset, format, hard reset or factory reset of your Meta Oculus Quest:

— My Meta Oculus Quest works very slow and I want to format it.

— I have forgotten my Meta Oculus Quest unlock pattern or screen unlock PIN code.

— The Meta Oculus Quest is hung or frozen.

— My Meta Oculus Quest does not have enough storage space to install applications.

— Clear all information from Meta Oculus Quest before selling or giving it away.

— Restore to factory settings my Meta Oculus Quest

Click the following link to see instructions on resetting Meta Oculus Quest

Before doing a hard reset or formatting you should know that all the data and configuration of your Meta Oculus Quest will be erased and will be back as it came from the factory.

Doing a format should not involve any risk for your Meta Oculus Quest, however you must follow all the steps correctly, the Meta must have the battery fully charged and if possible it must be connected to the charger.

If something fails during the reset in most cases starting from the beginning and following the steps, the problem is usually corrected and the process completed correctly, but there is always a risk when performing a hard reset that depends on the state of the terminal and you must assess If you want to assume it or if you prefer to take your Oculus Quest to a professional.

Doing a hard reset or formatting of Meta Oculus Quest will erase all data that has been stored since the first moment Oculus Quest was launched.

That is, all the applications that have been installed will be deleted (applications that are pre-installed in the terminal will not be deleted), any configuration or customization of the terminal will be deleted.

Your Meta will be unlinked from all social media accounts and services such as Google, Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp.

All chat conversations, messages, photos, videos, audios and files that were downloaded while using your Meta Oculus Quest will be deleted.

All this data will be deleted from the Meta Oculus Quest but if you have it linked to a cloud backup when you link your account to a new device and connect it via Wi-Fi all the data of the backup will be downloaded including the messages, chats, photos, videos, multimedia and browsing history.

First of all, we recommend that you make a backup copy of all your Meta Oculus Quest data either through a computer by connecting the Oculus Quest via a cable and copying all the data through the file browser or a dedicated copy program security, using an SD card or the simplest method by backing up the cloud through a Google Drive, Microsoft One, Apple iCloud, Dropbox or Amazon Drive account.

Secondly, make sure that your Meta has at least 800attery power and if possible keep it connected to the charger and the power while performing the reset tasks.

The video game Fortnite is not available at the moment for the Meta Oculus Quest virtual reality glasses and it seems that there are no plans to release it, however, there is a very similar video game called “Population One”.

The only way to play Fortnite with Meta Oculus Quest is through a PC, you must have Fortnite installed on your computer, download the Oculus software on the PC and connect the Meta Quest virtual reality glasses to the computer via cable or “Air Link”.

Through a USB controller connected to the computer, you can view the PC screen in the virtual reality glasses but in two dimensions, and without being able to use the movement control of the glasses.

As with Fortnite, at the moment there is no version of Genshin Impact for Meta Oculus Quest, however it is also possible to play this video game through a PC using our glasses as a screen using the Virtual Desktop application.

Since there is an Android version of Genshin Impact, it is also possible to install this game in Meta Oculus Quest as published by a Reddit user.

You can reset your Meta Quest 3 PIN from the mobile app or from a web browser on any device with internet access.

To do it from the app: open the app, click on the menu icon, click on "Settings", click on "Reset Meta Quest PIN", click on "Forgot PIN?" and finally on "REQUEST PIN RESET".

To do this from the web:

Open the following web page: secure.oculus.com.

Click on PIN in the left menu.

Click on Forgot your PIN?

Click REQUEST PIN RESET.

Check your email and follow the instructions in your email, if you have not received the email check your SPAM folder.

More information: https://www.meta.com/help/quest/articles/accounts/account-settings-and-management/reset-oculus-pin/

There are several methods to improve the speed of a Oculus Quest from Meta before resorting to acquiring a new model or resorting to more drastic methods.

Unlike a computer or laptop, we cannot expand the RAM of a Meta Oculus Quest from 4 GB which comes by default so we have to look for methods to improve its performance.

1- Perform an unnecessary application cleanup. Check all downloaded applications you do not use and delete them.

2- Remove pre-installed applications. Your Meta Oculus Quest comes with pre-installed applications that you may not use and are taking up space in your 64 GB / 128 GB memory.

4- Keep your Meta Oculus Quest updated to the latest software version, it is the version of the operating system with which it was released but possibly new versions have come out with performance improvements.

5- Try restarting your Meta Oculus Quest

6- Install an antivirus or cleaning application.

7- As a last option you can perform a format, factory reset or hard reset of your Meta.

Keep your Meta Oculus Quest updated it is very important especially to receive the latest corrections in security and to receive the latest news of the operating system as well as improvements in speed and battery performance.

Before updating the Meta Oculus Quest make sure you have a fully charged battery and be connected to a Wi-Fi network, since a large amount of data must be downloaded.

Meta has a service called Cloud Backup through which you can make a backup copy of your Meta Oculus Quest applications and their settings.

This allows us to restore all video game progress and settings if for some reason our device becomes unusable, we lose it or perform a factory reset.

To check if we have activated the Meta backup service, with the glasses on we go to configuration, system, Backup. Check if it is active and activate it if it is not.

More information: https://www.meta.com/help/quest/articles/in-vr-experiences/oculus-features/cloud-backup/

If your Meta Oculus Quest it does not turn on you must follow a series of recommendations to check what the problem is:

First connect the Meta to the charger and to the electric current to rule out that it is a problem of lack of battery. If after one hour of charging the Meta still does not turn on, proceed to the following recommendation.

Try to make a factory reset, you will lose all the data in the Meta Oculus Quest but you can recover them later through the iCloud backup.

If the Meta Oculus Quest does not react to factory reset is likely to be a battery problem, you can call a technician to replace the battery 3648 mAh from Oculus Quest, it is a relatively cheap solution.

If none of these methods have worked, it is likely that Meta Oculus Quest s has a broken motherboard or screen problem.

The Meta Oculus Quest does not have a water resistance certification so you should avoid coming into contact with liquids and creams.

When you are using a video game or application that does not have an exit option in its main menu you can exit that application by simply pressing the "Oculus" or "Meta" button, this is the flat button at the bottom right of the right controller.

Press this button and a screen will appear where you can select "Quit" to close the application, this method is safe but remember to save your progress in the game before exiting to avoid losing it.

If your Meta Oculus Quest is not charging the battery while connected to the power adapter, it may be due to a dirty charging connector. Check the Oculus Quest's USB-C charging connector, for example, with a flashlight, to see if it has lint or dirt and clean it very carefully. You can blow to try to remove the lint and dust. You can also carefully insert a toothpick or a cotton swab. Avoid inserting metallic, conductive, or sharp materials, as they can damage the interior.

Try another power outlet: Sometimes the problem is the power outlet and not the phone or these accessories. Check the charger and cable: Make sure they are not damaged. Try another charger and cable to rule out that they are the problem.

Remember that handling the phone on your own can void the warranty, so be careful with the steps you decide to follow.