Now, you might already know how to take screenshots or record videos inside Oculus Quest 2. Next you might wonder how you can share those precious images and videos to your family and friends. In this article we will share with you the step-by-step on how you can do that.
There might be many ways how to do it. But in this article, we will focus on two approach which are:
- Option 1: Sharing via Messenger
- Option 2: Sharing via Email
Let’s start with the first approach…
Option 1: Sharing via Messenger
1) Find the Images, Pictures or Videos
First, you must find the images, pictures or videos from the “Sharing” tab. In case you forgot how to do this, you might want to recap in the “How to Take Screenshots or Screen Capture in Oculus Quest 2?” tutorial. Just go straight to section “Where is the Image Located?“.
2) Select Share
At the top right corner of your files, select the “Share” icon.
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3) Select Messenger
You can see a pop-up with title “Share” appear in front of you. Currently, there are three methods on how you can share using this option. There are:
- Facebook News Feed
- Facebook Group
- Messenger
For this tutorial, we will select the “Messenger” button.
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4) Select People and Send
Next, you click “Send” button beside the name of people that you intend to share the files with.
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5) Notification Message Appears
You can immediately see a notification message appears at the bottom. The message is “Your photo is being sent to XYZ” (XYZ is your friend list name).
6) Click Done
You can see the button change from “Send” to “Sent“. Repeat the same step for other images, pictures and videos. Lastly, once you are finish, click on “Done” button.
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Now, let’s look at another alternative how you can share your pictures, images and videos in Oculus Quest 2…
Option 2: Sharing via Email
1) Press Oculus Button
Inside your home environment, press the Oculus button on your right Oculus Touch Controller to open the Universal Menu.
2) Click Apps
From the Universal Menu, click on “Apps” button.
3) Select Browser
The Apps Dashboard will appear. At the top of it, select “Browser” menu.
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4) Go to Email Browser
Now you can see the Oculus Browser appear in front of you. For this tutorial, we will use Gmail as the example. Next, go to your Gmail using the same way you use it in the normal browser in Desktop.
5) Click Attach Files
Compose the new email as usual. Then, click on “Attach Files” button in the New Message.
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6) Allow Permissions
After that, you can see this pop-up appear. The name of the pop-up is “Allow Permissions“. It will ask you whether you want to allow Oculus Browser to access photos, media and files on your device. Since we intend to do that, click on the “Allow” button.
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7) Choose Files
The list of files consisting your images, pictures and videos will appear straight away. Click on one of the files.
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8) Click Select
Next, you can see the file you selected just now is inside the right pane of the window. It will provide you with some high level information of the file such as the file name, its size, dimensions and also when the file is created. Once you are sure that it is the correct file, then you click on the “Select” button.
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9) Click Send
Repeat Step no. 7 and no. 8 for the other files as well. Once you are satisfy, click on the “Send” button.
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Done!! Well, we think that’s all for now. If we find out better ways to share the images, pictures and videos from Oculus Quest 2 in the future, we will definitely update this tutorial for our benefit.
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