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Install the Uptale Player application

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Quick presentation

The Uptale Player application lets you play your Uptale experiences on devices such as Virtual Reality headsets and other mobile devices.

Many features will help you deploy your experiences in an optimal way:

  • Local download of the content and ability to play content offline without an internet connection
  • Instant connection and launch of the experiences by an access code mechanism 
  • Optimal quality of display and fluidity of the experience

 

How to install the Uptale Player application?

The installation is very simple and the procedure depends on your device, please refer to the different pages of this section.

 

You can't use an official store or need to go back to a previous version?

Use the App Download Center (coming soon) to directly download the application of your choice.

How to install an APK?
 

What is ADB and how we're going to use it

Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a versatile command-line tool that lets you communicate with a device. The adb command facilitates various actions on the device, such as installing and debugging applications.ADB is included in the Android SDK platform tools package. Download this package using SDK Manager, which installs it at android_sdk/platform-tools/.Unzip it in your "download" folder for example. 

Where to get the SDK platform tools

Just click here below. Download the latest version of the SDK here: https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip?hl=fr

Prepare the headset

The headset must have the developer mode activated as well as the TMP notifications.For Meta headsets for example, you can activate the developer mode via the Meta app on your mobile device or via Quest for Business if you have a license. The TMP must be activated inside the headset by going through the advanced settings.

As activating this setting depends on each brand and sometimes the model, we are putting some documentation here but also invite you to look for the official documentation : 

Meta : 

Go to dashboard.oculus.com and sign in (use your Meta account from Quest)

  1. Create a name for your "organization" - Don't worry this can be anything, it just needs to be unique, you never need this name again
  2. Verify your Meta account - Set up Two Factor Authentication (via phone number) or provide credit card as payment method (for the Meta store)
  3. Activate the developer mode in the Meta Quest app on your phone: Select menu -> Devices ->click Q3 -> Headset settings -> Developer mode -> Debug mode "ON"

Pico

  1. Access the headset settings: Open Settings from the main menu, then go to About.
  2. Unlock developer options: Tap Build Number 8 to 12 times until you see a message confirming that developer options are enabled.
  3. Activate developer mode: Return to Settings, navigate to Developer Options, and enable Developer Mode.

Plug the headset to your computer

Use an appropriate cable, most of the time you will need a USB-C to USB-C cable. A TMP notification should appear in your headset. Click on it to grant access to your computer.Once it is done, open a Powershell terminal.

Command lines needed

Once the console is opened, navigate to the "platform tools" folder using the cd command line. 
For example, if you have unzipped 'platform tools' inside your download folder:

cd .\Downloads\platform-tools-latest-windows\platform-tools\ #PASTE THIS LINE TO GET INTO THE ADB DIRECTORY

Here are the commands you will need to install the APK : 

./adb devices #to detect your device
./adb install [path to your apk] #to install the apk

 

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