Software[edit]

Duration: 30 seconds.0:30A video from the user's point of view, showing the use of the
Oculus Go's user interface and the purpose of the Oculus Gallery application
For setting up the Oculus Go, the Oculus application must be downloaded on a mobile phone
running Android or iOS. With the Oculus application, the headset is paired to the phone,
connected to an account, and the controller is paired with the headset.[35][4] Applications and
content can be downloaded and purchased from the Oculus Store with both the Oculus phone
application or from within the headset itself.[36] While pictures and videos can be transferred to the
Go from a PC via USB and applications can be sideloaded to the device, many applications
require a Wi-Fi connection to function.[37][38][39]
Official applications provided with or available for download include Oculus Gallery, Oculus
Video, Oculus TV, and Oculus Venues.[39][17][3][40] The Oculus Gallery app can be used to access
media stored on the Go's internal memory or from external websites or services such
as Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox, or a Wi-Fi-connected media server such as Plex. Oculus
Video allows the viewing of trailers, movies, or one's own videos in various virtual environments.
The Oculus TV app is used to watch TV in a virtual living room environment via various apps
such as Facebook Video, Pluto TV, Netflix, and Hulu. Oculus Venues allows the user to attend
live events. The Go's Casting functionality allows the headset's view to be streamed to the phone
paired with the Go.[41][42][40]
An application called Oculus Rooms was present at the headset's launch, but was discontinued
on October 25, 2019.[43] Oculus Rooms was a customizable personal and social space into which
users could invite friends to play various board games, listen to music, watch videos, TV, and
movies, and play multiplayer games together.[44][45][17][46]