Top VR Media Players for Android and iOS
DeoVR Video Player on Steam
About This Software DeoVR is the best-in-class VR video player for all available headsets.
Enjoy the best moments of your favorite videos. The built-in VR media browser delivers the best VR content from YouTube and other popular video sites.
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The player is used to playback and stream thousands of hours of VR videos every day. It is designed to provide the best performance of every video for each VR headset. The simple and intuitive interface is achieved by a hi-tech back-end invisible to the naked eye. It is constantly being updated to include more features and better quality playback. Many suggestions are sent daily and we are trying to incorporate these fast.
DeoVR unleashes the fullest potential of VR with:
- A zoom feature that brings you closer to the action, just like real life
- Tilt to adjust the video to your body position
- Height fits viewer’s height to match the camera’s POV
- Rotation provides another perspective of the action in the video
- Perfect Xbox Controller and integration for all known VR controllers
- A-B loop and slow-motion for the best moments in the video
- Vertical and horizontal stereoscopic off-sets perfectly align videos to viewer’s IPD and corrects video misalignments
- Head-tracking for 6DOF headsets gives you freedom of movement in the video
Special features:
1. The maximum resolution, frame rate and bitrate supported for each headset.
2. Optimisation for each known VR chipset, GPU and operating system
3. Advanced file manager with a useful ‘favorite folders’ feature
4. Quickly addressing user requests and customizations
5. Viewport cloud streaming allows 6K playback on Oculus Quest, Go and any Snapdragon headset. It overcomes the 4K decoding limitations of most mobile headsets by cutting a video into small pieces and simultaneously playing the parts you are looking at.
6. VR photos support
7. Integration with MistikaVR
DeoVR is used by developers and websites to playback and stream videos in native applications and WebVR/WebXR players. It is integrated with high-performance CDN to deliver low latency, high-resolution content all over the world. Check the DeoVR website for documentation and more details.
What’s next?
- Live cam streaming support
- Volumetric and lightfield videos support
- Group watching
- VR video games live streaming
VR Movies Player
BillyMaysJr ,
VR feature does not work on iPhone 6. The screen is just black. Also half the videos have an error and will not play. I downloaded this app to try my VR headset and after 30 minutes of trying to watch a video that worked I saw 1 video that worked and 15 ads that popped itself in my vision in between each session. The ads are not skippable the first 5 seconds so while I was trying to configure my VR settings I was forced to watch a girl talk about her car for 10+ diff instances. As I was trying another video the app told me to review their app before I could watch another video. Came hoping for a cool VR experience, managed to watch 1 video and a dozen ads, left with 30 minutes of wasted time. Crap ap.
Top VR Media Players for Android and iOS
As virtual reality content becomes increasingly pervasive so do the apps for users to enjoy this kind of videos. There is now a wide selection of VR media players for Android and iOS. However, since the market is still new, consumers are not yet familiar with them. And since mobile storage space is at a premium, everyone wants to get the app that delivers the perfect ‘quality : resource usage’ ratio.
What Should You Look For in VR Media Players?
The question is: what kind of quality and benefits should users look for in VR media players? When it comes to classic video players, most people know exactly what they are looking for, as they have had a long experience testing various software and apps.
When it comes to VR media players, things are not very different. A reliable player that satisfies the average user’s needs should have the following features:
Compatible with various video formats;
Capable of accessing media from various sources, such as local storage and URLs;
Allow the user to set various parameters for an optimal viewing experience;
Good head tracking with reduced latency.
These being said, here is our selection of VR media players for Android and iOS you should try:
1. VaR’s VR Video Player
Supported OS: Android
This is one of the best free VR video players for Android devices. It offers great viewing experience both for VR games and 3D videos and supports all modes, such as stereoscopic side by side, stacked, (panorama) 180º and 360º, as well as regular videos.
It is developed by a gaming company, thus it features excellent head tracking and offers the user full control to adjust various parameters, from basic ones (saturation, contrast, brightness) to advanced ones, such as field of view, lens correction, and eye distance.
2. Mobile VR Station
Supported OS: iOS and Android
Mobile VR Station is one of the VR media players with the best compatibility as it is a native app written in Obj-C with SceneKit. Thus, it is compatible with every headset and has a very flexible configuration. With it, users can:
Watch movies in a virtual theater;
Watch 3D, 180º and 360º content.
Watch videos and photos stored on the device;
Experience panoramas with a depth of view;
Access external video content;
Watch HTML5 video on Mobile Safari browser using the Micro VR Station extension.
The app offers various projection methodssuch as dome, fulldome, curved, cylinder, and spherical. Also, it can load UTF-8 formatted .srt subtitles for videos. However, you should note that you cannot use Mobile VR Station to play DRM content, such as titles purchased from iTunes.
3. VR Player Pro
Supported OS: Android
VR Player Pro supports all 2D and 3D video files and a wide range of video formats, such as mono, over-under, and side-by-side.
Users can customize their experience with ambient lighting effects and projections such as plane, dome, fulldome, cube, sphere, and cylinder. As for the storage medium, VR player can access both files on local storage and URLs. Moreover, users can use either the keyboard or the gamepad to interact with the app.
4. VR One Cinema
Supported OS: iOS and Android
Carl Zeiss is one of the best-known manufactures of camera lenses. Aside from the VR media player, the company also has its own VR phone headset. Although it is a branded player, VR One Cinema stands out for its compatibility with almost any VR headset.
Other useful features of the app:
Using head movements to select content;
On-screen menu activation by looking at the exit doors;
Re-centering viewport for optimal comfort;
Drag and drop playlist creation.
5. VR Gesture Player
Supported OS: Android
We end this list of recommended VR media players with an Android app that allows users to interact with it by hand gestures. This touchless interaction is extremely comfortable for users who want to experience a truly immersive movie theater. VR Gesture Player is capable of: