4. Upgrade Your Headstrap—You’ll Thank Us Later
If you’re happy with your Quest 2 and plan to use it frequently, we highly recommend the official Elite Strap or Elite Battery Strap accessories to improve comfort.
The soft strap that’s included with Quest 2 is one of the worst on any Oculus headset to date. It does a poor job of distributing the headset’s weight. The Elite Strap accessories are rigid and offer a counterweight to better balance the headset. With better balance, you don’t need to tighten the strap nearly as much to keep the headset in place, sparing you from discomfort and the unsightly ‘VR face’ after taking off the headset.
Get the low-down in our full review of the Quest 2 Elite Strap accessories.
5. Avoid Direct Sunlight in Your Lenses or Risk Ruining Your Quest 2
This one has been catching unlucky VR headset users off guard since the early days. Quest 2 is no different.
If you let direct sunlight stream into the lenses for a long period the lenses can focus the light and burn a hole in the headset’s display, permanently damaging it (much like you can use a magnifying glass to focus sunlight enough to burn a hole in a piece of paper).
Make sure you don’t leave your Quest 2 sitting out with its lenses facing windows.
If many people use the headset, you might want to consider making it a ‘rule’ that it gets put away in a closet, drawer, or under a dishcloth to prevent anyone from accidentally leaving it the wrong spot for sunlight damage.
6. Check out Experimental Apps Through App Lab
While Oculus only allows select apps into the main Oculus Quest store, you can easily install early and experimental apps, as long as you know where to look. Oculus App Lab allows developers to officially distribute their apps on Quest outside of the main store. Installing them is as easy as having the link to the app, then clicking the button to install the app to your headset. But where do you find them?
App Lab DB
App Lab DB is a straightforward list of known App Lab apps. You can sort apps by Popularity, Recency, Ratting, and Price. Clicking an app will take you directly to the App Lab Page
SideQuest
SideQuest is a popular alternative to the official Oculus Quest store. While many of the apps on SideQuest require a more complicated ‘sideloading’ method, SideQuest also lists the easier-to-install App Lab apps in a special section. Here’s how to find and install them:
- Browse the App Lab section of SideQuest
- When you find the app you want, click the ‘Oculus App’ button at the top right of the page, you’ll be directed to the app’s official Oculus page
- Click the blue button to buy or install the app, then it will appear in your Oculus library like any other app
