Samsung’s revealed that it handed out a whopping 2,600 units to developers attending Facebook’s F8 conference at Fort Mason in San Francisco yesterday morning. The Virtual Reality headsets were neatly packaged in a Facebook-branded box, which also contained a customized .
It’s not clear what handset was included in the bundle, but seeing as the device is compatible with the Gear VR, it can only really be either the , , , or . However, there is always the possibility that the firm has introduced support for a sixth unit.
The smartphones bundled into the developer kit have faced some major software changes, which were pushed to the handsets by way of an over-the-air (OTA) update using the company’s . Thankfully, Samsung wasn’t feeling shy, and was happy to provide details on these alterations in its press release:
It’s not clear what handset was included in the bundle, but seeing as the device is compatible with the Gear VR, it can only really be either the , , , or . However, there is always the possibility that the firm has introduced support for a sixth unit.
The smartphones bundled into the developer kit have faced some major software changes, which were pushed to the handsets by way of an over-the-air (OTA) update using the company’s . Thankfully, Samsung wasn’t feeling shy, and was happy to provide details on these alterations in its press release:
- Developers to have all the tools they need at their fingertips with no additional set-up.
- The devices to instantly connect to the network with pre-loaded Wi-Fi credentials.
- Facebook’s logo to automatically appear once the device is turned on.
- All Facebook apps to be pre-installed and pre-arranged.