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Vive compositor red3/16/2023 I’m going to assume you already have your Vive setup with Steam and Steam VR functioning here. 1) Install the HTC Vive Bluetooth Drivers The guide was compiled using Windows 10, but should be the same for earlier OS revisions. Getting HTC Vive phone services running is a little clunky right now, so here’s a little guide to get you up and running as quickly as possible. The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – October 2022 So, receive a heads up when you receive a text message from your girlfriend pleading you to rejoin reality or return a missed call, all from the comfort of your chosen virtual plane. Vive Phone Services is a collection of software on both mobile phone and PC that enabled push notifications for events from your mobile phone. Steam (and SteamVR) installed on a Windows PC.But, we found it pretty fiddly to set up so, in the interests of saving our readers’ sanity, here’s a quick guide to get the system up and running. If you have a smartphone with Bluetooth connectivity running on the Android OS, HTC have now released an app that – once paired with an HTC Vive headset – exposes all of the above functionality. It’s a bundle of software that provide SteamVR extensions to allow anyone (well, anyone with an Android phone for now) to tether their smartphone to their HTC Vive and receive notifications from the real world, reply to messages and even make voice calls – all without leaving the cosy (or not so cosy) virtual world of your choosing. Vive Phone Services represent the bridge between the old and the new HTC. What on earth was a smartphone manufacturer doing throwing its weight behind virtual reality? The answer is obvious of course, the smartphone industry is slowing, along with HTC’s profits so, HTC are taking gamble on VR as an attempt to diversify from the phone industry, preserving its relevancy in the next generation tech market. HTC’s announcement at the Mobile World Congress early last year that they were planning to get into the consumer VR business, was a surprise to everyone not already ‘in the know’. See Also: HTC Vive Review: A Mesmerising VR Experience, if You Have the Space We show you how to set it up and tell you if it’s any good or not. Voice calling and messaging comes to the HTC Vive VR system with HTC’s Voice Services.
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