Content Management & Video Playback

Video Resolutions & Playback

How to pick the best video resolution for your VR headsets or mobile device?

Dashboard, Apps, Projects, Media Items, and Folders

How to find your way in the Headjack Platform

Uploading (360) Video and Headjack XR Video Cloud Transcoding

How to prepare your 360 videos for distribution

Update an Headjack App

how to add new content to your VR app

Spatial Audio & Subtitles

how to add separate audio and subtitle tracks to your videos

Global CDN

Learn how we distribute your VR videos to all corners of the globe

360 Live Streaming

How to set-up a 360 live stream within a headjack app.

App Icons, Video Thumbnails, Titles, and Project Descriptions

How to upload your artwork correctly

App Building and Install

Sideloading an App to a VR or Mobile Device

How to quickly install apps on your VR device

Sideloading videos to a VR device

How to quickly load videos to a vr app

Store Builds

How to preapre and submit your VR apps to the various App stores

VR App Building & Cloud Build

How to build VR video apps without writing a single line of code

Headjack Link

How to share your 360 videos with less friction

Packaging, Downloading or Streaming video

How to choose between different 360 video distribution methods

Publishing Content

How to publish or unpublish 360 videos in your VR app

Downloading the Pico Link App

The Link app for pico can be downloaded for the following headsets: To download the latest version of the Link app, navigate to the app store in your pico headset and search for Headjack Link.

360 Video App/Templates

360 Essential All-In-One Template

One template to rule them all

Switching Templates

How to switch templates and how does it affect your app

Template Variables

How to change the look and enable or disable specific functionality within a template

VR Kiosk Template

How to setup VR Kiosk mode on various devices

360 Mobile Template

How to build an app with a mobile flat user interface

360 Cinema Template

How to set up a dedicated VR cinema

360 Grid Template

How to showcase your 360 videos in a gallery

Templates in Headjack Link

How to Easily review templates and content

Upload and Build with your own template

How to build and upload your own 360 video templates or make changes to an existing one.

Operator Remote Control

Sideloading content to multiple VR headsets for Remote Playback

Learn how to sideload content from one headset to another and speed up your preparation time

Introduction to the Headjack Operator App

How to setup multiple VR devices for synchronized playback

Operator Tablet App an In-Depth Look

Control multiple VR devices from a simple tablet interface

The Cinema Template + Operator

How to use the Cinema Template in combination with Headjack Operator

Operator Web Interface

How to control multiple VR devices from a distance

VR App Analytics

VR App Analytics

How to learn from your VR app analytics

VR Video Analytics

How to learn from your VR video analytics and heatmaps

VR Analytics Exports

How to export CSV documents from my VR app data.

Unity SDK / API

Setting up Unity with the Headjack CMS

How to set up our CMS with your custom Unity project

Video Playback, Audio, and Metadata

How does the Headjack SDK handle video playback and all other media assets?

Input Control

How does the Headjack SDK handle VR input Control?

Headjack Templates / Custom Variables

How to design your own template with the Headjack SDK

Building an Application / Cloud Build

How to build an application with the Unity SDK

Account & License

Cloud Storage & Bandwith Limits

Learn more about how our plan limits work and how we enforce them

Use Headjack for Free

What features can you use for your first VR app

Upgrading Your Plan

What do you need to upgrade your Headjack subscription?

Downgrading Your Plan

What happens with your account and data after you downgraded your subscription?

Invite Users Into my Account

How to add users into your account, and what permissions do they have?

Privacy Policy / Terms of Service

Find all legal documents and information over here

Pricing and Billing

Refund Policy

Learn more about our refund policy and refund terms

Changing the Billing Information

Learn how to edit your payment details for correct invoicing

Add a VAT Number

Learn how to add a VAT number for correct invoicing

Pay Through Invoicing

Learn if payment trough invoicing is available for your Headjack subscription

Canceling Your Subscription

Learn how to cancel your Headjack subscription

Finding Your Invoices

Learn where to download your invoices from the Headjack platform

Who Processes Headjack Orders?

Learn how we process your payments

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Unity SDK

Find the most common issues with our Unity SDK and how to fix them

Legacy

[SOLVED] Thread Priority Security Exception on Gear VR

Ever received the annoying “Thread priority security exception. Make sure the APK is signed.” message when trying to open a Gear VR app that did not come from the Oculus Store? Well, there can be three reasons for this message: The app does not contain any Oculus signature (osig) files The app contains Oculus signature files, but […]

How to create an Android Keystore file

The following tutorial guides you through the steps to generate a keystore file required to build an Android app for submission to the Google Play Store. We will be using the software KeyStore Explorer to generate the keystore file and Headjack to build the Cardboard VR Play Store App. The screenshots in this tutorial were […]

How to create a 360º video app with Headjack

This is the ideal tutorial to get you started on jour Headjack journey.

How to distribute a Gear VR app outside of the Oculus Store

If you created an app for the Samsung Gear VR and want to distribute it to testers or partners without having to go through the Oculus Store, this guide will explain exactly how to do that! But why do you need a guide for this? Can’t you just send them your APK file like you […]

How to distribute a Google Cardboard app for Android outside of Google Play

So you created a Google Cardboard app for Android and want to distribute it to testers or partners without going through the Google Play store? Luckily this is rather easy. Essentially, you export your app as an .apk, copy it to your device, and install it. The exact steps are: Build your Android app as […]

How to distribute a Google Cardboard app for iOS outside of the App Store

Distributing an iOS app outside of the App Store is a whole lot harder than distributing that same app on Android. Therefore we wrote this manual to guide you briefly through each of the steps involved. Since these steps are very similar to the ones you need to follow to actually publish a Google Cardboard […]

How to distribute an Oculus Rift app outside of the Oculus Store

Where iOS requires signing Certificates, and Gear VR requires strange osig files, it is relatively easy to distribute an Oculus Rift app outside of the Oculus Store. You simply export your app as an EXE file — In Headjack you can export your app as EXE by selecting Local as Distribution Channel and then Oculus […]

How to publish a Gear VR app to the Oculus Store

During the early days of consumer VR, the Samsung Gear VR has reigned supreme. It is affordable, does not require cables and a bulky PC, and works great for viewing 360º video experiences. Gear VR will probably remain an important headset, at least until Google’s Daydream platform reaches the masses. Gear VR is a collaboration […]

How to publish a Google Cardboard app for Android to Google Play

Google has big plans with its Daydream platform, which brings low-latency VR to Android, and includes controllers and Daydream-ready hardware. However, for experiences which only require a simple headset and run fine on lower-end phones, Google Cardboard is still a good option. This tutorial guides you through the process of publishing a Google Cardboard app […]

How to publish a Google Cardboard app for iOS to the App Store

While Google Cardboard has support for iOS, the VR experience is less than ideal, especially on older iPhones, since Apple has put a software limitation in place which limits the maximum playable video resolution to 1080p. Hardly enough pixels for a realistic looking VR video. Apple just seems to have the unfortunate habit of making […]

How to publish an Oculus Rift app to the Oculus Store

Oculus Rift, the headset that re-ignited the virtual reality hype. While more and more Rift games, apps, and experiences are being released every day, their documentation is not always as clear as you might like it to be when it comes to figuring out how to publish your own app to the public, especially since […]

How to Sideload Apps on Vive Focus + FREE sideloading tool

The Vive Focus is a standalone VR headset from HTC and sports some cool features, among which the popular Kiosk Mode. This tutorial describes how you can easily sideload VR apps onto the HTV Vive Focus using a free, drag & drop tool called VRsideloader. 1. Enable developer mode First you will need to enable […]

How to sideload apps on Oculus Go & Quest + FREE sideloading tool

The Oculus Go is an affordable, standalone VR headset, and we are very impressed with it! The Go is able to run Gear VR apps, but the Oculus Documentation is not very clear on how to install apps to the Oculus Go for development purposes. This article explains how to sideload APKs to your Oculus […]

How to sideload 360º videos to your Oculus Go

The Oculus Go does not contain extremely strong hardware, but because the hardware is exclusively used to run VR, without the overhead of a phone, it is capable of some pretty impressive video playback (read: up to 4096×4096@60fps HEVC videos). This article explains how you can easily transfer your 360º videos to your Oculus Go. […]

How to add spatial audio to your 360º videos in Headjack

Spatial audio makes 360º videos way more immersive, which is why a great audio experience has always been a priority for us. We support TBE audio for downloaded videos, and AmbiX for streamed videos. This is how it works: Download & install the free Facebook Spatial Workstation Open the FB360Encoder and load it with your spatial […]

Headjack 101

Ultimate Guide For Creating a 360 / VR / AR Video App | Part 1 – Product Overview & The App Page

Lesson 1: Learn how to design, create, and build your first 360 / VR / AR video app with a complete product overview of the Headjack CMS.

Part 2 – Creating an XR Video Project and Review with Headjack Link

Lesson 2: create your first 360 / VR / AR video project and learn how to use the Headjack Link app to review your work in a VR headset.

Part 3 – Best Quality Settings for your (360) Video & XR Video Cloud Transcoding

Lesson 3: create your first 360 / VR / AR video project and learn how to use the Headjack Link app to review your work in a VR headset

Part 4 – How To Choose The Correct App Template for Your XR Video App

Lesson 4: Learn everything about selecting the proper app template for your 360 / VR / AR video application and how it serves your use case.

Part 5 – How To Create an Android APK, Windows Executable, or iOS Build With Headjack Cloud Build

Lesson 5: Create an app installation package that you can sideload and install on VR headsets and mobile devices.

Part 6 – How to Update Your XR Video App With New Content

Lesson 6: Learn how to update your 360 / VR / AR video app with new content after it has been released with the web CMS

Part 7 – How to Set Up VR Sync and Remote Control Solution for VR Headsets with Headjack Operator

Lesson 7: setup a sync and remote control solution for your 360 video / VR / AR applications with the Headjack Operator tablet app