To provide "boot loader unlock" to Oculus Go "Update even if it is opened 20 years later."

By : ilikephone / On : 19/12/2022

 John Carmac, an advisor to Facebook's Facebook VR headset device "Oculus", "provides an OS build that can unlock boot loader" for "Oculus Go", the first standalone type of the same series.And revealed on his Twitter account.

Oculusのスタンドアロンタイプ初代機「Oculus Go」

 The offer is "soon" (Soon).If this OS build is installed manually, the boot loader will be unlocked and you will be able to get full ROOT authority.

 ROOT authority is not provided to users on general mobile terminals because it is the authority to edit all files in the terminal, such as system files.However, Mr. Camac said, "I've been working on this for many years," and said, "You can use Oculus Go for more purposes. 20 years later, an unopened headset was found, and already from the official.Even if the update has ended, it can be updated to the final software version. "

 On the other hand, some tweets show concerns that "if you bought a secretly rooted and hacked Oculus Quest, you might be peeked at the camera video."

Oculus Quest(初代/2)はカメラを備えているが、Questにrootバージョンが配布されるわけではない

 Mr. Camak, on the other hand, said, "This is a measure for Oculus Go, not for QUEST, no camera. What bad things happen when you give us a full control of GO.We are still hearing a lot of discussions, but I think this will be the user's empowerment (giving power). "

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