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Good news: Quest VR headsets don’t need Facebook accounts anymore!
If you’re already using a Facebook account with your headset, you could unlink the two.
What Do I Need to Know?
Take gaming to the next level with virtual reality at home or on the go for a great price.
In 2014, Facebook purchased Oculus, a virtual reality company.
In 2018, Oculus actually became a division of Facebook proper.
Take gaming to the next level with virtual reality at home or on the go for a great price.
Some bought in after the change and had to use a Facebook account from the start.
Fortunately, the experience is pretty straightforward.
Login with your Facebook account.
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You will be directed to Facebook and prompted to accept Meta accessing your Facebook account.
The email address associated with your account will be displayed here.
Click “Next” to confirm.
If your headset is up to date or you’ve just updated it, click continue.
You’ll be prompted to continue the setup of your Meta account by either continuing with or without Facebook.
A 6-digit security code will be sent to the email address displayed to you earlier.
Do so and click “Finish account setup.”
Once you’ve confirmed the account prefs, you’ll be prompted to set up yourHorizon profile.
You’ll retain your old username—this name is strictly for the Horizon profile.
Next, you’ll be prompted to set your privacy prefs for Horizon.
Click “Finish,” and you’re done.
it’s crucial that you grab your Quest headset and pop it on.
Visitthe page on the promptand enter the code you see to link the hardware with your Meta account.
And that’s all there is to it—no more Facebook integration.
