Researchers manage to bypass Facebook login on Oculus Quest 2

Source: Geeknetic added 28th Oct 2020

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by Jordi Bercial 6 hours ago

The announcement of the Oculus Quest 2 was somewhat clouded by the announcement that it would be mandatory have a Facebook account to be able to use them , something that has made many users consider switching to another brand of virtual reality helmets, at the same time as some of the Users who have decided to go through the hoop and use a Facebook account to use their virtual reality helmets have seen their accounts get permanently banned with no apparent explanation.

However, shortly after the launch of the glasses, a group of researchers managed to gain root access to the Oculus Quest 2 system , got Thus avoiding the step of logging in with Facebook, which with this helmet is mandatory if we even want to use it.

As we can see in Ready Hacker One, we are currently working on to protect researchers who have managed to access the deepest part of the system to skip this login, so while we are not yet close to a solution for the average enthusiast that allows you to avoid having to use a Facebook account, We are facing a key step that can lead us to this.

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Jordi Bercial

Avid tech and electronics enthusiast. I messed around with computer components almost since I learned to ride. I started working at Geeknetic after winning a contest on their forum for writing hardware articles. Drift, mechanics and photography lover. Don’t be shy and leave a comment on my articles if you have any questions.

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