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VR Gesture Player

MACRON · com.macron.gestureplayer

Not rated yet 1.5K downloads v1.0.11 20.1 MB Android 4.4+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

At a glance

Latest version
v1.0.11 (12)
Updated
Jan 15, 2021 (5 years ago)
APK size
20.1 MB
Requires
Android 4.4+ (API 19)
CPU support
x86 32-bit, ARM 32-bit
Graphics
OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category
Media & Video (app)
Listed since
Feb 5, 2016 (at least)
Permissions
8 (4 sensitive)
Website
macrongesture.com
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

VR Gesture Player is an app by MACRON in the Media & Video category, listed since at least February 2016. It includes native code only for x86 32-bit and ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.

It asks for 8 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including camera, display over other apps and modify shared storage. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

What's new in v1.0.11

* Bug Fixed

Description

From the listing uploaded by “apps”.

It plays VR videos and normal videos like IMAX. The most distinctive feature of this app is its input method of hand gesture-based user interface. It allows touchless control of a smartphone. Users are ready to jump into the virtual reality by inserting VR Gesture Player installed smartphone into a Head Mounted Display (HMD) device. Hand gestures recognized by the rear camera of a smartphone control the app that users don’t need to take out the smartphone from the HMD for menu selection. * Please check if your smartphone has a gyro and an accelerometer sensor before downloading. Some functions are limited or doesn’t work without these two sensors. Other functions are also subject to the specifications of each smartphone. [ Features ] - Menu selection and words search by the virtual mouse using a camera or a sensor - 360° video play - Side-by-Side 3D and Top-Bottom video play - YouTube video search and play - Head tracking support - smi subtitle support - Sleep/Wake mode to save battery [ Predefined hand posture for gesture recognition ] Make a fist and unfold your index finger. It is the hand posture to point something (see the image). [ How to use ] 1. Video and menu selection by the virtual mouse - Raise your hand in the predefined posture in front of the rear camera. - Adjust the distance between the camera and your hand to fit your hand in the red guide line on the screen. - The red guide line disappears and a cursor appears on the screen when the predefined hand posture is recognized by the rear camera. - Move the cursor on a menu to select and hover the cursor over the menu for 1 second. Hovering the cursor over a menu for 1 second works as a click to select. 2. List Up/Down and Video Forward/Backward by swipe gestures - Swiping your hand from left to right or from right to left in front of the rear camera moves the list up or down. - Swipe gestures while playing a video move the video forward or backward 3. Volume Up/Down by circle gestures - Circling your hand in the predefined hand posture clockwise or anticlockwise turns the volume up or down. 4. Virtual mouse On/Off by tapping the right upper corner of a smartphone - The virtual mouse is enabled or menu screen appears when tapping the right upper corner of your smartphone. [ How to select a menu ] - Hover the cursor over a menu to select for 1 second to enable the menu. Hovering for 1 second works as a click. [ When your hand is not recognized ] - If your hand is not recognized and a cursor doesn’t appear, fit your hand within the red guide line and move your hand left and right slightly. [ YouTube ] https://youtu.be/_owskKHSauo

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Macron” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Apr 20, 2018
  • Antivirus scan passed Oct 30, 2020
  • Signed byC=82, ST=Gyeonggi-do, L=Seongnam, O=Macron, OU=R&D, CN=macron
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)4A:BC:9F:CA:0E:03:CB:0C:5D:F2:2C:C1:BA:49:DB:83:A7:00:91:57
  • File MD504d6852f1816923e2cca08a80b103508
  • Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010

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Permissions (8)

VR Gesture Player requests 8 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

VR Gesture Player APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is VR Gesture Player free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the VR Gesture Player APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 04d6852f1816923e2cca08a80b103508.

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