How To Browse Privately on the Oculus Quest 2 - Howchoo

Britt (157)

Apr 20, 2022

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Facebook, now branded as Meta, is notorious for gathering as much user information as possible. Regardless of how anyone feels about it personally, if you want to play on an Oculus Quest 2, you have to use your Facebook account to do it.

There is at least one way to easily hold onto your data, though. Rather than using the default settings for their VR browser, you can simply enter private mode!

Here’s our simple-to-follow guide to activating private mode browsing on the Oculus Quest 2!

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Located inside your library, click the browser app with the trigger on the touch controller.

In the top right corner of the browser window, click the ... button with the controller.

In the dropdown menu, choose “Enter Private Mode”. A new window will appear.

A new window will appear that explains what is and isn’t shared while private mode is enabled.

The Oculus browser won’t save:

Browsing and search history
Cookies, site data, or temporary files
Information entered into forms

Unfortunately, your activity will be visible to the websites you visit, your employer or school, and your internet service provider (ISP).

Check out our guide on how to access files on the Oculus Quest 2!

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