how to test quest 2 game without building it to the headset

Questions & Answers
1

right now if i want to test out the game I have to build the game to my headset to test it.
this takes a lot of time and there is some stuff I want to check in the editor while the game is running.
how can I just test the game without needing to build it every time?
thank you!

2

If you set up Oculus link via the Oculus desktop app, you can test directly from the editor just by pressing the play button.

3

You can do this by having an extra path the code can take if you have no headset connected. Allow app to skip/fail Oculus initialization. And for example handle input for mouse and keyboard if not in VR.

bool bInited = InitOculus();
if(bInited) //extra check for headset
{
    UnityEngine.XR.InputDevice headDevice = 
        InputDevices.GetDeviceAtXRNode(XRNode.Head);
    if (headDevice == null || !headDevice.isValid) bInited = false;
}
if (!bInited)
{
    bNoVR = true;
    Debug.Log("Error initing VR, continue with no VR");
}

So just disconnect your headset and press play.