EASY Sideload on Quest 2 is Here! How To Use SideQuest (2022 Update)

This EXPERIMENTAL build allows you to sideload on Quest 2 without having to connect your Quest to anything. So no PC or phone is needed! It's so convenient, I wanted to update my How to use SideQuest guide. Let's go!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:50 Requirements
01:14 Step 1. Oculus Developer Account
Oculus Dashboard: dashboard.oculus.com/
02:10 Step 2. How To Turn On Developer Mode Oculus Quest 2
02:58 Step 3. Install the SideQuest App
03:15 Step 3.1 Using a PC / Laptop
SideQuest download: sidequestvr.com/setup-howto
Oculus ADB Drivers: developer.oculus.com/download...
04:51 Step 3.2 Using an Android phone
SideQuest Mobile App on Google Playstore: play.google.com/store/apps/de...
07:12 Step 4. Install the experimental SideQuest app
SideQuest on SideQuest :P (Download the Experimental Build!): sidequestvr.com/app/6125/side...
08:07 Step 5. Sideloading from within Quest / VR!
09:23 FAQ / Troubleshooting & Outro
Our SideQuest FAQ page: casandchary.com/sidequest-faq/
If our page doesn't help you, you can also ask the SideQuest devs at their support page: sdq.st/support
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[@CasandChary]

EDIT: 👀 ► UPDATE: New SideQuest 2022 Guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aV6teneId7Soeac Are you going to use this new method of sideloading now? Let me know what you are downloading below - Give me some tips! Use our deals + links to support the channel with a small referral fee: ► casandchary.com/discount-codes-affiliate-links/ It supports us if you watch the entire video, but for those in lack of time, the timestamps are in the description! ♥

[@AnasAbdoush]

Hello

[@mavericklast2555]

Attack on quest is a must play and if you get motion sick gotta try that relief band cause it's fast moving and a little scary

[@CasandChary]

@@AnasAbdoush hi!

[@Kraeuterbutter]

can you now change also the Resolution of the Quest2 (set it higher) within the Quest, as with the Sidequest-Software on the PC ?

[@jorjor94]

Just locked out because I cannot remember my pattern for my account! What would you recommend?

[@mlaiacona]

Without a doubt one of the better thought out how to videos on KZbin. Directions were clear and visualizations for steps were added bonus. Thank you so much for the help here!

[@njunderground82]

I do appreciate this! They made this process so complicated and confusing, but I actually understood it the way you explained it! Thanks!

[@0-30LFG]

Very thorough guide, worked for me, had a little issues at first but once I restarted my MQ2 (Meta Quest) everything worked as expected

[@annking8156]

Thanks for the new info. So much more convenient. Also, for those that didn't know(like me at first), if you press the B button, it brings you back to the previous page you were looking at. I didn't know at first and was looking for a back arrow on the screen.

[@AzidoAzide]

Thanks alot for this! Really appreciate your effort and commitment in putting up videos for VR users especially tutorials like this one 😊👍🏽

[@JaBridgewater13]

Thank you for explaining the process. Was really confused about it before watching your videos. Much appreciated 😊

[@jam201984]

This has to be the best video for a first time VR user, to help sideload. I get mine 21/8/22 I'm so excited 😊 Thank you so much 💓 💗

[@silenthashassin8912]

A very thorough and concise tutorial.This method is so convenient.

[@CasandChary]

Happy to hear!

[@marquise_the_champ2108]

@@CasandChary for me there is no unknown sources

[@jayfrm21]

@@marquise_the_champ2108 you need to enable developer mode on your quest

[@Phillystrawhat]

This is such a great tutorial. It was very helpful. The timestamps and links for the websites helped a lot. It was confusing how sidequest opened in a new window when I went to download games

[@jessemarr6159]

I’ve been following your channel since the beginning, (got a quest 2 the day it released) and I’m so happy for your success! Thank you for all the content

[@hiredgunsg6178]

Really great video! Instead of using my Steam Deck, I decided to use my PC and this works perfectly! I can now play any of my games untethered! Thank you so much for the informative tutorial! It helped!😊

[@hggaming9257]

Thank you so much! It almost took me 2 days to figure this out the original video was an old tutorial but then I found your video thank you

[@viper6902]

Big thanks to this youtuber If you read this you doing a great job with your youtube career the tips and tricks and other stuff that you teach is amazing thank you! like you were the only person on youtube i could find that was helpful.

[@CasandChary]

Glad to hear!! Enjoy :)

[@bettiraige3474]

I just got my Quest 2 last week, and have had so much trouble sideloading but I think this will help!! Thank you SO much in advance.

[@armytroop28]

I've always wanted to use sidequest but never had the right materials so now that I only have to do it once that's amazing

[@G3TCRUNK3R]

you seriously rock. Great voice. Straightforward, helpful. knowledgable, and no fluff!

[@alverdialowe5029]

Thanks for making things so simple for a 67-year-old. Keep up the good work.😊

[@robrish4829]

Thank you! Great tutorial and worked like magic. Increasing the resolution on Oculus Quest 2 using SideQuest made a world of difference in quality.

[@Indyhannabones]

? How do you go about that?

[@CULTURE-ko9lp]

This is great! I have it loaded and scrolled through. I'll use this to make a video on Sidequest games and Applab games, since you did all the work with this video I can just link your video in the description and present the fun of Sidequest

[@leemarson7350]

Thank you for the video. Its so much easier to use your mobile phone wirelessly or just the headset itself. I finally have a Quest 2. It is so much different to the Oculus Go. I wished I had found the extra money and just jumped straight to the Quest 2 in the first place.

[@stonersparky]

This was an awesome and simple guide. Thank you, you earned my sub.

[@eclipsex2778]

Thanks so much I have sidequest now it’s so fun!

[@__sultan__469]

Thank you very much for this great steo by step guide

[@foofeee_1077]

Thank you so much this helped me alot

[@nogamenolife9932]

Thank you so much I have tried other ways to do this and all of them didn't work because they were so much more complicated then they needed to be so again thank you.

[@blackandwhite7260]

i love you dis helped me. ty

[@megaraptorthemegaraptor6776]

You may not see this put this tutorial was easy to understand and it's so useful thanks so much

[@popoman123]

Thank you!❤

[@Windsorsillest]

Thank you so much, amazing video.

[@blackphysicalexperimentation]

Wow im excited. Thank u

[@evan_r6959]

Thanks so much

[@telordesuvage3072]

WOOO I GOT IT. Thx.

[@andyguerrero1014]

Thank you so much!!

[@TheUberTrekkie]

Thank you!!

[@Aritz2014]

This is the video that I was looking for, because I have MacBook m1, but not android device, so this Wednesday the headset arrives =) so I will do all the steps

[@drrrgon462]

you are a life saver thank you so much

[@The_darkside_of_metal]

Much love much respect thank you liked and subscribed ❤️

[@chatchat6968]

Thank you very much this was very helpful

[@Hasanthabetvr911]

THXXXX!

[@MaximumDiver]

Keywords: Pop-up & Allow hehe. There are so many of them, but once it's done, they don't appear anymore :) Thanks Cas for this tutorial!

[@CasandChary]

Lmao, you are very correct. Thanks for watching!

[@chrisoakley7071]

Just got an quest 2 the other day and just discovered this girl ...i like her videos, She reminds me of another youtuber " anton petrov " ( cool space related videos ) shes just calm concise and informative

[@sneakls2285]

Anton is cool indeed

[@faresbaka6115]

thank you so uch for a very clear tutorial.

[@madcats6008]

Thank you so Mach this is how all tutorials should be

[@ashtonkrause7211]

I believe you can make your quest connect to the sidequest app by connecting through wifi in the app, where the IP is the same as the quest itself. This allows you to change resolution and such straight from the app. At least that's what I did. So if you have to shut down your quest at all, when you launch it again go to the app and change resolution without plugging in. I haven't tested if you need to be on a wifi signal or if it works internally.

[@jackaboi1471]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@ConfedVet]

AWESOME!!! Thanks a lot!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@MobileDecay]

Thanks!!!

[@splitenz1770]

This is great, and seems to work really well. I have used Sidequest on and off since its release but felt it clumsy both from phone and pc. This mobile version is a big leap forward. Thanks for showcasing it.

[@splitenz1770]

@Hafsat Rabiu adam thank you but there was no number

[@TheRealKillak]

Omgggg thannnkkkk youuuuuu

[@ragidrangervr1744]

Thank you so much you just made my day you deserve a like

[@SLAYINGVR]

Awesome job

[@danielbecerra434]

thank youuuu so much i sub and like

[@Froggy2007]

Thank you so much

[@SonOfBoromirOfRothenburg]

Thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooo much.

[@rbxstrobe]

thank you 😌

[@ronm6585]

Thanks Cas. 👍🏻

[@reflex7438]

Nice video! Thanks for updating the steps and making a FAQ page, that is awesome! One questions, when you install games directly on your headset, does the download file remain somewhere on the headset and will that eat up internal space? Or is it a direct install when you download new apps? Thanks again for making great videos! :) Cheers!

[@itscalledchronic]

Hmm I'd be curious about this I hope there is a way to remove them if that is the case

[@wolfcorpseVR]

Omg thank you so much i can ppay quest craft now

[@jhonas28]

Thx you

[@silversubaru590]

thank you☝

[@sajiamandera_4o132]

ty

[@terrifiedguy2]

Thx

[@trishmcdonough6582]

When I watched your video I didnt think I could complete such a task. I am of medium to low tech savvy...I followed your steps (pausing more than most probably had to) and I did it! I now have my 43 yo music on my Synth Riders I almost returned it. Thank you! I hope you are an educator of sorts because the world needs you ;)

[@CasandChary]

Makes me happy to hear!! Enjoy

[@thegreenmachineshow4506]

Amazing video

[@branzeegaming6458]

can you change the headset settings through this way eg. resolution?

[@sr-xv7eu]

Thank you. I've done this and it's good I have more on my quest now. Subscribe to you

[@JaysXtremeGaming]

Should I click log in with Facebook, or already have a oculus account with setting up developer

[@danielrichards121]

I don't get step 4 get sidequest mobile on sideqest that leds you to nothing but the rest is spot on just need a little help with the last bit but atleast I got as far as to be abul to sidelode relatively esaly to my surprise good video thanks

[@claudioalves8739]

Foi super fácil Add o SideQuest no Quest2, fiz pelo Tablet Android, muito obrigado.

[@43meehan]

How about adding games TO the sidequest? Is that an option, either from a mobile device or the headset?

[@erick1076]

100% doing this today

[@PhoenixGG15]

this is really good i will probably use my android

[@Grinchier]

Followed all the steps easily until it came to connecting to my phone. The pop ups didnt appear. I tried reinserting the cable. Nope. Same thing. Then I restarted the quest while it was still connected to my phone. Pop ups appeared and it was easy to complete. Thanks for helping me get Sidequest apps on the headset :)

[@fluffy_preacher]

Definitely earned a new sub here been looking for something like this cuz i don't have a pc, the only question is does it contain custom beat saber maps and if so how do i find them, I've tried searching and can't find any

[@accurate6702]

Is it possible to also set a different texture sizes with this method directly in the quest2?

[@Yassombe]

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@clipzydabest]

Your the besttttt

[@tortured_sparrow8408]

this tutorial is great i got it all set up just fine but once i hit play it leaves me stuck on a loading screen, i can hear the music and see my guardian but thats just about it

[@mikescott29]

is it possible to also use the tool settings within the vr app to play with the cpu/gpu settings?

[@KillSwitch80]

I just bought the 256g quest 2. Should I exchange it for the 512g model if I’m going to do this?

[@phillea708]

Hello can you tell me if I can change the settings in the sidequest app on the phone, I do not have a pc, regards

[@ZenoxT]

how did you connect the charging cable to the pc?

[@Richardnetor]

Will this works well with BMFM for the custom songs?

[@CaptainAlexander]

I love all your work and am happy to be a subscriber. Just some feedback here. Why is this original dated video still up? Why isn't it's title labeled as no longer applying? I saw this old video and did the install which was different. Okay. It happens. But then my screens looked very different than what you show in this video. I then spent hours on Sidequest and Reddit forums trying to figure out what I did wrong. Sidequest finally pointed out the problem. So in this case, NOT seeing your video would have saved me hours of unnecessary effort. So it goes. Just thought you might want to be aware of what happens without more clear labeling of a dated video. A "pinned comment" may not be "clear and immediately seen" video labeling. Otherwise, keep up the great work. I look forward to your future videos.

[@impair5240]

What do those drivers do. Where do they install to. If they just install on your pc it doesn’t do anything right

[@cookstar4618]

Great video, followed your instructions, works a treat. I’m so glad this is possible from inside the headset, no more stuffing around with computers etc. Now so much easier to side load,if we can call it side loading anymore.

[@cookstar4618]

@Hafsat Rabiu adam what number above, I live in Australia.

[@coinstream2753]

Did your apk take forever to download?

[@cookstar4618]

@@coinstream2753 no it did not take very long.

[@FHN_Music]

Be careful tho, having a third party app store on your headset can lead to a hardware ban. It's directly against tos

[@moshimanju7576]

will factory reseting remove the sideload capabilities?

[@jengiantkiller7495]

I used sidequest on my PC (surface pro) when I first started using bmbf (thankyou for that video by the way!) now I want to back up my bmbf on sidequest but sidequest does not see my headset now? I’ve unplugged, replugged, rebooted nothing. Oculus help told me my computer’s graphics card is incompatible with quest2, so it won’t connect, but if that’s true, how did it connect before? What am I doing wrong this time?

[@Lime3Deez]

So... on mobile its just become developer then connect quest to phone then hipdoray?

[@pauljohnson1991]

I can't get the side quest mobile experimental to install as it always fails to install. I wonder if this is due to following your advice on installing the drivers? I can't figure it out SMH lol

[@BlingGolfer]

Hi 👋🏻 I’ve tried doing this for a couple of weeks now and each time it’s not worked ! I’ve managed to get SideQuest on my headset and change my Home Screen but that’s all, I’ve not been able to get the loaded SideQuest to connect and go live also the app on my iPhone won’t let me open any games either ? Each time I go through the process for some reason I always end up with SideQuest on my computer screen but without ( the top control bar which should have the red or green symbol and the tools bar including the spanner to make changes to the game screen quality). All downloads and files loaded - transferred correctly but still I still have an incomplete Home Screen and non opening SideQuest ? Do you have any idea why I’m not able to get SideQuest to load / work ? Chris J

[@TheAllRangedMas]

Can i use the airlink to download it on my Quest 2?

[@lovehearts9566]

How to copy paste 360 videos on phone / pc to quest 2 ? or dowload a 360 videos, so i can see the video without buffering

[@doomrazer1222]

Hey I need help I can’t see the create organization thingy how do I find this?? Edit:Never mind I found it and this is the best tutorial ever

[@haydensairpodshobgood2511]

Where do you put the other end of your Oculus charger at

[@yourdustednightmare1487]

can i change the texture resolution and hz with this?

[@CRT_YT]

pretty sure this is against oculus TOS but it kinda funny gonna do it now

[@TebakGambarAI]

thanks. youve got the most CLEAR tutorial. clicked the like button edit : i have a question. when im going to install games from app lab, they're telling me to login on my quest 2. i have account in facebook. but i cant login bcos facebook prevented login from embedded windows (if im not mistaken) . what should i do ?

[@BuffNephew]

I'm getting this too, have you found a fix?

[@TebakGambarAI]

@@BuffNephew yes. login to your facebook via quest browser. better get the facebook app (beta) in your quest. login, and you're ready to go

[@alexanderhack4792]

I have a question can you install custom homes on it?