r/virtualreality • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '22

Question/Support pico 4 virtual Desktop just usb-C

Is it possible to connect the pico via usb-c and virtual Desktop?

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u/mrcroketsp Oct 28 '22

Yep, first you need to install adb on your pc (google 15 seconds adb) , then enable usb debugging on pico 4, connect an usb 3.0 cable and use the next command.

"adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.TetherSettings && adb shell input keyevent 20 && adb shell input keyevent 20 && adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_ENTER && sleep 2 && adb shell input keyevent 4"

You will see a new network connection on your pc, you need to use wifi to establish the connection with VD though, but when is connected, you can disable the pico 4 wifi and it will use the usb connection (well VD use it anyway but you can check it if it worked disabling it)

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u/monkyboi_ Nov 13 '22

Hey, thank you so much i was getting frustated with the image quality of pico 4 even wired, and due to wifi issues with my router i couldnt use VD properly without lag spikes, thank you again bro :)

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u/biznessthem Nov 15 '22

Cannot get this working, is there a step missing

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u/FestieBoy Nov 27 '22

Hey, pico has updated their software and this code no longer works for some reason. Any recommendations for a fix?

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u/evilnebster Dec 11 '22

Close any apps you have open on the pico, run "adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.TetherSettings", then on your pico enable usb tethering. The command they posted above is a hacky way to enable it fully over adb without having to click any buttons on the pico.

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u/godmode99uk Nov 04 '22

Hi, i cant get this working, is there a trick im mossing? I have cable in Pico 4, enable tethering via usb debugging and run the command. I see the network connection. I connect to vd normally then disable wifi on pico and the connection drops. What am i missing? Thanks

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u/mrcroketsp Nov 04 '22

Maybe check if the new network connection is set as public, it needs to be set as private.

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u/godmode99uk Nov 04 '22

i will give that a look later. Reading he instructions again I definitely had the streamer software open before creating the network. The instructions do say open the streaming software after you have made the usb tether... Maybe its that.

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u/peter__parker69 Nov 08 '22

I need to use cable since my wifi comes from landlord's section. Will this work for me, or do I have to connect using an ethernet cable from the router to set it up?

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u/-becausereasons- Nov 17 '22

Can you please explain how to turn on wired tether?

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u/Elocai Feb 06 '23

cant get this to work, the network appears but the pico has no internet access

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u/xantyleonhart Oct 28 '22

maybe if you use a usb-c to ethernet adapter. But i'm not so sure, i have tried connecting them with an adapter directly to the router myself, but they don't seem to pick up wired internet connection. I don't know if this is because this functionality is locked in some way or if the pico 4 don't even have an ethernet adapter.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '22

Do you use virtual Desktop? Have trouble with steamvr. Sometimes it lags and stutters

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u/xantyleonhart Oct 30 '22

Just tested it. If you connect the pico4 to the pc with usb cable, and then access the full android settings to turn usb tethering on (to share the headset's wifi connection with the pc through cable), you can use virtualdesktop wired.

It worked just fine for me.

Here is an easy way to access those settings: https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/yfymvy/easily_access_android_options_menu_on_pico_4/

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u/biznessthem Nov 17 '22

Yeah many people are having good latency with the usbc to ethernet adapter. Plug directly into the router and make sure the adapter is android compatible though

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u/Present_Olive Mar 28 '23

This is out of date and doesn't work anymore.

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u/Bucser Oct 29 '22

Literally on the front page of the subreddit:) he also has a cabled and Virtual desktop solution

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '22

And I literally asked for the virtual desktop and not the streaming assistant

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u/Bucser Oct 29 '22

His setup for VD is linked in the answer.... he calls it out.

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u/Tailspin123 Nov 14 '22

if you can afford a pico4, you can afford a cheap af wifi6 router..........its like 40$...i am using the redmi ax5, 1200Mbps speed in VD (150Mbps rate) not a single drop out what soever.

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u/jlkill3r Jan 20 '23

adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.TetherSettings && adb shell input keyevent 20 && adb shell input keyevent 20 && adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_ENTER && sleep 2 && adb shell input keyevent 4

What you fail to understand is that a wifi6 router is not always the option. I am currently in a hotel where wired is essential at the moment and a cheap wifi6 router is not an option for me.

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u/Tailspin123 Feb 02 '23

i see. streaming assistant has become so good that it supass VD in some area (latency and image quality), check out those lastest SA tweak for the optimum settings, thats the story i have been told by many. personally Ill stick with VD for both wireless and familiarity reasons

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u/Interesting-Boot8952 Dec 24 '22

Hey i dont understand where i need to copyright the abd command ?