Guide: How to hide the guardian on Quest headsets for DeoVR
Meta headsets such as the Quest 2 or Quest 3 have a feature called the guardian. This is a built-in safety feature that lets you set up boundaries in VR that appear when you get too close to the edge of your playing area. However, some users find it annoying when watching VR content in DeoVR. We’ve looked at ways of removing this feature for a cleaner DeoVR experience with fewer distractions.
Guardian is a system feature so it’s not easy to remove. Here are some methods you can try.
Switch to Stationary mode
Change the guardian from roomscale to stationary. You shouldn't hit the grid when in this mode.
Note: Your headset may not operate when you move away from your stationary boundary, however you can reset your stationary boundary to your new location.
Use Developer mode
Activate developer mode:
- Open the Meta Quest app on your smartphone
- Tap on the menu (three horizontal lines) in the bottom right corner
- Go to Devices and select your Quest headset
- Scroll down and tap on Developer Mode to turn it on.
Disable Guardian:
- Put on your Quest headset
- Once Developer Mode is enabled, go to Settings in the headset
- Navigate to Developer in the settings menu
- There, you will see the option to disable the Guardian
Or in the Meta Quest Developer Hub in Device Actions > Boundary > Off
Use Platform Tools
- Download Platform Tools
- Extract the archive
- Open the extracted folder
- Type into folder path (C:\%your_path%\platform-tools) the command "cmd" (without quotes) and press "Enter"
- Connect the headset to the PC via cable
- Turn on the headset
- On the PC, paste the command adb shell setprop debug.oculus.guardian_pause 1 into the pop-up terminal from step #4 and press "Enter";
- The command for disabling is "adb shell setprop debug.oculus.guardian_pause 1"
- The command for enabling is "adb shell setprop debug.oculus.guardian_pause 0"
However, the issue here is that Passthrough stops working. We will keep trying to discover a better solution, keep checking back for updates.
Keep in mind that disabling the Guardian system can be risky as it’s designed to prevent you from accidentally hitting objects or walls in your environment. It's advisable to do this only in a very controlled environment where you are confident you won’t collide with anything.
