When the app is first opened, it will ask you to scan the QR code on your Google Cardboard to detect compatibility and calibrate the lens type to meet your smartphone. Once done, the app will divide your display into two parts. At the beginning, we will recommend you the official Google Cardboard app on the Play Store or iTunes. To set up a brand new Google Cardboard, you will need to have an Android smartphone running Android 4.1 or higher or an iPhone. To start experiencing virtual reality, you will have to download a Cardboard compatible VR app. To do that, you will have to download the Google Cardboard manufacturers kit (starts downloading on click), where Google has listed the procedure and everything you need to build your very own VR device. Moreover, you can even go ahead and build your very own Google Cardboard device. You can buy a Google Cardboard for as low as $17 and as high as $50. We’d recommend you to buy a Google Cardboard from the Google Get Cardboard page, where the company has listed the various third party viewers available. The Google Cardboard reference design features a cardboard build but you can buy various third party viewers featuring premium designs and build quality.

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