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- I tested my other wireless devices and they had no trouble connecting to the wifi and could browse the net normally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I unplugged the mesh network repeaters around my house in case it was picking up a weak signal from one of those. No change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I tried setting up my iPhone with as a wireless hotspot and connected to that. I got the same strong signal, but limited connectivity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I checked the IP address of my Oculus in Settings, and I could ping the device just fine. If I turned the headset off, I couldn’t ping it. It seemed like it was connected ok.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I tried unplugging other devices from my wifi in case there was an IP conflict anywhere. Same problem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I tried connecting the quest with a USB cable<\/a> but I still could not get updates nor see anything in the store app or main menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Despite not being used for 2 years, when I went to system->updates, it showed no updates available. Something is fishy, there had to be updates. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I opened the in-headset browser and it would tell me that I could not browse because the date was wrong. It was set to 5:00am Sept 17, 2037. Whoa. \n
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- There is NO way to change the date\/time in the settings or anywhere else I could find.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
It turns out, others have seen this issue too. Their Oculus fast forwards to the future mysteriously and then connectivity to the store\/web\/updates doesn’t seem to work after that. You need to get the date fixed, but there’s no obvious way to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Solution: Factory Reset<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In the end, I decided to do a factory reset<\/a> (Hold the power and volume buttons while booting) because it had been well over a year since I used it last and I figured it would be good to have a clean start. However, there is the option of using side-loaded apps (see below).<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nUnfortunately, even the factory reset gave me a few headaches. First, the headset isn’t always obvious when it sleeps vs actually powers off. My first attempt I didn’t power off all the way and just woke from sleep and I didn’t get the reset menu holding the power+volume buttons down. I went to settings menu and shut the device down in the headset to be sure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After that, I was then able to cold boot and get into the factory reset menu. I selected factory reset and waited for it to clean the device and the progress bar indicated the reset was complete. The screen went black (but still powered), but didn’t reboot. I let it set a few minutes, then decided to manually reboot with the power button. Fingers crossed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first reboot I got the meta logo, but shortly after that the screen went blank (still powered) but no reboot. I let it set for a few minutes then manually powered it off using the power button – again.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nOn the second reboot, I got the meta logo, and then it started animating. That’s a good sign. Then the welcome page came up and I could connect to wifi and start updating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the update phase (1\/2) while the progress bar was moving, I took the headset off to read more instructions. When I put it back on to see how far it was, the display was a patterned garbled static. I took it off and let it sit for a minute, then tried again. The display came back up and the update phase 1 of 2 completed normally. <\/p>\n\n\n
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The bad part about a factory reset is you lose all your installed games. I had to go back in and start installing all of them again. What a pain, because it wasn’t a very fast process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another option is to load an app that will update your time via an alternate Oculus app store called Sidequest<\/a>. Sidequest allows you to load your own apps – including an ‘Open Settings’ app that allows you to update your date\/time<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ADB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Oculus is really just an Android device underneath. This means if you have developer mode enabled and have the Android developer kit installed, you can use ADB commands. I haven’t tried this, but supposedly this will work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
adb shell am start -a android.settings.SETTINGS<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nIf you have Sidequest loaded, you can use this<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d com.oculus.tv -e uri com.android.settings\/.DevelopmentSettings com.oculus.vrshell\/.MainActivity<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nLinks:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Similar issue: https:\/\/communityforums.atmeta.com\/t5\/Get-Help\/Quest-2-randomly-changed-it-s-date-to-May-8th-2037-and-won-t\/td-p\/939041<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Factory reset your Oculus Quest 2: https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/blog\/how-to-factory-reset-oculus-quest-2\/#:~:text=To%20factory%20reset%20your%20Oculus%20Quest%202%2C%20turn%20off%20your,That’s%20it!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Using Sidequest to load date\/time app: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OculusQuest\/comments\/scapab\/psa_is_your_headset_date_somehow_now_the_year\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Changing date by sideloading apps: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OculusQuest\/comments\/c5awp6\/any_way_that_i_can_get_access_to_master_settings\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Oculus is doing a black Friday sale for 2023. I have an Oculus Quest 2, but hadn’t used it in over a year. I plugged it in to charge it back up and browse the store. Unfortunately, the store app screen told me it couldn’t load the store. I went to setting->Wifi and manually connected to my home network. Duh! (so I thought) Even after this, the store app was blank and would tell me it couldn’t display anything. Time…<\/p>\n
- Factory reset your Oculus Quest 2: https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/blog\/how-to-factory-reset-oculus-quest-2\/#:~:text=To%20factory%20reset%20your%20Oculus%20Quest%202%2C%20turn%20off%20your,That’s%20it!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Similar issue: https:\/\/communityforums.atmeta.com\/t5\/Get-Help\/Quest-2-randomly-changed-it-s-date-to-May-8th-2037-and-won-t\/td-p\/939041<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n