# ptrpaws/Oculess

Removes account requirements and telemetry from Oculus Quest devices

Repository: https://github.com/ptrpaws/Oculess
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/oculess
Language: Kotlin
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: oculus, quest, oculus-quest, apk, app, account, facebook, telemetry
Last push: 2025-09-23T14:38:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 42/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 43, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2056, "days_push": 344, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1870, forks 75 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:46.689569+00:00)

## What it is
Oculess is a sideloaded Android app for Oculus Quest headsets that removes account requirements, disables telemetry apps, and enables background audio for all apps. It is written in Kotlin and distributed as an APK, with some features requiring device-owner setup via ADB.

## Use cases
- disable telemetry on oculus quest
- use quest without a facebook account
- play spotify in background on quest
- log out of oculus account
- run discord in background while gaming on quest

## When to choose
- you want to block Meta telemetry apps on a Quest headset
- you need background audio from sideloaded apps like Discord or Spotify
- you want to remove or avoid account requirements on older Quest firmware

## When to avoid
- you just want background audio - LightningLauncher is a simpler alternative
- you are on newer Quest firmware where much functionality no longer works or requires device owner
- you need Spotify login, which no longer works on Quest

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, privacy, developer-tools
- domain: privacy, android-tools, gaming-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: oculus-quest, telemetry-blocking, device-owner, background-audio, adb, apk, vr, android

## Member repositories
- ptrpaws/Oculess (main) score 42

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:46.689569+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:15:06.138870+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ptrpaws/Oculess (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:46.689569+00:00, sha d0685c1784b1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.