{"id":472029,"date":"2022-07-08T18:05:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/no-more-facebook-login-for-the-oculus-quest-and-thats-a-win-win-for-zuck\/"},"modified":"2022-07-08T18:05:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:05:28","slug":"no-more-facebook-login-for-the-oculus-quest-and-thats-a-win-win-for-zuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-more-facebook-login-for-the-oculus-quest-and-thats-a-win-win-for-zuck\/","title":{"rendered":"#No more Facebook login for the Oculus Quest \u2014 and that\u2019s a win-win for Zuck"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40f9ea6414f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40f9ea6414f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-more-facebook-login-for-the-oculus-quest-and-thats-a-win-win-for-zuck\/#%E2%80%9CNo_more_Facebook_login_for_the_Oculus_Quest_%E2%80%94_and_thats_a_win-win_for_Zuck%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;No more Facebook login for the Oculus Quest \u2014 and that\u2019s a win-win for Zuck&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-more-facebook-login-for-the-oculus-quest-and-thats-a-win-win-for-zuck\/#Greetings_tech_nerd\" >Greetings, tech nerd!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-more-facebook-login-for-the-oculus-quest-and-thats-a-win-win-for-zuck\/#Thank_you_Zuck\" >Thank you, Zuck?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNo_more_Facebook_login_for_the_Oculus_Quest_%E2%80%94_and_thats_a_win-win_for_Zuck%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;No more Facebook login for the Oculus Quest \u2014 and that\u2019s a win-win for Zuck&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            Meta will no longer force you to login with a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> account when you use your VR headsets.<\/p>\n<p>Starting from August, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2022\/07\/meta-accounts-and-horizon-profiles-for-vr\/\">Zuck\u2019s introducing<\/a> a new Meta account (which won\u2019t be linked to Facebook) for both new and existing users. And if you\u2019ve been logging into your VR device with an Oculus account, you\u2019ll also have to ditch it after January 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1389272 js-lazy\" alt=\"Meta headsets no facebook login\" width=\"775\" height=\"432\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" https:=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.18.50.png 775w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.18.50-280x156.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.18.50-242x135.png 242w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.18.50-484x270.png 484w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2022%2F07%2F08%2Fno-longer-need-a-facebook-account-to-use-oculus-quest-thats-a-win-win-for-zuck%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Credit: Meta\" data-title=\"Share Credit: Meta on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Credit: Meta on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Credit: Meta<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1389272\" https:=\"\" alt=\"Meta headsets no facebook login\" width=\"775\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.18.50.png 775w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.18.50-280x156.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.18.50-242x135.png 242w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.18.50-484x270.png 484w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The company stressed that the Meta account isn\u2019t a social media profile. Instead, \u201cit lets you log into your VR devices and view and manage your purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s in one place.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper plugged channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads.tnw\/uploads\/Plugged-In1.gif\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/src=\" https:=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<h2 class=\"channel-cta-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greetings_tech_nerd\"><\/span>Greetings, tech nerd!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">Are you into gadgets? And apps? And other cool tech stuff? Then this weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter is for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t mean however that users will miss out on social interactions, only the process will be slightly different. You\u2019ll need to set up a Meta Horizon profile, with a username, photo, and avatar. Basically, what Oculus used to be.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1389275 js-lazy\" alt=\"Meta headset VR no more facebook login\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" https:=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.20.04.png 621w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.20.04-280x210.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.20.04-180x135.png 180w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.20.04-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.20.04-368x276.png 368w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2022%2F07%2F08%2Fno-longer-need-a-facebook-account-to-use-oculus-quest-thats-a-win-win-for-zuck%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Credit: Meta\" data-title=\"Share Credit: Meta on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Credit: Meta on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Credit: Meta<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1389275\" https:=\"\" alt=\"Meta headset VR no more facebook login\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.20.04.png 621w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.20.04-280x210.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.20.04-180x135.png 180w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.20.04-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-16.20.04-368x276.png 368w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Oculus friends will become your followers and you\u2019ll follow them by default, unless you opt for the unfollowing option. You\u2019ll also be able to link your Meta account to Facebook or Instagram, to chat with them in the VR version of Messenger, or play <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>Privacy-wise, the update gives you the option to decide how and if you want people to follow you. But, even in private mode people who don\u2019t follow you can still see important information, like your avatar, profile picture, and username.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thank_you_Zuck\"><\/span>Thank you, Zuck?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Meta made the decision to link Oculus with Facebook accounts two years ago, it pissed VR enthusiasts off.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Um \u2026 NO. I shut down my Facebook account months ago for a reason and I will NOT be making a new one.<br \/>Goodbye <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oculus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@oculus<\/a> \u2026<br \/>Glad I just got my <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valvesoftware?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@valvesoftware<\/a> Index!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Terrence Masson (@tmasson) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tmasson\/status\/1295770769121783812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No sorry there are privacy issues here. I don\u2019t wish to merge or involve my fb with my gaming system. Never force customers.<br \/>VALVE it is\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DGdOcxBJLX\">pic.twitter.com\/DGdOcxBJLX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Warrioruk1 (@Warrioruk1) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Warrioruk1\/status\/1295771424825782278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oculus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@oculus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can I get a refund on all my Oculus purchases since when I bought them you said I wouldn\u2019t have to do this?<\/p>\n<p>Serious question I will keep asking until answered.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t want to have to link my FB profile to my VR profile.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon \u2600\ufe0f\ud83e\udd7d\ud83d\udc53 (@JonVirtual) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonVirtual\/status\/1295772671796375552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, Zuckerberg \u2013 as a deus ex machina \u2014 has finally listened to the criticism and will appease his existing (and potential users) with what was obvious all along: independence from Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>This way, Zuck\u2019s entrepreneurial genius can be reinstated, Meta can attract significantly more users, <em>and<\/em> gather valuable personal data from people who opt not to have Facebook, but want the VR experience.<\/p>\n<p>If that isn\u2019t a win-win scenario, I don\u2019t know what is.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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