How to Enable App Sharing on Quest 2
App sharing is a feature that allows the admin account on a Quest 2 to share Meta/Oculus Quest games and apps with secondary accounts. Each additional user that logs in using their own Facebook account gains access to the admin account’s purchased games and apps when this feature is enabled, but games purchased by those additional accounts are not shared. Here’s how you can enable app sharing on your Quest 2:
How Does App Sharing Work on Meta (Oculus) Quest 2?
The app sharing feature allows the admin account on a Quest 2 to share purchased apps with others on the same headset. The admin account is the one you used to perform the initial setup, and you can add secondary accounts through the multi-user account feature. When the app sharing feature is on, secondary accounts can access most of the admin account’s apps. Some apps don’t support this feature and require an additional purchase, but you can share most apps using this method.
Can You Play Multiplayer with Meta (Oculus) Quest 2 App Sharing?
Playing multiplayer games with the app sharing feature is complicated because you can’t play the same game with the same account on multiple Quest 2 headsets after activating the multi-user account feature. It is possible to play multiplayer games with this feature in most cases, but some apps don’t support it. Here’s how to play multiplayer games with the Quest 2 app sharing feature:
Limitations of App Sharing on Meta (Oculus) Quest 2
When you enable app sharing, it disables an old feature. Before Meta introduced the multi-user feature and app sharing, it was possible to log into multiple headsets at once with a single account and play the same game on both headsets, concurrently with the same account. For example, you could buy a game on one headset, log into a different headset with the same account, and play the same game on both headsets with the same account at the same time. If you enable app sharing, you can no longer use one account on two headsets to play the same game simultaneously. For two people to play a game you have purchased on two headsets simultaneously, they need to log into different accounts. Doing this works for both single-player games and multiplayer games, but only if you follow the multiplayer games’ procedure in the previous section. Additionally, you can only enable app sharing on a single Quest 2. You can still use your Meta or Facebook account as the admin account on multiple headsets, but you can only enable the app sharing feature on a single headset. The last notable limitation is the admin account can share apps with secondary accounts, but secondary accounts can’t share their apps. So if a secondary account purchases an app, only the secondary account can use that app. You can, however, log in to one Meta (Oculus) Quest 2 as a secondary account and then use the same Oculus or Facebook account to set up a different Quest 2 as the admin user. Any games you purchased as a secondary account will be available on your new Quest 2, and you can even share them with secondary accounts on that headset if you enable app sharing.
