Case study

Gear VR Controller: decoding Samsung's BLE remote protocol

Gear VR Controller research decodes the Samsung ET-YO324 remote's Bluetooth LE commands and sensor stream. Its protocol notes map GATT characteristics, a command acknowledgement handshake, IMU samples, touchpad and button fields; Python captures and tests support a macOS air-mouse app and a live three.js viewer.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 2
Last commit: 2026-10-20
Language: Swift
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires a Samsung Gear VR Controller ET-YO324 for live use.
Prerequisites: Python tools require Python 3.11 or later; the native macOS app requires macOS 14 or later.
Prerequisites: The macOS remote requires Accessibility permission for synthesized pointer and click events.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{gear-vr-controller-ble-case,
  title = {{Gear VR Controller: decoding Samsung's BLE remote protocol}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/dennisonbertram/gearvr-controller}},
  url = {https://github.com/dennisonbertram/gearvr-controller},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/gear-vr-controller-ble-case/}}
}

Plain text

Gear VR Controller: decoding Samsung's BLE remote protocol. https://github.com/dennisonbertram/gearvr-controller (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/gear-vr-controller-ble-case/

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README.md GitHub · dennisonbertram/gearvr-controller · Revision fa79937
PROTOCOL.md GitHub · dennisonbertram/gearvr-controller · Revision fa79937