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After a year of VR use, you might have 500+ screenshots consuming 1-3 GB.",[10,169,171],{"id":170},"photo-sources-in-vr","Photo Sources in VR",[173,174,176],"h3",{"id":175},"from-phone-your-camera-roll","From phone (your camera roll)",[58,178,179,182,185],{},[22,180,181],{},"Phone: AnExplorer → WiFi Share → select photos",[22,183,184],{},"Headset: AnExplorer → WiFi Receive",[22,186,187],{},"Photos save locally → view in VR",[173,189,191],{"id":190},"from-nas-full-photo-library-access","From NAS (full photo library access)",[58,193,194,197,200,203],{},[22,195,196],{},"AnExplorer → Network → SMB → connect to NAS",[22,198,199],{},"Browse your entire photo archive on the NAS",[22,201,202],{},"View photos directly (streams from NAS — no copying needed)",[22,204,205],{},"Best for large libraries: thousands of photos accessible without filling headset storage",[173,207,209],{"id":208},"from-cloud-google-drivedropbox","From cloud (Google Drive\u002FDropbox)",[58,211,212,215,218],{},[22,213,214],{},"AnExplorer → Cloud → select service",[22,216,217],{},"Navigate to photo folders",[22,219,220],{},"Tap to view — downloads and displays",[173,222,224],{"id":223},"from-usb-drive","From USB drive",[58,226,227,230,233],{},[22,228,229],{},"Connect USB drive to headset (PICO: USB-C OTG. 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Browse 360° photos, display regular images on a virtual screen, and manage VR captures.","md",{"faq":411,"howto":424},[412,415,418,421],{"q":413,"a":414},"Can I view photos in VR?","Yes. AnExplorer's photo viewer displays photos on a virtual panel in your VR environment. Regular photos show on a flat virtual screen; 360° photos display immersively when opened in a VR photo viewer.",{"q":416,"a":417},"Can I view 360° photos in VR?","AnExplorer browses and opens 360° photo files. For immersive spherical viewing, launch them in a VR photo viewer (Skybox, DeoVR, Meta Gallery). Regular photos display on a flat 2D panel in VR.",{"q":419,"a":420},"How do I get photos into my VR headset?","Transfer via USB-C from PC, WiFi Share from phone, or browse from NAS (SMB) or cloud (Google Drive, Dropbox) directly in AnExplorer on the headset.",{"q":422,"a":423},"Can I browse my phone's photo gallery in VR?","Not directly in real-time. Transfer photos to the headset first (WiFi Share), or browse them from cloud storage (Google Photos via Google Drive). NAS access lets you browse your full library without copying.",{"name":425,"description":426,"totalTime":427,"steps":428},"How to View Photos in VR","Browse and display images on Meta Quest or PICO VR headset.","PT2M",[429,432,435,438],{"name":430,"text":431},"Get photos onto headset","WiFi Share from phone, USB from PC, or connect to NAS\u002Fcloud in AnExplorer.",{"name":433,"text":434},"Open AnExplorer in VR","Launch AnExplorer from headset app list (displays as a 2D panel).",{"name":436,"text":437},"Navigate to photos","Browse local storage, NAS, or cloud to your photo folder.",{"name":439,"text":440},"View images","Tap any image → displays full-size on a virtual panel. 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