Cardboard

Download the APK of Google Cardboard to your Android smartphone for free to be able to manage and discover virtual reality apps to use with your headset.

Bring virtual reality to your smartphone

While companies like Facebook with the Oculus Rift or Microsoft with the HoloLens rely on high-priced virtual reality with headsets that are not affordable for everyone, Google relies on a much cheaper solution: a cardboard viewer that costs barely 15 dollars and that we use in connection with our Android smartphone can help to take the first steps into this exciting world.

But apart from the physical device, the Mountain View guys have also developed an official application that shows how to use their headset and a meeting point for all the virtual reality applications developed by third parties that we can find on Google Play . Thus, with the APK of Cardboard installed on our device, we can manage our collection of VR apps and discover new ones to continue enjoying this cutting-edge technology.

But, how can I make my Google Cardboard?

Now that you can buy a VR headset for as little as fifteen bucks, what's the point in making your own? In any case, if that's what you really want, Google offers a DIY kit on its official website that you can use to create your own viewer, as well as documentation that explains how to build it.

The only things you really need are a smartphone with a high pixel density and the kit that contains the cardboard parts that you need to fold and assemble as shown in the instructions, a magnet that allows you to take your phone off the viewer to interact without touching the screen and a pair of lenses to give your vision a greater depth of field. As simple as that.

Requirements and further information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 4.1.