Discovery VR
Free
2.1.0for iPhone
Age Rating
Discovery VR Screenshots
About Discovery VR
The Discovery VR app has always been about driving curiosity – exploring new places, characters and ideas. With VR videos, Discovery embraces a new opportunity to tell these amazing stories immersing you in experiences like never before. We’re excited about what virtual reality will show us, and we’ll be adding new content regularly.
Exclusive content from your favorite shows – like Shark Week, Deadliest Catch and MythBusters.
Heart-pounding adventures with incredible thrills – like mountain biking, surfing and, of course, rollercoasters.
Rescue rhinos, swim with elephants and bask in the beauty of majestic tigers.
From Samurai sword fights in Japan to dancing in the pubs of Dublin, come with us to explore the globe.
Features include:
Save 360 videos to your Watch Later
Pick up from where you left off with Continue Watching
Option to download or stream 360 videos
VR videos supported on Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, Google Daydream and Discovery VR Cardboard apps
Exclusive content from your favorite shows – like Shark Week, Deadliest Catch and MythBusters.
Heart-pounding adventures with incredible thrills – like mountain biking, surfing and, of course, rollercoasters.
Rescue rhinos, swim with elephants and bask in the beauty of majestic tigers.
From Samurai sword fights in Japan to dancing in the pubs of Dublin, come with us to explore the globe.
Features include:
Save 360 videos to your Watch Later
Pick up from where you left off with Continue Watching
Option to download or stream 360 videos
VR videos supported on Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, Google Daydream and Discovery VR Cardboard apps
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.1.0
Last updated on Mar 2, 2018
Old Versions
Bug fixes including WiFi connectivity issues and app load time.
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Version History
2.1.0
Mar 2, 2018
Bug fixes including WiFi connectivity issues and app load time.
2.0.0
Nov 3, 2017
Save 360 videos to your Watch Later
Pick up from where you left off with Continue Watching
Option to download or stream 360 videos
Interact with Cardboard mode with timed eye view
Pick up from where you left off with Continue Watching
Option to download or stream 360 videos
Interact with Cardboard mode with timed eye view
1.5.1
Jun 27, 2017
Bug fixes.
1.5.0
May 30, 2017
New Discovery VR branding.
1.4.0
Jul 27, 2016
What’s New?
• We've added streaming video playback! This means substantially decreased load times and less buffering. As always, please make sure you are using a strong internet connection
• Higher quality videos
• Touch panning
• Support for stereoscopic 3D (depth of field) videos
• Bug fixes
Coming Soon!
We are working on offline playback so you can save and watch your favorite VR experiences.
We are always improving and thinking up new ways to bring engaging VR content to you. If you have any feedback or experience any issues, please feel free to email us at Discovery_VR@discovery.com.
• We've added streaming video playback! This means substantially decreased load times and less buffering. As always, please make sure you are using a strong internet connection
• Higher quality videos
• Touch panning
• Support for stereoscopic 3D (depth of field) videos
• Bug fixes
Coming Soon!
We are working on offline playback so you can save and watch your favorite VR experiences.
We are always improving and thinking up new ways to bring engaging VR content to you. If you have any feedback or experience any issues, please feel free to email us at Discovery_VR@discovery.com.
1.3.3
Jul 8, 2016
• Bug Fixes
We are always improving and thinking up new ways to bring engaging VR content to you. If you have any feedback or experience any issues, please feel free to email us at Discovery_VR@discovery.com.
We are always improving and thinking up new ways to bring engaging VR content to you. If you have any feedback or experience any issues, please feel free to email us at Discovery_VR@discovery.com.
1.3.1
Jun 20, 2016
• Bug fixes and improvements
1.3.0
Jun 9, 2016
SHARK N’ AWE - Augmented Reality Experience (NEW)
Gear up for Shark Week with our newest immersive experience, Shark N’ Awe. Utilizing state-of-the-art augmented reality (AR) technology, we give you an up-close and personal look at your favorite sharks in this unique mobile experience – just in time for Shark Week! Each part of the experience features photo filter tools for sharing your experience with other shark finatics. This cutting-edge AR experience requires location services and an Internet connection.
VIRTUAL AIR JAWS
Watch as a large great white shark breaches directly in front of you. To get the full experience, pause the animation and use the scrubber to control playback. Then, walk around the shark and get up close to see every aspect of the massive beast.
SWIM WITH SHARKS
Get closer than you’d ever dare in real life with this AR dive experience. Bring four different locales into your world to learn about a variety of shark species featuring information from our ultimate shark guide – Sharkopedia.
SHARK FRENZY 360 GAME
This game experience is an extension of Swim with Sharks and challenges you to tame as many sharks as you can as they swim at you from all directions.
Other Updates:
• Featured experiences and content will appear at the top of “All Videos”
• Larger and more detailed thumbnail images
• Added support for augmented reality experiences
• Optimized images sizes
• Renamed “Planet” category to “Our World”
• Fixed a rare crash at the end of videos
• Fixed a bug when loading new content on start
• Various bug fixes and improvements
Gear up for Shark Week with our newest immersive experience, Shark N’ Awe. Utilizing state-of-the-art augmented reality (AR) technology, we give you an up-close and personal look at your favorite sharks in this unique mobile experience – just in time for Shark Week! Each part of the experience features photo filter tools for sharing your experience with other shark finatics. This cutting-edge AR experience requires location services and an Internet connection.
VIRTUAL AIR JAWS
Watch as a large great white shark breaches directly in front of you. To get the full experience, pause the animation and use the scrubber to control playback. Then, walk around the shark and get up close to see every aspect of the massive beast.
SWIM WITH SHARKS
Get closer than you’d ever dare in real life with this AR dive experience. Bring four different locales into your world to learn about a variety of shark species featuring information from our ultimate shark guide – Sharkopedia.
SHARK FRENZY 360 GAME
This game experience is an extension of Swim with Sharks and challenges you to tame as many sharks as you can as they swim at you from all directions.
Other Updates:
• Featured experiences and content will appear at the top of “All Videos”
• Larger and more detailed thumbnail images
• Added support for augmented reality experiences
• Optimized images sizes
• Renamed “Planet” category to “Our World”
• Fixed a rare crash at the end of videos
• Fixed a bug when loading new content on start
• Various bug fixes and improvements
1.2
May 2, 2016
- Added a NEW! flag for the latest VR content
- Easily share your favorite VR experience directly from the video
- Bug fixes and improvements
- Easily share your favorite VR experience directly from the video
- Bug fixes and improvements
1.1.1
Mar 16, 2016
Bug fixes
1.1
Mar 15, 2016
Bug fixes and improvements
1.0.5
Jan 16, 2016
- Fixing universal links
1.0.4
Sep 12, 2015
- Various bug fixes
1.0.1
Aug 28, 2015
- Bug fixes
1.0.0
Aug 21, 2015
Discovery VR FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Discovery VR in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Discovery VR.
iPhone
Discovery VR supports English
