LIFEVR

LIFEVR Free App

Rated 3.20/5 (50) —  Free Android application by TI Media Solutions Inc.

About LIFEVR

An extension of the iconic LIFE brand, LIFE VR is a virtual reality platform offering immersive experiences from some of today’s most beloved Time Inc. brands, including TIME, People, Sports Illustrated, Real Simple, Essence, Southern Living, and InStyle.

LIFE VR elevates Time Inc.’s acclaimed storytelling capabilities to new levels through 360° video and interactive virtual reality experiences to engage every passion, including news, entertainment, sports, fashion, history, food, and travel—all with new content curated every month from the best of Time Inc.

This mobile app is one of many platforms from which you can explore LIFE VR’s growing slate of world-class stories and original programming. Others include Steam for the HTC Vive; Samsung Gear VR; and Oculus Rift.

A short list of LIFE VR’s most recent experiences:
• College Football's Most Iconic Landmarks in 360°
• The Solar Eclipse in 360°
• Travel+Leisure's World's Best City - Mexico's San Miguel de Allende
• Capturing Everest
• The Crystal Reef
• Experience Dubai
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 360
• Remembering Pearl Harbor
• Best Love, A VR music and fashion experience featuring Yuna
• Travel+Leisure's Destination of the Year - Portugal
• Defying the Nazis VR, a companion piece to the Ken Burns’s documentary on PBS
• Fast Ride by The Drive

The app also features Augmented Reality! Bring images from the pages of TIME, People, Sports Illustrated, EW, Travel + Leisure and more alive!

Visit Time.com/lifevr for more information and a sneak peek at upcoming content.

How to Download / Install

Download and install LIFEVR version 1.3.5.4 on your Android device!
Downloaded 10,000+ times, content rating: Not rated
Android package: com.timeinc.life.lifevr, download LIFEVR.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
Performance improvements and bug fixes
Version update LIFEVR was updated to version 1.3.5.4
More downloads  LIFEVR reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
Name changed  Name changed! LIFE VR now is known as LIFEVR.

What are users saying about LIFEVR

N70%
by N####:

My only complaint is that the resolution of the videos need some tweaks asap.

X70%
by X####:

Best AR/VR implementation I've seen. Very cool.

X70%
by X####:

Terrible motion-to-photon latency (time between turning your head and when the view updates to reflect the new orientation) makes this unwatchable for me, feels like my head is swimming, and this is on a Pixel XL. Also, no Daydream support is a shame. Also, got repeated errors when trying to play downloaded content, had to resort to streaming.

P70%
by P####:

I tried the Capturing Everest series, but when viewing the video in cardboard mode, the Android UI (bottom buttons, top bar - time, battery, etc.) are all still visible. Having these elements appear in the corner of your eye detracts from the experience.

R70%
by R####:

Atrocious video quality. The VR looks like double vision and out of focus. I've tried video using the awful Cardboard VR that came in People magazine as well as in official Google Cardboard. Other VR apps are much clearer. The app doesn't even ask what viewer you're using, which may be the problem. Typical to scan a QR code to know which viewer is being used.

X70%
by X####:

"Latest update" fixed everything. Thank you for notifying me. Sweet lil ride in an X-wing. 4/5 stars for graphics quality but for a free ride this app deserves a look by everyone. Samsung Galaxy S4.

K70%
by K####:

Works great since the update. Thanks!

X70%
by X####:

Two words. Wake lock.

X70%
by X####:

This was a fantastic app and I loved it

X70%
by X####:

Does this app work on a Galaxy Note 3? During playback, I saw 2 of the same pictures on each side of my phone and the screen was going crazy. I tried several videos and they displayed all the same.

M70%
by M####:

I was so excited to do this I spent my last Christmas bill on it, and the app doesn't even work! I download the videos they say get ready and put your phone in then it loads and says thanks for watching even though I haven't watched a dahm thing yet. It happens to fast to send you guys a screen shot. Fix this. I want to go to a galaxy far far away.

X70%
by X####:

I'm 0 for 3 in the working videos section. They won't play just as a video or with the headset. After spending five to ten minutes, the video is skipped and a message thanking me for watching and prompting me to download other videos comes up crystal clear. Man, I hope there is a fix for this. I really want this to work!

Q70%
by Q####:

I've downloaded several videos now and none play. I get a loading icon at the top left then it thanks me for watching the video. Is there any way I can fix this?

X70%
by X####:

After letting them know the videos didn't play on my Samsung Galaxy S4, Sultan got back to me right away and sent me a different version of the app which works great on my phone.

X70%
by X####:

Would give 0 stars if I could. Just doesn't work. So disappointed.

X70%
by X####:

Pretty neat little content. Got the viewer with the rogue one special. Enjoyed it and my kids loved flying an xwing. Neat little addition

X70%
by X####:

Some play some doesn't work, like the most recent marathon video it spends time loading and then pretends to start playing and goes back to the main menu. it's a shot in the dark whether the video works or not but with the 4 items it has here, there's not much else to do with it.

X70%
by X####:

After reading the reviews, I didn't have high hopes, but I had the viewer from People magazine's Rogue One issue, so figured I'd try it. It works! Looking forward to viewing it again, with earbuds this time.

X70%
by X####:

EDIT: today the sound plays, but the actual video doesn't work. Still useless. Original review: Video won't play at all. Super disappointed.

X70%
by X####:

Video does not play after loading.

X70%
by X####:

Useless

S70%
by S####:

Videos will not play on samsung galaxy s4.

X70%
by X####:

I'm on a Samsung Galaxy S4.

X70%
by X####:

Just amazing

X70%
by X####:

Used it first time and wow...cannot get it to work again. Deleted reloaded...no success

X70%
by X####:

Video downloaded and sound played but video did not show.

A70%
by A####:

Only compatible with limited formats, including the Cult of Apple of course. Would be nice to see Android apps for everything.

R70%
by R####:

Good

M70%
by M####:

After downloading a 700mb video it does not load it . When I click begin it asks me how I want to view it and then no matter what optuon I choose it loads for a second and reverts back to the app.

Y70%
by Y####:

After downloading videos, pressing begin presents the Google cardboard or not option. Choosing either commences playback but then immediately ends, going back to the main menu without showing a single frame of video.

E70%
by E####:

Doesn't use configured cardboard viewer.


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