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Prevent the Meta Quest 3 from going into standby

Applies to:Meta Quest 3 / 3S (any setup)

When someone takes off the Meta Quest 3, it goes into standby (sleep mode) after a short time. You can prevent this in two steps: in the power settings, extend the time after which the display switches off, and cover the proximity sensor between the lenses. This is worth doing at a trade fair, for example, or when many people train one after the other: otherwise it takes time to wake the VR headset every time, and without standby the play area shifts less often.

1. Extend the time before standby

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  1. Press the Meta button on the right controller.

  2. In the system menu, open the quick settings: select the display of time, Wi-Fi and battery on the left.

  3. Select Settings at the top right.

    Quick settings of the Meta Quest 3 with tiles such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Highlighted: the button to open the settings, at the top right.
    The screenshots show the headset menus in German. In English, the buttons are in the same place.

  4. Open the general settings, then the power settings.

    Settings, general section. Highlighted: the entry for the power settings.

  5. Make a note of the time after which the display currently switches off. Then select a longer time, for example 4 hours.

    Power settings with the list of times after which the display switches off opened, from 15 seconds to 4 hours.
Only for: Meta Quest 3 / 3S · Meta for Work (both modes)

If the general settings show the note that the headset is managed by your organisation and you cannot change the time, it is fixed for your VR headsets. Contact AtlasVR and we will sort it out with you.

2. Cover the proximity sensor between the lenses

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The setting alone is not enough. The VR headset also goes into standby when the proximity sensor between the lenses detects that nobody is wearing it. Cover this sensor with a sticky note or a piece of adhesive tape.

View into the Meta Quest 3 from the inside. A red arrow points to the small proximity sensor above the nose cut-out, between the two lenses.
The proximity sensor is between the lenses, above the nose cut-out.
The same view, with the proximity sensor covered by a small pink sticky note.
Covered with a sticky note.

If it does not work

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The VR headset still goes into standby

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Check that the sticky note covers the proximity sensor between the lenses completely and that the longer time is set for switching off the display.