“Bought this for my friend but he has a Samsung Galaxy S 5 active.... does it work with it?”

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• Unfortunately no, The Gear VR has a compatibility listing of Note 5, S6, S7 and variations thereof (e.g. s6 edge, s7 active, etc). Unless the device is rooted or other means of circumventing the software limitations of the phone has been performed it will not work.

  Answered by Agerard 8 years ago

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• No. Only Galaxy 6 and 7.

  Answered by Miura1972 8 years ago

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• No. Oldest model you can use is the s6

  Answered by Chey 9 years ago

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• No, only Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy Note5, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+.

  Answered by DavidJr 9 years ago

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• Yes, the VR headset is compatible with a Galaxy S5 Active.

  Answered by CommunityAnswer 9 years ago

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