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Using Touch controllers

Your Touch controllers are a pair of tracked controllers that give you hand presence — the feeling that your virtual hands are actually your own. Touch controllers feature traditional action buttons, thumb-sticks and analog triggers that add familiarity to new experiences.

Here's a few examples of what the Touch controller buttons can do:

  • Thumbsticks navigate your virtual environment.
  • Trigger (on the front of the controller), and buttons select objects in your environment.
  • and buttons return you to the previous screen or menu.
  • Oculus button brings up the universal menu. You can also press and hold to recenter your headset view.
  • Grip button (on the side of the controller) grabs objects or makes a fist when using your virtual hands.
  • button brings up the menu inside apps and experiences.
  • You can press any button to wake the controllers after you turn on your headset.

Note: Individual apps may include their own tutorials for how to use the buttons on your Touch controllers.

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