FLY - Explore the Earth 4+

Amazing but it’s driving me crazy

Really truly amazing app. I think it’s better than Google on oculus. One thing that’s making me completely nuts… When you’re in a city or environment I can’t figure out how to get to the options menu to let me teleport to another city or place on the globe. I’ve scoured the developers website and the help section doesn’t tell you what hand motion to use to call up the preferences screen. So you wind up getting stuck in a random city every time you boot up. It would be nice if they included that in the Money manual . It would be also nice if the developer can respond here. Really great app, worth the price, just needs more explanation on how to use the app.

Developer Response ,

Hey there,
Thanks for taking a look, sorry that you are having trouble. In order to fast travel or open the menu's you just pinch and hold with both hands at the same time. We are looking for an alternative method that will be easier in the long run. It is part of the tutorial, but I am unsure what you mean by the "money manual"?

Awesome app! Hope to see these improvements.

Love the app, but would like to see at least a few of these additions.
- Add voice input for destinations… it’s surprising this is absent.
- Save favorite locations… really should be in the app
- Add (or improve) 360 degree spin. I can’t seem to turn around, but just make gentle turns going forward (or backwards).
- Save selected flight paths. Would be useful to show “guest” users or revisit favorite flights.
- Add street view imagery for ground-level navigation. This is probably a big ask. Maybe another app called “Drive”! lol

Update: Glad to see the frequent updates, but documentation/tutorial is problematic. For example, I have been unable to use “Street View” or reliably make “Snap Turns” (these randomly occur in use, but I have no idea how to initiate them). I have never been able to to view the Street View tutorial… it doesn’t appear under the the tutorial section (that I can find). I see no mention of Snap Turns at all, except as a developer comment in this review. I think the app is going in the right direction, but please give better instructions for its’ use!

Developer Response ,

Hey thanks for trying it out. Voice input is in something we are working on currently. Bookmarks went out with the latest update and are available now. Street view integration also was added in the most recent update.

Snap turning should allow you to get a full 360 turn, but we are looking at a better way to get this going on the vision pro, the pinch controls are not as ideal, so we may add controller support as well.
Flight paths are something we are looking at, but need to do some design to see how it would work best.

Thanks again for the feedback and trying it.

Needs controller support but otherwise a great way to relive a trip or learn about new places

Needs to support Bluetooth controllers. Google Earth VR was one of my favorite VR apps when we first got into VR but I have long since boxed up the Samsung Odyssey and Reverb G2. This app brings back the fun of gliding around places I know well and can’t wait to get back to, and also lets me explore and learn about places I didn’t know existed. Just today I was “flying” from Mt. Fuji back to Enoshima and decided to explore Oshima south of Sagami Bay. I had no idea it had a volcano. Now a ferry ride to Oshima is on my list for my next trip to Japan. I would have never noticed the volcano it if it weren’t for this app letting me fly around Japan.