Overview
This “little bit's” tutorial shows you how to download and open a Pano2VR ggpkg from Facebook into the Garden Gnome Packages App (figure #1)
Note: I’m using an Samsung S8, the package is “Bali to Cairns” and this tutorial was updated on the 19th January 2023
Final Output
Figure #1: Pano2VR Packages App showing the download package “Bali to Cairns”
Overview
In response to a post on the Pano2VR Users Group on Facebook, I posted a link to a test .ggpkg file I’d uploaded to a bucket on S3 and I was curious to see if I could download and publish it directly from the Facebook link.
On the iPhone, it turned out a bit more circuitous than I first thought, but on the Samsung S8 it’s pretty straightforward.
So I set up a new post on Red 360 Panoramas to try it out and I grabbed some screens while I was playing around.
If you are looking for the iPhone version you can find it here.
1. Click on the Link
Let’s start with the Facebook post you can find it here
Click on the link (figure #2)
Figure #2: Facebook Post
2. Open With…
Select a browser to open the package zip (figure #3)
Figure #3: Select a browser
3. Choose a Download location
Click on ‘Downloads’ (figure #4)
Figure #4: Select a download location
4. Specify a disk location
Select a location based on your phones configuration (figure #5)
Figure #5: Specify the location
5. Download
Click on the Download button (figure #6)
Figure #6: Click on Download
6. Downloading
While the package is downloading an arrow icon indicates it’s downloading (figure #7)
Figure #7: Package is downloading
7. File Downloaded
When you see the ‘File downloaded’ message click on the Open button to take you to the downloads location. (figure #8)
Figure #8: File downloaded
8. Downloads location
In the downloads location click on the 3 circles to the right of the Package to open the options dropdown menu. (figure #9)
Figure #9: Open the Package options dropdown menu
9. Package Options
Click the Share button in the options menu (figure #10)
Figure #10: Click the Share button
10. Share to Package Viewer
Click on the Package Viewer (figure #11)
Figure #11: Click on Package Viewer
11. Extracting the Package
The Packages App will open and show the status of the extraction of the project (figure# 12)
Figure #12: Packages App extracting the project
10. Finish and rename
Once the package is extracted the preview is shown in the app. At this point, you can view the tour or click on the 3 circles to rename it. (figure #13)
Figure #13: Package extracted
Summary
I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial and it has helped you to achieve the best possible project outcome. If it has please take a second to consider a donation so that I can continue to add more tutorials.
