So in other words, no need to take a sander to your Galaxy Note 9 as some apparently did. And, at the moment, there seems only to be one way to get the adapter, and that's directly via Samsung. Bear in mind that it could take up to two weeks for the adapter to ship, as Sam Mobile points out.

On one hand, it's easy to see why Samsung did this, as the last headset was already good and had actually changed little from the model before. It would seem kind of a waste, then, to release another new headset when there's already a perfectly good one out there. On the other, it's not a great sign that Samsung is de-emphasizing the Gear VR compared to before. That could point to waning interest in a product that, not long ago, was a key selling point of the Galaxy S and Note linup.