Gear VR not and Kitkat no longer compatible? topic

I currently have the Note-SM-910A (At&T) running N910AUCU1ANIE . I had Lollipop prior but my the battery drain sucked so i Odin'd back to kit kat. So I recently bought the Gear VR and of course it says i have to update my device.. Please tell me there's a workaround for this!! I searched the forums but nobody has shown anything to help. Is the fact that gear VR is server/carrier reliant that it now shows kit kat as no longer compatible?! I assume it used to work with the latest Kit Kat prior to Lolllipop release in March?

Thanks in advance

xda-developers