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Measure App for Augmented Reality Now Works on All ARCore-Supported Devices

Tim June 21, 2018 22

Should you own a device that supports ARCore, which is any of the devices listed here, you can now download and use the Measure app. This app can be very clutch if you're looking to roughly measure spaces around the house or anywhere else. Did someone say the...

Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ to Soon See ARCore Support

Tim March 22, 2018 2

If you aren't big on the augmented reality lingo that is circulating, ARCore is Android's SDK for creating AR applications. As of right now, ARCore 1.0 is only supported on a handful of devices, such as the Pixel phones, OnePlus 5, LG V30, and the 2017 models...

Google’s Just a Line AR App is Pretty Fun

Kellen March 19, 2018 12

In the battle over VR and AR, I think it's safe to assume that AR games and apps will find it easier to see a wider adoption for the simple fact that they'll be usable by just about everyone, thanks to the phone in their pocket. With augmented reality (AR)...

IKEA Place App Comes to Android, Powered by ARCore

Kellen March 19, 2018 7

Google's ARCore has allowed IKEA Place to make its way to Android. IKEA announced the move today, giving IKEA fans with supported phones the ability to place pieces of IKEA furniture in spaces to see how they might look. It's a bit of a test drive app. IKEA...

Google’s ARCore Brings Advanced AR Apps to 13 Phones, Google Lens to All

Kellen February 23, 2018 8

Man, we're not even to MWC 2018 yet and Google is dropping news bomb after news bomb. After telling us about all of their Google Assistant plans, we now know what's coming with their ARCore platform and Google Lens. To put it simply, a big ol' group of people...

Report: Google to Soon Launch ARCore Framework for 3rd-Party Development

Tim February 22, 2018 4

According to a report from Variety, Google will launch the ARCore framework at this year's MWC, allowing 3rd-party developers to more easily bring augmented reality (AR) apps to the Android platform. As of right now, if you want to experience any sort of AR on...

Google’s AR Stickers Arrive on Pixel and Pixel 2!

Kellen December 11, 2017 39

Google's AR Stickers, a feature first revealed during the October 4 Pixel hardware event, is now available on all Pixel phones, including the original Pixel and new Pixel 2 lines. You'll need to update a couple of apps in order to get them, but we've got both...