Unlikevirtual reality on the iPhone, almost anyone can use augmented reality on their iPhone. All you need is an app that offers augmented reality features. Some apps may require other features, such as GPS or Wi-Fi, but if you've got a phone that can run apps, you've got those featu...
One of the exciting features of Apple Maps is the ability to useaugmented reality(AR) for walking directions in select cities across the globe. The feature uses the rear camera on your iPhone to augment directions onto the real world. If you’re someone who walks a lot and uses walking di...
To use it, tap over to the level portion of the app, which is located at the bottom. Hold the iPhone in either portrait or landscape orientation with no case and balance it on an object such as a picture frame to get a reading. If you tap the screen when using the level app, you...
Apple announced the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro in March 2020 as one of the firstconsumer-level LiDAR productsoutside of self-driving cars. At the time it was described as being useful for better augmented reality (AR) experiences. On devices that do not have LiDAR, the iPad or iPho...
Last year at WWDC, Apple announced their new Measure app, which allows you to measure or check the level of things using augmented reality. This app comes installed on all iPhones running iOS 12, and when you open it you can use it to both measure things and check if it’s level. ...
too. With Augmented Reality (AR), this is now possible—especially when combined with an omnichannel strategy driven by an effectivecustomer engagement platform.In fact, the use of AR in the hospitality industry (together with Virtual Reality – VR) is expected togrow by 34.2%from 2022 to ...
There's a cool feature baked into Google Maps that you can access on your Android phone: augmented reality directions, which Google names 'Live View'. That's right: Google can use your phone's camera to give you real-time direction prompts and reference landmarks for more accurate step-by...
The most vivid example of this sort of AR use is IKEA Place. IKEA’s augmented reality app is built on the augmented reality development kitARCoreand was designed to help users see how a piece of furniture will look like before purchasing. ...
New research shows Apple is not only working to add LiDAR to "Apple Car" and its augmented reality efforts, but also how to make devices utilize the image data faster. It has felt as if LiDAR is the technology waiting for an application. There's no LiDAR app oniPhone, no LiDAR...
Now, let's look at the eight reactions you can trigger with hand gestures. The types of hand gestures are the same for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Reactions are enabled by default, so all you need to do is make one of the hand gestures below for the augmented reality effect to appear...