Google launches augmented reality app ARCore for Android
by WeeTech Solution Pvt Ltd Best Mobile App Development CompanyWith the motive of
bringing Augmented Reality experience closer to the Android Users, Google has
now launched a new Software Development Kit (SDK) named as ARCore. It is said
to be a lighter version of the Company’s Tango platform and it runs without
putting the requirement of any specialised hardware. The platform is now
available for the developers to experiment as much as they want and it will
benefit the future Android Phones by offering augmented reality capabilities.
ARCore kit is a light
software development kit which is also similar to Apple’s ARkit and has got the
capability of tracking the motion, understanding flat surfaces, and also aids
in estimating the positions of the light for accurate shadows. ARCore for Android is
scalable all across the Android ecosystem as it does not put the demand of
hardware requirement.
The new AR platform is on
it roll now and is available with Google Pixel and Samsung S8 which runs on
Android 7.0 Nougat and Android Oreo. 100 million supported devices is what
Google aiming for by the end of this year.
Since 3 years Google has
been working on its Project Tango based on which Google has launched
specialized smartphones with Asus and Lenovo. The devices are said to have
perception functionality and depth as it has got dual cameras, creating the six
degree of freedom which is exclusively found on high end Virtual Reality (VR)
headsets.
For this project Google is
working with the manufacturers like Samsung, Huawei, LG, ASUS and other major
smartphone makers so as to keep accurate check on the Quality and Performance.
The major features of ARCore working with Java/OpenGL, Unity and Unreal
technologies are environmental understanding, light estimation and motion
tracking.
This project attracted the
developers but failed to do so in the case of consumers. Both the devices
launched did not attract the interest of the consumers much. To gain the
attention of the consumers, Google is now looking at ARCore as the only
possible bridge for the ones who are interested in Augmented Reality.
Apple at its Annual
Worldwide Developers Conference unveiled its ARKit platform which is majorly
focused on reality applications so as to allow the developers to create apps
that can help taking virtual content on the top of the real world scenes.
Similar to what Apple
created, Google demos were more focused on animated objects which usually
appear on the surfaces and interior design. Google’s only motive at present is
to make AR easily available and accessible visual search. In future the user
may get to see all the information regarding the business right on their phones
standing on the streets and will also get information regarding the nearby
stores and offers. Similar to this idea of Google was of Apple which has even
been patented by them.
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