Neowin News Feed for: Arcore

Google kills its augmented reality-based Measure app

Chandrakant Isi — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:36:01 +0000

Google has put down its Measure app that utilized ARCore features to compute an object's dimensions via your Android phone's camera. Starting today, it won't be available for download. Read more...

Google Maps' AR-powered Live View feature is now available

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 11:42:01 +0000

Google has expanded the beta program for its new augmented reality walking directions feature for Maps. It will be available for all Android and iOS devices with ARCore and ARKit starting this week. Read more...

IKEA to bring shopping feature to its AR app this year

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Tue, 28 May 2019 14:34:01 +0000

IKEA will soon allow users to make purchases through its augmented reality application, IKEA Place. Although the app allows users to try out products in their homes, users can't buy items through it. Read more...

Google's Measure app now works on all ARCore-supported devices

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:54:01 +0000

The Measure app, Google's augmented reality-based tool for measuring objects in the real world, has also received a new UI design and improvements to its visualization and controls. Read more...

Naughty America is building an AR app, but it's not what you think

Rich Woods — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:12:01 +0000

At CES last week, Naughty America showed off a new augmented reality app that it's working on for mobile devices. The app is completely safe for work, as it has to be able to get into the App Store. Read more...

Google's Tango AR platform will cease to be a reality on March 1

John Keefer — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 22:24:01 +0000

With the launch of ARCore, it was only going to be a matter of time before Google shifted the spotlight from its first attempt at AR to its new star. A tweet signaled the end of the old platform. Read more...

RIP Tango: Google announces ARCore, its answer to Apple's ARKit

Rich Woods — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:06:01 +0000

Today, Google announced ARCore, its augmented reality solution that will run on phones without any special hardware, like Tango required. It's available today on the Pixel and Galaxy S8. Read more...