MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.—Google is launching a new version of its augmented reality platform for Android, ARCore 1.2. Version 1.2 adds support for wall detection, launching an AR experience via image ...

Google is taking a second swing at augmented reality with a new SDK called “ARCore.” The SDK is available for download today (Google should have a blog post here) along with a set of ARCore demos.

Ahead of Mobile World Congress, Google is announcing a few updates to Android, its mobile operating system. On Thursday, Google revealed plans for Android users and businesses to exchange messages ...

Back in December, Google previewed how it could create a depth map for augmented reality using a single camera. The ARCore Depth API is now publicly launching on Android with several third-party apps ...

In an answer to Apple’s recently released ARKit, a developer tool used for making augmented reality apps and games that run on newer iPad and iPhones, Google today released a preview of a new ...

At the Google I/O 2018 developer’s conference today, Daydream product manager Nathan Martz introduced ARCore 1.2, a new version of the company’s augmented reality software development kit for Android.

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Pokémon Go is billed as an augmented reality experience even ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

ARCore is supposed to more broadly leverage Android, which Google touts as “the largest mobile platform in the world.” (There are currently over 2 billion Android devices). Still, 100 million out of 2 ...

At MWC 2019, the Google Android Partner Walk may have been one of the side attractions for attendees in Barcelona. But it was the perfect showcase of Google’s ARCore functionality and how it could ...