Samsung has announced it will work with Google to bring Google’s ARCore augmented reality content to a wider range of its smartphones, including the Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note8.
Using the ARCore SDK, developers will be able to create augmented reality experiences for millions of Galaxy handsets. Google announced ARCore in August. The effort will see less-demanding hardware requirements for running AR apps on Android devices, expanding AR’s reach to some 100 million phones. In addition to its stance on AR, Samsung also provided an update on its efforts in the virtual reality space.
For example, it continues to iterate on its Gear VR headset for Galaxy smartphones and recently introduced the Samsung Internet VR, a browser optimized for the Gear VR. Another app called Samsung PhoneCast VR lets people translate 2D apps into 3D AR through mirroring for improved gameplay. Samsung offers developers the Samsung Gear VR Framework, an open-source VR rendering engine with a Java interface. The Java UI gives developers a familiar environment in which to create without forcing them to learn new SDKs.
Samsung says it will continue to work with partners such as Google and Facebook/Oculus to push mobile-based AR and VR forward.
