Google continues to expand the list of compatible devices for its ARCore platform, which enables users to unlock the full potential of the AR capabilities built into their Android smartphones. In March, several new devices were added to the list, including mid-range offerings from Moto, Samsung, and Google’s Pixel series. And now, in April, Google has added 14 more devices

The newly added devices include the Honor 70, Infinix MobileZero 5G 2023, Moto G72, Oppo A96 5G, Oppo Reno7 Z 5G, Realme GT 2 Pro, Realme GT Neo 3, Realme GT Neo 3 150W, Sharp AQUOS Sense7, Sharp AQUOS Sense7 Plus, Vivo I2017, Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro, Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S, and ZTE Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro.

Most of these devices are mid-range smartphones available in the Asia Pacific and European markets. However, the Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro stands out as a high-end offering. With these new additions, users can enjoy the full potential of the AR capabilities built into their smartphones. They can use apps and play games that take advantage of a variety of AR features available on Android.

It’s worth noting that it takes Google some time to validate devices that would go up on the ARCore compatibility list, as it has to ensure each device adheres to its standards. This is why we saw flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S23 trio joining the list over a month after their mid-range counterparts received Google’s seal of approval.

If you want to check if your device is available on the ARCore list, you can visit the supported devices page. The addition of these new devices to the ARCore compatibility list is a testament to Google’s commitment to making AR accessible to everyone. With each new device added to the list, the AR ecosystem grows stronger, offering more opportunities for developers to create engaging AR experiences for users.

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Google Play Services for AR enables augmented reality experiences on Android devices. Almost all modern smartphones and tablets are certified for these services.

But for some reason, Google didn’t update the official compatibility list for a longer period of time. The list got updated only recently since July 2022.

The updated list includes 15 new Samsung devices but it misses the recently unveiled important ones.

According to SamMobile, the official Google Play Services for AR does not include the latest Galaxy S23 series. However, it contains the following Samsung smartphones and tablets.

• Galaxy S21 FE 5G
• Galaxy A13 5G
• Galaxy A22
• Galaxy A52s 5G
• Galaxy A73 5G
• Galaxy M22
• Galaxy M52 5G
• Galaxy M53 5G
• Galaxy F42 5G / Galaxy Wide 5
• Galaxy Quantum 3
• Galaxy XCover 6 Pro
• Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
• Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
• Galaxy Tab S7 FE
• Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G

Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus, and Galaxy S23 Ultra have more than enough hardware for AR services. They may get added to the compatibility list once they hit the shelves after their pre-order duration.

In related news, just like its predecessors, the Galaxy S23 series also lacks support for seamless updates. Thankfully, the next-gen Galaxy S24 family may arrive with this feature as hinted by Samsung officially late last year.

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Google often releases a list of devices that have gotten support for its augmented reality platform, ARCore. Sometimes, this list usually includes unreleased devices. The latest includes a handful of unreleased smartphones, some of which we already know about and others that we haven’t heard of before. Among those from the latter category is the ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip.

First reported by 9to5Google, the latest list of ARCore supported devices include phones such as the recently announced Moto G10, Moto G30, and ASUS ROG Phone 5. In addition to this are some unreleased we haven’t heard of such as the ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip, Reno5 A, and Reno5 Pro+ 5G Bosch. Below is the full list of devices:

• ASUS ZenFone 8 Flip
• ASUS ROG Phone 5
• LG Stylo 7
• Motorola moto g(10)/Lenovo K13 Note
• Motorola moto g(30)
• Motorola moto g(100)
• OPPO Reno 5 A
• OPPO Reno 5 Pro+ 5G Bosch
• Realme 8 Pro
• Samsung Galaxy A32 4G
• Samsung Galaxy A52 4G
• Samsung Galaxy A72 4G
• Samsung Galaxy A82 5G
• Samsung Galaxy F62
• Samsung Galaxy M62
• TCL 20 Pro5G
• Vivo X60 5G
• Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro/Pro+
• Zebra TC21 WLAN Touch Computer
• Zebra TC26 WWAN Touch Computer
• Zebra EC50 WLAN Enterprise Computer
• Zebra EC55 WWAN Enterprise Computer
• ZTE Z6650S

The Zenfone 8 Flip is the most interesting device on this list as it hints at a foldable phone from ASUS, a first for the Taiwanese manufacturer. An earlier leak had revealed that ASUS is planning to announce a small-screen phone for the Zenfone 8 series. It has been reported that the phone will have a 5.9-inch OLED display and a 120Hz refresh rate.

However, this new leak from Google shows that a small screen phone is not the only thing we should be excited about with the upcoming Zenfone 8 series but also what may be a foldable phone. If the name is anything to go buy, the Zenfone 8 Flip should have a design similar to that of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip.

Unfortunately, Google’s list doesn’t include specifications, so we are in the dark about what features this phone and the other unannounced ones will have. Nevertheless, we expect more details will surface in the weeks/months leading up to their launch.

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Google Play Services for AR allows compatible devices to use apps built on the ARCore SDK. This means if your phone supports the service, you can use features such as the measure app which allows you to use your phone as a tape rule to measure dimensions or Live View in Google Maps.

Devices don’t usually have support for Google Play Services for AR out of the box. So it is no surprise that there are periodic announcements of the phones that now support the services. The new list of supported devices gotten from XDA-Developers is a pretty long one and includes mostly phones announced in the last quarter such as the Vivo X50 series, the Realme 7 series, and OnePlus Nord. Below is the full list:

• ASUS ROG Phone 3
• Infinix Zero 8
• iQOO U1
• iQOO Z1x
• Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
• Galaxy M51
• Galaxy S20 Fan Edition
• Galaxy Tab Active 3
• Galaxy Tab S7
• Galaxy Tab S7+
• LG K71
• Mi 10 Ultra
• Mi Note 10 Lite
• Moto G9 Play
• Motorola One 5G
• Motorola One Fusion+
• Nokia 8.3 5G
• OnePlus Nord
• OPPO Reno4 4G
• OPPO Ace 2
• POCO M2 Pro
• Realme 7
• Realme 7 Pro
• Realme Narzo 20 Pro
• Realme X3 SuperZoom
• Redmi Note 9 Pro
• Tecno Camon 16 Premier
• Tecno Camon 16 Pro
• Vivo Nex 3
• Vivo S7 5G
• Vivo V17
• Vivo X23
• Vivo X50 5G
• Vivo X50 Pro+
• Vivo X50e 5G
• Vivo Y51s
• Vivo Y70s

If you own any of the above devices, you can confirm if there is support by heading to the Play Store and downloading the Google Play Services for AR app.

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Google is reported to be working on a mid-range phone codenamed Bonito. The phone is said to be powered by a Snapdragon 710 processor and is scheduled to launch in the first half of 2019. A new discovery has revealed there might be a second phone that is codenamed Sargo.

The discovery was made in the latest version of Google’s ARCore application. As it has become the norm, a teardown of the latest ARCore app usually reveals new devices that have gained ARCore support. Once in a while, it also reveals an unreleased device or in this case, devices.

A teardown of the latest version by AndroidPolice contains two codenames that can’t be linked to any known device. The codenames are Bonito and Sargo.

The name Bonito was first revealed to be the codename of Google’s mid-range Pixel by Roland Quandt months ago. However, this is the first time we have come across the name Sargo. Since the codenames Google uses for its devices are taken from fishes, there are speculations that Sargo is also a Google device. Google search both fishes and you will find out Sargo is smaller than Bonito.

So we can assume Bonito is sort of like the XL device while Sargo is the non-XL device. Sargo could also be a different device entirely that is indeed smaller than Bonito but not related to it in any way. These are all just speculations by the way, so take with a pinch of salt.

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The new devices that have gained ARCore support based on the teardown are the Mate 20 X, Honor 8X, Honor Magic 2, Mi MIX 3, OnePlus 6T and OnePlus 6T Single (likely T-Mobile edition based on it having only one SIM slot).

(Source, Via)

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ARCore v1.5 is out now on some third-party APK download websites. As it’s official changelog is not out yet, folks at Android Police did APK Teardown to know about some of its features. Interestingly, it appears that the ARCore v1.5 has already added support for the unreleased OnePlus 6T and few other devices. There’s support for Nokia 9 with the code name AOP_Sprout, Nokia Phoenix with PNX_sprout codename, and for unknown Nokia CTL_sprout. Further, source found a new variant of Vivo Nex touted as “B”, it could be a Vivo Nex 2.

In the new version of ARCore, its support is extended for unreleased and unannounced devices. Even, there’s no reliable information available about these devices on the web. It means Google already had access to these devices, now after testing, they have added them to the ARCore support list.

List of newly added devices in ARCore v1.5:

• ASUS
  • ROG Phone [ASUS_Z01QD_1]
• Huawei
  • P20 Lite [HWANE]
  • Mate 10 Pro [HWBLA]
  • unknown [HWJKM-H]
  • unknown [HWLYA]
• Nokia
  • Phoenix [PNX_sprout] * This is rumored, but name is unconfirmed
  • Nokia 9 [AOP_sprout] * This is rumored, but name is unconfirmed
• OnePlus
  • One Plus 6T [OnePlus6T]
• Razer
  • Razer Phone [cheryl]
• Samsung
  • Galaxy Note9 [SCV40, SCV40_jp_kdi, SC-01L]
  • Galaxy Tab S3 [gts3llte, gts3lltechn, gts3lltekx, gts3llteusc, gts3lltevzw, gts3lwifi, gts3lwifichn]
  • Galaxy J5 [j5y17lte, j5y17ltektt, j5y17ltelgt, j5y17lteskt]
  • Galaxy J5 Pro [j5y17ltedx, j5y17ltextc]
  • Galaxy J7 [j7y17lte]
  • Galaxy J7 (2017) [j7y17ltektt]
• Sony
  • Xperia X [suzu, F5121, F5122]
• Vivo
  • V1809A [PD1809]
  • vivo NEX B [PD1806B] * There is a NEX A codenamed PD1806, but it’s unclear if this is same device with a variant name or a new model
  • vivo X21i [k71v1_64_bsp]
• unknown
  • CTL_sprout
    * naming pattern matches Nokia phones, but I didn’t find anything resembling confirmation of the name

Along with the unreleased devices, there’s an addition of many old and new devices in the latest ARCore v1.5. Google is extending its support by bringing in various devices from OEMs like Samsung, Huawei, Sony, Razer under the ARCore support.

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Additionally, the APK teardown means that the listed features or support for devices has come or is yet to come. Also, it can be opposite in the next iteration of ARCore as these devices might get removed from the supported list. Users can get the latest update from third-party APK websites, or you can wait for the official app update.

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HMD Global appears to have a new Nokia 6 phone in the works. No, this isn’t the Nokia 6.2 but the Nokia 6.1 Plus. The new Nokia phone has been sighted on Google’s ARCore site.

Google has a website where ARCore supported devices are listed. Right under the section for HMD devices is the unreleased Nokia 6.1 Plus.

This is the first time we are hearing of the device so there is no info on its specifications. However, there are some who think the Nokia 6.1 Plus may be the same device as the Nokia X6.

They are of the opinion that HMD Global will launch the Nokia X6 as the Nokia 6.1 Plus outside China. The reason for this belief is because the unreleased Nokia 5.1 Plus is rumored to launch in China as the Nokia X5.

However, if we are to go by the Indian support page of the Nokia X6 that briefly went live last week, it nullifies the argument. The only other way to confirm is to see if ARCore works on the Nokia X6. Since the Nokia X6 isn’t on the list of supported devices, ARCore working on it may just be the proof we need to confirm it is the same device as the Nokia 6.1 Plus.

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Speaking of ARCore, the Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 8 Sirocco, and Nokia 6.1 are the supported Nokia devices. HMD Global’s chief product officer, Juho Sarvikas, said in a tweet yesterday that the Nokia 8 will be enabled soon.

(Sources: 1, 2, Via)

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ARCore is Google’s Augmented Reality platform just the way ARKit is Apple’s AR platform. In the last few months, more devices other than Google’s Pixel phones have been added to the list of supported devices. The recent additions include the Xiaomi Mi 8, OnePlus 5T, and Honor 10.

Google released a new version of the ARCore app and a teardown of the APK lists a number of new devices which includes the above-mentioned devices.

Google hasn’t updated the official list of supported devices yet, but if you own any of the phones mentioned below, you can confirm by downloading the ARCore app and an ARCore based app like Just a Line.

The new devices are:

• BQ Aquaris X2
• Honor 10
• LG Q6
• Nokia 6 (first gen)
• Nokia 7 Plus
• OnePlus 5T
• Sony Xperia XZ, Xperia XZs, Xperia XZ2 Compact, Xperia XZ2 Premium
• Xiaomi Mi 8, Mi 8 Explorer Edition

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More devices should be added in future since ARCore doesn’t require your phone to have a special hardware to work.

(Source)

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With AR Core gaining popularity, Google’s focus seems to have shifted from VR to AR. According to fresh reports, Google is working on a standalone AR headset which may take on Microsoft’s Hololens.

Google’s standalone AR headset is internally referred to as Google A65 and will be powered by a custom-chip from Qualcomm. The chipset is said to be one of the new QSC series made by Qualcomm for Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

The exact chipset has not been confirmed since development is still at an early stage. However, there are two main ones in consideration at the moment.

There is the Qualcomm QSC603 which is a quad-core ARM SoC with two Kryo 300 Gold cores and two Kryo 300 Silver cores clocked at 1.6GHz and 1.7GHz respectively. Its GPU is the Adreno 615 and it has support for Tensorflow and Android Neural Networks API.

There is also the QSC605 which has eight cores in a 2+6 configuration. The two cores are Kryo 300 Gold cores clocked at 2.5GHz and there are six Kryo 300 Silver cores clocked at 1.7GHz.

Google is reported to be working together with Taiwanese manufacturer, Quanta, on the AR headset. For those who don’t know, Quanta made the Pixel C for Google. It is also making a headset for another company called Meta but which will be tethered to a PC. Above is a render of the Meta headset.

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The specific features and design of the headset are still unknown and there is no news on when it will be launched. We also do not know if it will be available to the general public right away or developers only like the Google Glass.

(Source)

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Announced in 2014, Project Tango by Google was its early attempt at bringing AR (augmented reality) on smartphones. However, since it never gained popularity, Google has confirmed that it will be ending its Project Tango on March 1. It will be succeeded by ARCore, a new AR system by Google that was introduced in August this year.

As Project Tango is a hardware-reliant approach, smartphones based on Project Tango such as the ASUS ZenFone AR and Lenovo Phab 2 Pro were launched with special sensors to support AR. However, Google’s major rival Apple managed to bring AR on its iPhones without adding any special hardware. In other words, Apple brought a software solution to augmented reality and its ARkit has metamorphosed iOS into a huge AR platform.

Since the time Google had launched ARCore, it was speculated that the search giant may kill the Project Tango initiative. Today, the company has released an official statement on it on Tango’s Twitter handle. It has confirmed that the “Google is continuing AR development with ARCore.” Also, it has been taken down the Project Tango website.  Google had introduced the ARCore system by simply introducing AR stickers for Pixel and Pixel 2 phones. In the near future, the platform is expected to receive an OS-wide implementation.

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The ASUS ZenFone AR that was announced at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 in January was made available for buying starting from June. It is the first 8 GB RAM smartphone that carries support for both Project Tango AR and Daydream VR. Since Google has officially confirmed the shutting down of Project Tango, it may be soon available with discounted pricing.

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