Google certifies 15 Samsung devices for ARCore, but not the one you’d expect this week
It’s easy to dismiss augmented reality as just another future-sounding buzzword, but you may unknowingly use Google’s AR capabilities quite a lot, whether withLensfor features like image translation, orfinding your way around with Google Maps. To ensure AR capabilities extend flawlessly to third-party apps, Google certifies phones and tablets that have demonstrated compatibility with its ARCore software development kit (SDK). Google’s now updating that list for the first time in months, adding 15 Samsung Galaxy devices to the ARCore roster.
To attain ARCore certification, a smartphone must meet performance benchmarks for camera operation, CPU capabilities, and sensor accuracy, among other things. As smartphone tech advances, new phones regularly receive Google certification. It’s been a minute since the last pass, though, and we haven’t seen listGoogle update its ARCore listsince July 2022.
Samsung’sGalaxy Unpacked eventon February 1 seems to have woken Google’s ARCore team up from slumber, because all thefresh additionsare Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets. Your newly certified devices are:
Surprisingly, Google hasn’t added the brand-newSamsung Galaxy S23, S23+, andS23 Ultramodels to the list. These phones feature top of the line flagship hardware, and it’s just a matter of time until we see them join.
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