And on the back, you see vertically aligned dual rear cameras, which would make it easier to support
the augmented reality features Apple reportedly plans to add to its future phones.
Not exact matches
The iPhone X also uses its updated, AI - focused hardware to improve graphics on its
augmented -
reality features, which are powered by
Apple's ARKit software.
New
features such as facial recognition and virtual
reality herald
Apple's vision for future smartphones, but other issues such as the lack of
augmented -
reality apps have cooled buyer buyer interest in those technologies.
While I don't think we'll see that headset next year, I do believe
Apple will enhance its iPhones and iPads with
features that prove it's getting more serious by the day about the future of
augmented reality.
Apple will today allow iPhone users to update their devices to iOS 11, a development that will bring an
augmented reality feature to hundreds of millions of
Apple devices.
Lately, the
Apple rumor mill has been speculating that the company is working on two new iPhone models: an overhauled iPhone 8, said to have a new bezel-less design, OLED display, wireless charging, some sort of
augmented reality features, and a more pedestrian iPhone 7S model.
Alongside the education - focused
features,
Apple also highlighted some
augmented reality apps for the updated iPad, including a Froggipedia app that lets students virtually dissect frogs using an
Apple Pencil.
Wayfair also recently added
augmented reality features to its mobile shopping app; vintage and secondhand furniture marketplace Chairish did this as well, as did Housecraft; and IKEA just last month was among the first to adopt
Apple's new ARKit technology to add AR to its app.
The company tells us that there is a plan to eventually bring the box preview
feature to iOS, although that will clearly involve changing
augmented reality platforms (
Apple's ARKit seems like the logical candidate).
Apple's iPhone 8 and 8 Plus
feature 4.7 and 5.5 - inch displays, A11 processors, advanced 3D security and
augmented reality capabilities, refreshed designs with glass rear panels, and add wireless charging capabilities to both models.
Apple has explored adding
augmented reality - based
features and depth - of - field enhancements to its iPhone camera system, Bloomberg News reported earlier this year.
One of
Apple's latest customer lock - in tools is an updated mobile operating system supporting
augmented reality features and apps that can super-impose images and information onto a user's view of the real world.
The
Apple iOS update includes four new Animoji, more immersive
augmented -
reality features, and a new tool that lets you check your phone's battery capacity.
All of these new
features are designed to support the wealth of
augmented reality apps built with
Apple's ARKit and introduced in iOS 11.
Along with iOS 11,
Apple released ARKit, a set of software - development tools designed to help app makers add
augmented reality features.
Amazon is leveraging the capabilities in
Apple's ARKit for its new
augmented reality feature in the Amazon app.
The update will incorporate
Apple's new ARkit technology, which it designed to help developers add
augmented reality features to their apps.
Apple's made no secret of its interest in
augmented reality, and the upcoming iPhone 8 release gives the company an opportunity to integrate those
features into its phones.
Apple's going to need a lot more horsepower to deal with all the new 3D scanning and
augmented reality features on the iPhone X.
Additionally, reputed
Apple analyst Ming - Chi Kuo believes that the iPhone 8 may incorporate new
augmented reality features that are a good 3 - 5 years ahead of the competition.
Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming iOS 11.4 update to developers, a little under a week after releasing iOS 11.3, an update that introduced a wide range of new
features like Battery Health for monitoring the status of your iPhone's battery, Business Chat in Messages, ARKit 1.5 with
augmented reality improvements, new Animoji on iPhone X, Health Records from participating medical providers, and more.Registered developers can download the new iOS 11.4 beta from
Apple's Developer Center or over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center.
Tim Cook has been boosting
augmented reality for a while, and today he finally revealed the fruit of
Apple's efforts: a full -
featured API platform built into iOS 11.
It's possible, though, that this could be included as a demo when
Apple showcases more
augmented reality features down the line, but apart from its «wow» effect, it's not certain how useful it would be once the novelty wears off.
Really interesting - it seems like this
feature to «personalise» our gadgets that recognise us in front of other appliances and work with us, is a new improvement in the
augmented reality that Tim Cook used to talk about in front of
Apple's crowd.
Apple is only promising zoom and depth - of - field tricks, but you can also use dual cameras for
augmented -
reality depth sensing, which I think is going to be an iOS 11
feature.
Barron's reported Himax shares have spiked 56 percent this year after rumors that the company will supply 3D sensing components to
Apple for the iPhone 8, could open up possibilities of
augmented reality and virtual
reality features on the device.
For its part,
Apple has made
augmented reality a flagship
feature of the current model iPhones.
Visitors use iPads with
augmented reality apps on them to discover
features of the new
Apple Park at the
Apple Visitor Centre in Cupertino November 17, 2017.
Apple just released iOS 11 to the public, and a big
feature is ARKit, the company's SDK that lets developers easily create cool
augmented reality apps.
The A11 also
features Apple's first custom graphics chip, with three cores that will presumably be a big assist as new
augmented reality tricks debut on the iPhone.
In February of 2017,
Apple purchased RealFace, a cybersecurity and machine learning company that specializes in facial recognition technology, which could potentially be used for future
augmented reality features.
Rumors have also suggested
Apple could incorporate its
augmented reality research into its ongoing car project as part of an in - car software system that could include a heads - up display or other
features.
Though it had its issues, Bixby Vision does have a nice, if underdeveloped,
augmented reality feature that lets you scan your items with your camera for more information, much like AR
features that Google and
Apple have been working on.
Beyond headset - related patents,
Apple has also filed for patents describing other ways virtual and
augmented reality features could be implemented into its devices.
This new software will include even better
augmented reality (AR)
features, boast better integration with
Apple's digital personal assistant Siri, and the ability to use
Apple's Animoji within the FaceTime app.
iOS 11 is finally available today for your iPhone and iPad, and among the many new
features included in the update is
Apple's ARKit framework allowing developers to more easily create
augmented reality apps and experiences.
Alasdair Coull, creative director of Wingnut AR, giving a demo to
Apple's upcoming
augmented reality features.
In addition, Mark Gurman of 9To5Mac has reported that
Apple is working on an
augmented reality feature for its Maps app that lets you point your phone in a certain direction to determine what business are in the vicinity.
Meanwhile, the iPhone 8 is said to be coming with a 3D sensing technology that could be used to deliver
augmented reality features in
Apple's next handset — a possibility that has been floated in several recent rumors.
There is also improved
augmented reality features using
Apple's ARKit.
Rumors also suggest
Apple may implement an
augmented reality feature on the iPhone 8 as a preamble to VR headsets.
Apple was reportedly working on new
features like a redesigned home screen app grid, a multiplayer mode for
augmented reality games and, most interestingly, a framework that will allow third - party developers to merge their iOS and macOS applications together.
Apple has big ambitions for
augmented reality, Bloomberg reports, and it will all start with adding AR
features to the iPhone's camera.
The iPhone 8,
Apple's 10th - anniversary device is expected to have high - end
features such as a laser autofocus camera, a display - embedded fingerprint sensor, facial recognition and
augmented reality compatibility.
Augmented Reality (AR)
features, the Health app and parental controls have all been tipped to give
Apple something fun to talk besides stability and security.
Featuring New Glass and Aluminum Design, Retina HD Displays, A11 Bionic Chip, New Single and Dual Cameras with Support for Portrait Lighting, Wireless Charging and Optimized for
Augmented Reality Apple today announced the successor to iPhone 7, aptly named iPhone 8.
Indeed, it's not exactly a well - kept secret that
Apple's upcoming iPhone 8 will
feature wide - ranging support for
augmented reality features.
Beyond just offering a curved OLED display, the new handset could also include wireless charging and some
augmented reality features, both of which would also firsts for
Apple.
iOS 11 brings numerous
features and improvements to
Apple devices, including
Apple Pay Cash,
augmented reality, a new Control Center and Live Photos.
The software update includes multiple
features like support for
augmented reality apps and
Apple Pay Cash.