With ARKit 4, Apple is building the foundation for a virtual world of animated, interactive 3D "reality" explorable by anyone with a newer iPhone in their pocket. At WWDC20, Apple outlined futuristic ...

Apple today announced ARKit 4 alongside iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. The new version of ARKit introduces Location Anchors, a new Depth API, and improved face tracking. Location Anchors allow developers to ...

We just got our very first glimpse at iOS 12 during Apple’s big keynote at WWDC. The new update, which will be available for free this fall, includes ARKit 2.0 with new experiences and support for ...

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iOS 16 introduces multiple new APIs, which allow developers to expand the capabilities of their apps. For instance, there are new APIs for lock screen widgets, walkie-talkie, interactive maps, weather ...

The company directed attention at gaming during its recent iPhone X launch, but entertainment apps are not all you should expect as the first ARKit-enabled apps appear. Here are some of the first wave ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More This afternoon, following Apple’s 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference ...

There’s something weirdly off-putting about the eye-contact problem with video calling services like FaceTime and Skype. It happens because users must choose either to look directly at the camera lens ...

Apple’s augmented reality development toolset ARKit has received several major updates over the last few years, most recently gaining major AR scene composition tools in ARKit 3 at last year’s WWDC.