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ARKit: All You Need to Know

Knowing about ARKit of Apple

By Ryan WilliamsonPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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As augmented reality becomes increasingly popular in the world, there has been a growing focus on the tools one can use for the development of AR apps. There has been a lot of buzz around Apple’s ARKit and understandably so — after all iOS is one of the two leading OS platforms in the market.

Apple and Google are organizations of the future that are prepared to bank on high adoption across three other major tech/social media companies—Facebook, Amazon, and Snapchat. It is where they have recently invested heavily in AR development tools. And, if you’re looking to create mobile AR apps or add AR elements to existing software then you can leverage the SDKs released by Apple and Google. Anyway, let us cut straight to the chase and see what is driving the popularity of ARKit in the modern market.

Let us begin with a quick look at some of its main benefits.

1. Light estimation: ARKit makes use of the camera’s sensors to estimate the amount of light present in a given scene. The platform then uses this estimation to add ideal lighting to virtual objects. It is this ability to add such realistic details that help developers develop true-to-life AR content for the app’s users.

2. Hardware: ARKit needs the Apple A9 and A10 processors to run successfully. The thing about these processors is that they are quite celebrated for their top-notch performance. This allows developers to quickly comprehend the scene and set up elaborate virtual content.

3. QR codes: Unlike previous iterations, iOS 11 now empowers the camera app to automatically scan all QR codes. This is vital, especially since AR codes allow companies to link AR content with actual surfaces, print materials, etc.

Wait, there is more; let us also quickly discuss some of the key reasons why this platform is deemed to be such a rockstar in the world of AR development.

1. Use of both front and rear cameras: One of the biggest benefits of the current iteration of the AR app development platform, i.e. ARKit 3, is that it now enables the use of the face as well as world tracking via the cameras on both the front and the back. As a result, app users gain the ability to interact with AR content in a much more engaging manner.

2. Capturing motion: ARKit is not only able to capture a person’s motion in real-time with just one camera but also recognize the body’s position as well as its movement. This is the reason why ARKit can leverage both the body’s motion and its poses as an input to deliver a substantially better quality of AR experience.

3. Collaboration: The latest iteration of ARKit facilitates collaborative sessions between multiple people in real-time. For developers, this translates into the ability to work together with developers across the globe and accelerate the process of developing AR experiences. On the other hand, such collaborative abilities mean app users can partake in shared AR experiences, including multiplayer games, in real-time.

There is no denying that augmented reality is one of the leading tools of our times, empowering companies with the scope to leverage this nifty tool to deliver unique experiences. Be it for shopping for clothes or furniture online or to assist one’s team in the field, augmented reality can and has come to assist companies in more ways than we can count. This is why more and more companies are inclined to embrace AR for their app development projects. If you are developing iPhone apps for your organization and want to be able to offer out-of-the-box experiences for the users of these apps, you know that augmented reality is the way to go.

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Ryan Williamson

A professional & security-oriented programmer having more than 6 years of experience in designing, implementing, testing & supporting mobile apps developed. Being techno geek, I love to read & share about the latest updates in technology.

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