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Samsung and Google team up on augmented reality with ARCore

Samsung is having a pretty big day. We already told you about its announcements regarding  Bixby and Project Ambience  and how it will  unite its Internet of Things platforms . But, Samsung wasn’t done making headlines yet. It also announced a formal partnership with Google to bring the ARCore framework to its lineup of smartphones long-term. ARCore  was previously Project Tango . You might remember Tango from the few phones it was featured on, including the recent  ASUS ZenFone AR . Project Tango devices relied on special sensors to make augmented reality apps work, but ARCore’s mission is to bring AR to all phones. The platform focuses on three things: motion tracking, environmental understanding, and light estimation, and drops the requirement of specialized hardware. Previous Samsung devices like the  Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus , and  Galaxy Note 8  have all supported  ARCore , but this agreement signifies that Samsung will ...

Samsung and Google team up on augmented reality with ARCore

Samsung is having a pretty big day. We already told you about its announcements regarding  Bixby and Project Ambience  and how it will  unite its Internet of Things platforms . But, Samsung wasn’t done making headlines yet. It also announced a formal partnership with Google to bring the ARCore framework to its lineup of smartphones long-term. ARCore  was previously Project Tango . You might remember Tango from the few phones it was featured on, including the recent  ASUS ZenFone AR . Project Tango devices relied on special sensors to make augmented reality apps work, but ARCore’s mission is to bring AR to all phones. The platform focuses on three things: motion tracking, environmental understanding, and light estimation, and drops the requirement of specialized hardware. Previous Samsung devices like the  Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus , and  Galaxy Note 8  have all supported  ARCore , but this agreement signifies that Samsung will ...