To view KITS projects on your smartphone in augmented reality, you will need to have the KITS Mobile XRPro viewer installed and your device must meet certain requirements.
ARCore and ARKit
Your device requires ARCore (Android) or ARKit (iOS) to experience augmented reality and must be installed on your smartphone to continue with AR apps.
“ARCore is Googles platform for building augmented reality experiences. Using different APIs, ARCore enables your phone to sense its environment, understand the world and interact with information.” – Google
Newer device models will have AR software already integrated into your phone. Make sure you are running iOS 11.0 on your iPhone or have the ARCore app installed from the Google Play Store.
Requirements for ARCore for Android:
- Android 7.0 or later (some devices will need at least Android 8.0 in order for ARCore to work)
- Device that originally shipped with the Google Play Store
- Internet access in order to update ARCore
Requirements for ARKit for iOS:
- Device running iOS 11.0
- A9 processor or later
- iPhone Models:
– iPhone SE (Second Gen)
– iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max
– iPhone XS and XS Max
– iPhone XR
– iPhone X
– iPhone 8, 8 Plus
– iPhone 7, 7 Plus
– iPhone 6S, 6S Plus
– iPhone SE
Current Supported Android Devices:
For a full list of supported devices visit the Google support page here.
- Asus Zenfone AR
- Asus Zenfone ARES
- Google Nexus 5X
- Google Nexus 6P
- Google Pixel, Pixel XL
- Google Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
- Nokia 6 (2018)
- Nokia 8 Sirocco
- Huawei P20, P20 Pro
- Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design
- LG G6
- LG G7 ThinQ
- LG V30, V30+, V30+ JOJO
- LG V35 ThinQ
- Moto G5S Plus
- Moto G6
- Moto Z2 Force
- OnePlus 3T
- OnePlus 5
- Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
- Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
- Samsung Galaxy A8, Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge
- Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+
- Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+
- Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
