Augmented Reality
for iOS
Imagine if the line between the virtual and the real simply didn’t exist.
Your classroom could become the cosmos. The past could be as vivid as the present. And the familiar could look like nothing you’ve ever seen.
With iPhone and iPad, those experiences are not only possible, they’re here. Augmented reality is a new way to use technology that transforms how you work, learn, play, and connect with almost everything around you. And this is just the beginning.
Welcome to a new world.
AR + Productivity
AR + Productivity
Super powers for routine tasks.
Super powers for routine tasks.
Augmented reality is incredibly useful for solving everyday problems. Put furniture into your space to see how it looks and fits in your home. Or navigate complicated spaces without ever looking at a map. Now, you can do things you couldn’t imagine before using augmented reality, and discover new ways of doing the things you need to get done today. Your to-do list has never been so interesting.
GE
A more powerful way to work.
With ARKit, GE is beginning to use augmented reality in a variety of ways, like enabling service workers to visualize industrial equipment and repair it with greater efficiency.
American Airlines
Fly to your gate.
American Airlines has developed an AR prototype that overlays real-time information on your surroundings at airport terminals. So you will be able to effortlessly find your way to a cup of coffee, the nearest restroom, and of course, your departing gate.
AR + Play
AR + Play
Fun that goes beyond the screen.
Fun that goes beyond the screen.
With augmented reality, the entire world around you is in play. Bring virtual monsters to life in your neighborhood park or on your kitchen counter. Or put on a mask to instantly join a costume party with friends halfway across the globe. By interacting with virtual objects as if they’re in your surroundings, you can immerse yourself in entertainment like you never imagined. The real world is about to get really fun.
AR + Learning
AR + Learning
Learn about the world. By changing how you see it.
Learn about the world. By changing how you see it.
Firsthand experience is one of the most powerful ways to learn. And with augmented reality, you can experience just about anything you can imagine. Break down the complicated mechanics of a car engine before touching a wrench. Or analyze the most minute bones of the human body without making a single incision. The possibilities for learning are virtually limitless.
AR + iPhone + iPad
AR + iPhone + iPad
The technology that makes AR a reality.
The technology that makes AR a reality.
Apple hardware and software have always been designed together for the best experience possible. Now that experience includes augmented reality like you’ve never seen it before. iOS 11 and ARKit take advantage of the powerful hardware in iPhone and iPad to bring the virtual world seamlessly into the real world.
iOS 11. The world’s largest AR platform.
iOS 11 introduces ARKit, bringing immersive and fluid AR experiences to millions of devices. ARKit makes it easy for developers to create vivid AR adventures that put virtual objects smoothly into your environment. And by combining information from your device’s motion sensors with data from its cameras, ARKit can help your iPhone or iPad analyze your surroundings more accurately than ever.
Cameras that reveal more of your world.
iPhone 8 and iPhone X have been custom-tuned with cameras that are great for shooting in low light and at 60-fps video — the perfect speed for augmented reality applications. Dual optical image stabilization on iPhone X and improved optical image stabilization on iPhone 8 also enable greater visual clarity. So virtual elements can appear more naturally in your environment.
Graphics and performance that take your reality further.
A11 Bionic isn’t just the most powerful and smartest chip ever in a smartphone — it’s also made for AR. New CPU efficiency cores provide enormous processing power to support AR experiences. And with a new image signal processor that enables better real-time lighting estimation, virtual images can appear even more realistic.
Motion tracking made for seamless movement.
Effective motion tracking is the key to maintaining the magic of AR. When interacting with a virtual object as if it’s in the real world, your iOS device has to accurately characterize the position of the object in relation to itself. That’s why iOS has been designed to precisely account for the distance between the motion sensors and cameras in every iPhone and iPad — as well as your device’s place in the world around you.
Discover more AR experiences on the App Store.
New apps that take advantage of the power of AR are being developed all the time. And many of your favorite apps are adding new AR features. Find them all now on the App Store.
Bring some wonder to the world with ARKit.
ARKit is a cutting-edge framework that makes it easy for developers to create captivating augmented reality experiences for iPhone and iPad. Start making something to marvel at today.
Find out if your iOS device works with ARKit.*
iPhone
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone SE
iPad
- iPad Pro (all models)
- iPad (5th generation)