ARKit Playground
Dev tools
ar development playground
SHOW HN2017
151points
25comments
#252of 2,242 in 2017
Top 12%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
4 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Performance: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Makes mobile AR development much easier
From 1 comment
This seriously makes mobile AR development a lot easier for anybody who doesn't want to go through the entire overhead of learning iOS. Amazing work!
deveshdayal on HN
Underwater demo is impressive and fun
From 2 comments
This is incredible, going underwater is actually pretty awesome!
EvanBacon on HNIsn't the above water music the Super Mario 64 water music theme? Also, really cool demo! edit; oh I get the play on the title now.
stumpf on HN
Objections
Only works on iOS 11 with specific newer iPhones and iPads
From 2 comments
Hey! Sorry -- we should've made this clearer. ARKit only works on devices running iOS 11, and some particular devices at that: iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, iPhone…
nikki93 on HNIt uses Apple's ARKit so it will only work on iPhones. And you need iOS 11 and at least an iPhone 6S or a very recent iPad for it to work. Google has announced some Android AR…
ccheever on HN
Black or blank screen on Android and older devices
From 3 comments
I'm getting a black screen on Pixel
cheez on HNSo... A pink screen on my 6th generation iPod touch is the confirmation that ARkit doesnt work on this device (even with iOS11)
627467 on HNBlack screen on Android.
ravenstine on HN
Shared Expo link does not work
From 1 comment
The link doesn't work in expo
nojvek on HN
Requests
Android support once Google AR is available
From 1 comment
It uses Apple's ARKit so it will only work on iPhones. And you need iOS 11 and at least an iPhone 6S or a very recent iPad for it to work. Google has announced some Android AR…
ccheever on HN
Questions
Does it work on iPhone SE
From 1 comment
Does it work on an SE (basically got 6s innards)?
Angostura on HN