Is everything already virtual ?
As world prepares for Virtuality, should our apps also….?
Begin….
What’s AR ?
Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience of a real-world environment where the objects that reside in the real-world are “augmented” by computers..
Diving in….
Choose the right development IDE for your use-case

For more info, https://developers.google.com/ar/
Enter Flutter….
Note : Currently supports Android only….If your use-case is cross-platform, try Unity…
Integrating AR in your app requires the below steps:
- Install the arcore plugin…(ARCORE)
- Change the minSdkVersion to 24 and compileSdkVersion to 28 (both available under app/build.gradle)
This is because arcore is inbuilt for android phones starting from Nougat (apiLevel 24)….
defaultConfig {
...
minSdkVersion 24
...
}
android {
...
compileSdkVersion 28
...
}
3. Try running the sample app available here,
https://github.com/khalithartmann/flutter_arcore_plugin/tree/master/arcore_plugin/example
If all good, you can see this….(on actual android device)

But, I dont have an Android device..

You can even run the app on Android Emulator with some efforts !!!!!!
Run on Emulator….
- You need to sign into your Google account in Emulator
- Most likely your Android Emulator wont have the latest ARCore updates. When you launch the above app, it will ask you to update…
- Still not working??
Go to https://github.com/google-ar/arcore-android-sdk/releases/tag/v1.8.0

Click on the 3rd option, and download the apk..
— Drag and drop this apk into your emulator….
— It will install this apk, like any other…
— Wait for it to finish…
If still some issues, go to this,

Insert in ARView…
- Click on the 3 dots available from Emulator,
- Use the Camera tab in Extended controls to add or modify Scene images.
- Two image locations, one on the wall and one on the table.
ARCore is still in early stages, for best updated experiences, do follow ARCore by Google…
Image source : https://developers.google.com/ar/images/augmented-images-earth.jpg

Can’t wait to see what you build next….:)