Augmented Reality (AR) can be fun technology to play with. The basic premise of AR is to overlay digital content on top of real things using something like a map, a camera, or sometimes the sky.

Excitement around seven 2026 AR shifts is growing. Industry timing and hardware demos at CES and early-2026 announcements mean adoption choices are accelerating this year.

If your smartphone has a compass built-in, a camera and GPS, then it may soon offer "augmented reality" applications, which overlay information onto the phone's screen while the camera is being ...

Google’s new Android XR platform is a major leap forward in how we experience digital worlds. Android XR isn’t just about immersion; it’s about connection. The “XR” stands for “extended reality,” a ...

Bringing in big possibilities for augmented reality, Junaio’s application allows others to ‘glue’ in their own experience. Potentionally, people will develop some interesting things - such as the ...

Alphabet’s Google has entered the glasses race by partnering with Xreal Inc. on the first spectacles to run an augmented-reality version of its operating system. At the Google I/O conference on ...

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Smart glasses and mixed reality headsets are bringing a lot to the table right now and things are set to only get more exciting. The Galaxy XR is lighter, cheaper and smarter than the Vision Pro, but ...

Matthew is the Apps and Games Editor at Android Police. He's been gaming since his first taste of a TI-99 at four years old. Matthew has been an Android user since the HTC Hero and has covered ...