These last two are particularly interesting, as they line up with reports that Apple’s AR/VR headset may also include hardware controllers or, better yet, support immersive controller-free gestures that would replicate gamepads and hand input without the need for a physical device. The new WebXR “experiments” include an Augmented Reality Mode, Device API, Gamepads Module, and Hand Input Module. So, it’s pretty clear that this is entirely about a new external device. In fact, the “immersive-ar” session mode - a feature that would allow WebXR to be used without an external device - isn’t supported at all. Four New AR/VR ExperimentsĪccording to developer Maximiliano Firtman, iOS 15.4 includes support for the WebXR API, which is designed to allow web applications to offer augmented reality and virtual reality experiences targeted at a special hardware device such as “VR headsets and glasses with integrated augmented reality features.”įirtman notes that iOS 15.4 includes “four new experiments” for augmented and virtual reality that are specifically targeted at an AR/VR headset. Still, we know that Apple’s mixed-reality AR/VR headset is getting closer, so it makes sense that new iOS APIs are showing up that will allow users and developers to take advantage of the new era that Apple’s headset will usher in.
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