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.

For the past few years, Google has pushed a particular technology for implementing augmented reality in phones. Known first as Project Tango and now as Tango, Google's AR platform used to have ...

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 ...

Citing “years of investment in AI, AR, and VR,” Google is stepping into the augmented reality market once more with Android XR. It’s an operating system that Google says will power future headsets and ...

Google's latest push into extended reality is taking shape. While the company isn't entirely ready to show off any products just yet, it has laid out a vision for a unified Android XR ecosystem that ...

Excitement about 70° FoV in 2026 rippled through AR coverage after WIRED flagged Xreal’s Project Aura. This matters now ...

Bloomberg says Apple was developing augmented reality glasses powered by its Mac computers, but it canceled the project ...

Matthew was the Apps and Games Editor at Android Police until 2025. The Xreal Air 2 smart glasses offer an augmented reality experience that can mimic a 130-inch screen, ensuring your media is larger ...

Modern Android phones now include built-in tools that can scan text, convert photos to PDFs, scan QR codes, and even measure objects using augmented reality. These features, available on devices like ...

Virtual reality and augmented reality are both on the rise, but companies are still figuring out the best way to input commands for altered reality devices. Devices like the Oculus Rift rely on more ...