Whether you’ve just bought a brand new Samsung smartphone or upgraded your current Samsung device to Android 10, you might have noticed a few new apps floating around on your apps page. One of these new apps is called AR Zone.
Here’s what you need to know about the AR Zone app, including how to use it and whether you can uninstall it.
What is the AR Zone app?
AR stands for Augmented Reality, and the AR Zone app aims to bring this technology to the palm of your hand.
While only recent Samsung flagship smartphones in the Galaxy S and Note series come with DepthVision cameras, that doesn’t prevent older models from running the app using their normal cameras.
Many Samsung users report seeing the AR Zone app on their phone for the first time after updating to Android 10, with the app now preinstalled on all new Samsung devices.
You can launch it through the app shortcut or through your camera.
What can you do in the AR zone?
Right now, the AR zone app is more of a gimmick than anything else.
Users can transform into emoji using AR Emoji Camera, create AR doodles, get creative in AR Emoji Studio, and play with AR masks, stamps and frames in Deco Pic or AR Emoji Stickers, which look like lower versions of Snapchat filters and Instagram effects.
While creating a weird AR doodle or two can be fun, especially for kids, you’ll need to download an additional AR Emoji Editor app to customize your own AR avatar, which makes the current AR Zone app unsuitable.
Where is Quick Measure in the AR Zone app?
While most Samsung users are stuck with emoji stickers and AR doodles, those with a very recent Samsung device with a DepthVision camera can also use Quick Measure, a much more useful use of AR in life. daily.
Originally, Quick Measure was integrated into the AR Zone application; however, it now appears to be available separately and comes preloaded on recent Galaxy S and Note devices. You can download it from the Play Store if your device is compatible.
Download: Quick measurement (free)
Can you uninstall the AR Zone app?
If AR avatars, doodles, stickers, and emojis aren’t your cup of tea, you’ve probably already tried uninstalling the AR Zone app only to find that you can’t.
That’s right, AR Zone is a system app, which means that once you’re on your phone, you’re effectively stuck with it. If you just don’t like to see it cluttering up your app page, you have the option to remove it from your app screen, effectively hiding it unless you access the app through the app. camera on your phone.
To remove the AR Zone app from your app screen, open the app, head to the gear icon in the upper right corner, then turn off Add an AR zone to the apps screen.
As soon as you do this, the app will effectively disappear but will still be installed on your phone.
To access the app or add it back to your app page, head to your phone’s camera, swipe down AFTER camera option, and then select RA area. This will open the AR Zone app. From there you can then return to the gear icon if you want to add the AR Zone app back to your app screen.
If you are still not satisfied with knowing that the AR Zone app is active on your device, some users reported that they deleted it from their Samsung phone using their computer and ADB. For more information on this process, see the following YouTube video. It is important to note that this process may cause issues with other apps on your device.
The future of reality
Whether you like the idea of AR or not, the reality is that these types of technologies are here to stay. As well as seeing an increase in AR applications, we’re just starting to see the tip of the iceberg when it comes to experiencing diminished realities.
While Samsung’s AR Zone app may currently leave a lot to be desired, we can expect some significant changes to this space in the coming years, hopefully changes that facilitate more useful AR features.
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