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Starting with iOS 11, Apple Maps has received a virtual reality mode that allows you to view objects in 360 degrees. The feature is linked to Flyover mode, which displays satellite images of objects in 3D, and works using the new Apple ARKit framework.
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In order to use the new option, just open the Maps application on a device with iOS 11 or a newer firmware version installed, find in the search an object for which the mode is available. Flyover…
After pressing the Flyover button, you can move and rotate your mobile device in space to view the landscape in virtual reality.
WOW? There is an VR mode in Apple maps on iOS 11! It seems to use ARKit for positioning! pic.twitter.com/IdXiGoed26
– Stijn (@StijnDV) June 24, 2017
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The use of the functionality of the Apple ARKit framework is indicated by appropriate notifications (the same as in any other ARKit-enabled application) about the need to direct the device to another surface, since “more contrast is required.”
This is honestly one of the coolest features in iOS 11! pic.twitter.com/Zjr6RRkKHk
– Stijn (@StijnDV) June 24, 2017
ARKit is an augmented reality SDK. The framework in real time analyzes the data received from the camera and allows you to create a virtual model of the real world.
You can actually move around by walking ??! This is crazy cool! pic.twitter.com/ttR6RaAo7D
– Stijn (@StijnDV) June 24, 2017
The new mode works by default in Flyover, but if desired, users can revert to the previous Flyover settings, which provide for displaying 3D maps by touching the screen.
Holy Flyover Magic Window batman. pic.twitter.com/Fb8nPeLT5J
– Paul Haddad (@tapbot_paul) June 22, 2017
Earlier, it was repeatedly reported that Apple intends to release its own digital glasses, which are working in collaboration with the German manufacturer of optics Carl Zeiss.
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To enable the Flyover tour, press the button “Start tour”…
What devices does Flyover work on in virtual reality mode?
According to Apple, ARKit is powered by Apple’s A9 processors (iOS devices released after 2015) and (newer), “offering revolutionary performance … that allows you to create virtual content based on the real world.”
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