8th Wall XR Release 9

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1 min readOct 18, 2018

It’s alive! 🤖 Release 9 is now active. Here’s what you can expect:

New Features

+ All-new GPU-based pipeline delivers up to 4x faster tracking performance with improved tracking stability
+ High-resolution camera texture support (1080p)
+ Custom ARSessionDelegate feature allows ARKit-enabled devices to use the latest ARKit features
+ Building against XCode 10 with support for iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max
+ ARKit 2.0 support
+ ARCore 1.5 support
+ Added support for ARCore camera auto-focus
+ Added Pause(), Resume() and IsPaused() functions to the XRController API

Enhancements and Fixes

+ Fixed a landscape-mode rendering issue on iPhone 5c

Click Here to view the full list of updates.

Update Now
To take advantage of the Release 9 features and fixes, simply open your Unity project and navigate to Assets / XR / 8thWall XR, then click “Check for Updates” to upgrade to Release 9.

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8th Wall
8th Wall

8th Wall is an augmented reality platform that makes it easy to build mobile AR content for the mobile web, iOS and Android. www.8thwall.com