What are ARKit new features this year

Generated on 7/30/2024

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This year, ARKit has introduced several new features to enhance spatial computing experiences on visionOS. Here are the key updates:

  1. Room Tracking: A new feature that allows apps to customize experiences based on the room they are in.
  2. Plane Detection: An update to plane detection now includes a new slanted plane alignment for detecting angled surfaces, in addition to horizontal and vertical surfaces.
  3. Object Tracking: ARKit can now track real-world objects that are statically placed in the environment, providing their position and orientation to anchor virtual content.
  4. World Tracking: Improvements have been made to make world tracking more robust under various lighting conditions.
  5. Hand Tracking: Enhanced hand tracking capabilities, including display-aligned hand anchor updates for gesture detection and drawing smooth strokes, as well as hand predictions for attaching content to hands.

For more detailed information, you can watch the session Create enhanced spatial computing experiences with ARKit (00:57).