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Title: Internal iOS 13 build points to ongoing AR headset development Post by: HCK on September 03, 2019, 04:05:21 pm Internal iOS 13 build points to ongoing AR headset development
What you need to know Internal iOS 13 builds include a "STARTester" app . An included README file suggest a headset is still being worked on. This despite previous reports the headset project had been suspended. The headset may be codenamed "Garta". Apple is believed to be working on building its own augmented reality (AR) headset despite previous reports that the project had been shelved. MacRumors has been able to get its hands on an internal build of iOS 13 that includes an app and multiple strings that were previously unknown. The app, named "STARTester," allows a device to be switched to head-mounted mode. It's believed that this mode is to allow an iPhone to act as an AR headset of sorts. Two distinct states are offered within the app, with "worn" and "held" available to testers. There is also a README file included in the build which makes reference to a "StarBoard" shell for stereo AR-enabled apps. That would strongly suggest a headset of some sort with the codename "Garta... Source: Internal iOS 13 build points to ongoing AR headset development (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/vTM12_tdVeQ/more-ar-headset-pointers-discovered-internal-ios-13-build) |