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AR and VR are regarded as the next generation computing platforms, and “web browser” plays an important role, which will directly affect the user’s experience of accessing content. Apple’s Safari browser has recently been criticized by experts for “pulling back” due to its poor support.
In order for mobile phones to provide AR content, the browser needs to support a technology called WebXR. On the Android platform, Google has added Chrome in 2018, and Samsung and Opera will be officially launched in 2020. On the other hand, Apple has not allowed Safari to support WebXR until now. Christopher Lepkowski, an immersive computing expert, bluntly said to the media “Protocol” that “Apple has been dragging down WebAR innovation”.
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It’s not just that Safari can’t be used, because Apple forces all third-party browsers on the iOS platform to use WebKit for development, so even Google and Opera can’t add WebXR to the iOS version of the app, making all iPhones unrelated to it.
“Protocol” reported that if you want to organize related marketing activities through AR, because Safari does not support WebXR, iOS devices have to download an additional app to use it, which will reduce the user’s willingness to experience and make the motivation for AR implementation in all walks of life to decline sharply. Ironically, Apple has actively shown its ambitions in the AR field in recent years, and even Maciej Stachowiak, the head of WebKit, mentioned as early as two years ago that Apple is very interested in WebXR, but related API support has not yet appeared.
The good news is that Apple has already started experimental support for WebXR in the beta versions of iOS 15.4 and 15.5. In addition, there are rumors that Apple is about to launch its first AR helmet, and API support may be expected to be launched simultaneously.
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