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Google releases The Mandalorian AR Experience

Written By Gracey Maala
Published • November 24th, 2020
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Google rolls out Star Wars “The Mandalorian” AR Experience on the Play Store for 5G Google Pixels and other select 5G Android phones.

It brings the iconic moments from the first season of “The Mandalorian” into an AR Experience. The company has been bringing objects and creatures to life with the augmented reality. In this, users can experience being a bounty hunter following the trail of Mando, Din Djarin, and the Child. This also lets them explore the world of “The Mandalorian,” interact with characters in augmented reality and catch their very own scenes to be shared with friends.

This AR Experience is made possible with the collaboration of Google, Disney, and Lucasfilm. These companies have worked together to create a next-generation augmented reality app optimized ideally for 5G devices. They also intend to build hyper-detailed models and life-like animations while packing scenes with surprises.

Google uses ARCore, which is its developer platform for building augmented reality experiences. This is to create scenes that allow users to interact with the environment, respond to their surroundings, and discover and unlock more effects based on the actions. Moreover, with the new ARCore Depth API, the company has also enabled occlusion, allowing 3D scenes to make it appear natural and close to reality.

The app works on the following 5G Android phones, with support for additional 5G Android phones coming soon.

• Google Pixel 4a 5G
• Google Pixel 5
• LG G9/Velvet
• LG K92
• LG LG V60 ThinQ 5G
• LG LG Wing
• Motorola/Lenovo Motorola Edge+
• Motorola/Lenovo One 5G
• Motorola/Lenovo Razr 5G
• OnePlus OnePlus 7 Pro 5G
• OnePlus OnePlus 7T Pro 5G
• OnePlus OnePlus 8
• OnePlus OnePlus 8 Pro
• OnePlus OnePlus 8T
• Oppo Find X2
• Oppo Reno 3
• Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
• Samsung Galaxy Note10 5G
• Samsung Galaxy Note20+
• Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
• Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
• Samsung Galaxy S20/S20+
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G
• Sharp AQUOS zero 5G
• Sony Xperia 1 II
• Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G
• Xiaomi Mi 10/Pro

You may download The Mandalorian AR Experience here for free. Google also mentioned to roll out new content in its app each week. You may visit the official Star Wars website for additional exclusive content outside of the app.

Source: Google Blog