When Apple teased the latest version of its mobile software platform earlier this week at its WWDC event, it confirmed one of our biggest predictions for the company’s direction going forward: iOS 11 will come with a new focus on augmented reality.
Apple’s making a push to get everyone involved in its AR plans with ARKit, a new platform that will look to give the development community a toolkit to foster the growth of apps focused on the new functionality.
Thing is, the new AR functions won’t be available on every single Apple device with a screen. iOS 11 won’t be supported by iPhone 5 and below, so anyone still holding on to their 2012 tech won’t be upgrading their five year old phone anyway. But according to the ARKit developers page, even some devices that can handle the upgrade to 11 could still be left out in the lurch, stuck in just our standard version of reality. Read more…
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