Are you fond of emojis and stickers and also own a Samsung Galaxy phone then you must be a regular user of the Augmented Reality Zone app. In case you’re not a regular user or still haven’t heard about this app then this blog post will be a valuable read for you.
The Augmented Reality Zone app creates emojis and stickers that you may find more eye catching than the normal ones. That’s because it exploits the Augmented Reality (AR) technology. Samsung has developed this app and it is pre-installed on many Samsung Galaxy Phones.
This article will dwell into some of the primary features and usable functions of the app. We presume that most of the readers have a basic knowledge about AR technology. However, for all those who are not aware, AR is an emerging technology that merges the real world with computer-generated information. It basically imposes computer-generated information on the user’s view of the real world, thereby offering an immersive and enhanced view.
Readers should not confuse AR with virtual reality and mixed reality. All three are different technologies.
On this note, let’s start with our main topic.
Main Features of the Augmented Reality Zone app
AR Emoji Camera:
This feature basically allows you to customize your emojis with different hairstyles, cloths, and accessories. This will give your emojis an avatar like look. And what’s even better, you can take photos or record videos with these emojis.
Above all, this feature can turn your own photo into an avatar. Simply click a photo with the camera or upload an image from the gallery. Once this is done, the app will scan your facial features and automatically generate an avatar (in real time) that somewhat looks like you.
AR Emoji Studio:
This feature provides advanced editing functions that help in further improving the appearance of your emojis. For instance, you can edit avatars frame by frame including their expressions, cloths and accessories to create eye catching stickers and GIFs.
AR Doodle:
AR Doodle allows you to sketch doodle drawing in 3D space with the help of your camera. You can record videos while doodling on any image or object, allowing you to add fun elements in your videos that can be used in presentations and social media posts.
Above all, this feature can also create doodle of your own face. Once activated, it will start tracking your face including your slightest movements, and within few seconds you’ll get doodle of your own face in real time.
Dedo Pic:
Dedo pic allows you to create some fun animated stickers. Dedo pic offers collection of pre-installed characters and these characters can be decorated by adding lip color, eye color, mustaches, cloths, accessories and much more. The best part is you can easily incorporate these customized stickers to any videos and images and share it with your friends and family.
Does Augmented Reality Zone app offer any real value?
This app certainly has a great potential and we can expect some amazing features in the future. However, going by the current features, it seems more of a gimmicky app. Many people even consider it to be yet another AR emoji app. Apart from creating fun looking emojis, it currently does not add any tangible or intangible value to your everyday life.
This App is found on which Samsung Devices?
The app comes pre-installed on several Samsung devices, primarily Galaxy models. This includes Samsung Galaxy S Series, Galaxy Note Series, Galaxy Z series, Galaxy A series and Galaxy Tab series.
Other Samsung models that choose to upgrade to Android 10 or above can also have access to this app.
Can you Uninstall this App?
You can not uninstall this app from your Samsung devices. Being a system application, it cannot be uninstalled. Since the app is system application, it is 100% safe and so you don’t have to worry any malware or virus.
Although you can’t uninstall, the app can still be removed from the app screen. This means the app won’t be visible on your home screen.
To do this, you simply have to go to the app and toggle off ‘Add AR Zone to Apps screen.’
Can iPhone users access this app?
Unfortunately, iPhone and IOS users cannot access Augmented Reality Zone App. Samsung has created this app exclusively for its Galaxy series of smartphones, making it incompatible for iPhone and other IOS devices.
Alternative apps
If you are looking for substitute apps then there are many options to choose from. Many of these alternative apps are not gimmicky and fancy apps and add real value to your everyday life.
- Arloopa.
- Emoji Face Recorder AR.
- Just a Line.
- Sketchfab AR.
Conclusion
Augmented Reality Zone app gives a slight peek into the capabilities and potential of the AR technology. Although its capabilities are currently limited to only creation of emojis and stickers, its future capabilities can very well go beyond emojis. While this is still hypothetical, AR’s potential in shaping and redefining our life cannot be undermined in any way. Although AR’s impact is still in nascent stage, it is bringing positive changes in many critical areas like e commerce, retail, gaming and more. Therefore, we have all the reason to optimistic that in future the AR Zone app could be much more than an AR emojis app.
