reports published by Fast Company and MacRumours that the next generation of iPhones may include a laser system for depth sensing are adding to speculation that Apple is planning a strategic move into augmented reality ( mobile ) . At its spring 2017 developer conference Apple released a batch of mobile developer tools to help people build AR software for Apple products . Adding a laser sensor to the iPhone would allow for much more accurate ranging tracking and depth perception , and more realistic mapping of virtual objects on to the real world .
Rumours published by Fast Company and MacRumours that the next generation of iPhones may include a laser system for depth sensing are adding to speculation that Apple is planning a strategic move into augmented reality (AR). At its June 2017 developer conference Apple released a batch of AR developer tools to help people build AR software for Apple products. Adding a laser sensor to the iPhone would allow for much more accurate ranging information and depth perception, and more realistic mapping of AR objects on to the real world.