Android developer Google has revealed ARCore , a tool for creating augmented reality ( AR ) apps for Android devices . Pokémon mobile apps AR , with Apple due to make $ 3bn over 2 years as players make in - game purchases . Google plans to challenge Apple with the Samsung Galaxy S8 and its own Pixel phone models . The ARCore will be available to a minimum of 1 million users . An official release date has yet to be determined .
Tech giant Google has revealed ARCore, a tool for creating augmented reality (AR) apps for Android devices. Pokémon Go popularised AR, with Apple due to make $3bn over 2 years as players make in-game purchases. Google plans to challenge Apple with the Samsung Galaxy S8 and its own Pixel phone models. The ARCore will be released to a minimum of 100 million users. An official release date has yet to be determined.