Google will begin including AR models to its search results. The company has been working on a new feature called “Search by Image” for some time, and it is now ready to launch the feature. These results can either be interacted with as 3D shapes on the screen, or as a camera overlay on a smartphone. The latest announcement is part of Google's drive to be an AR leader after unveiling its Android ARCore platform in 2017, and its recent trial of AR-enabled Google Maps directions.
Google will begin including AR models to its search results. Revealed at its I/O conference, the new feature would bring up an AR model of human muscles if 'musculature' is searched, or allow an individual to view a pair of shoes in the real world when shopping online. These results can either be interacted with as 3D shapes on the screen, or as a camera overlay on a smartphone. The latest announcement is part of Google's drive to be an AR leader after unveiling its Android ARCore platform in 2017, and its recent trial of AR-enabled Google Maps directions.