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WebXR AR Module

Category

Device

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 81)

Intent stage

Shipped

Summary

WebXR AR Module brings Augmented Reality support to WebXR Device API.

Motivation

This module is a product of the Immersive Web Working Group, and is a prerequisite for AR features currently being prototyped in the Community Group separately: WebXR Hit Test: https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/4755348300759040 WebXR DOM Overlay: https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/6048666307526656 WebXR Plane Detection API: https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5732397976911872 WebXR Anchors: https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5129925015109632

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr-ar-module/
• Firefox: Positive — Additional link: https://blog.mozvr.com/bringing-firefox-reality-to-hololens-2/
• Safari: No signal
• Web developers: Positive — Libraries such as Model Viewer (https://modelviewer.dev/examples/augmented-reality.html) and A-Frame (https://aframe.io/blog/webxr-ar-module/) have been implementing AR experiences behind experimental flags as it is a commonly requested feature.
• Tracking bug: https://crbug.com/949296

Docs: n/a

Samples: https://storage.googleapis.com/chromium-webxr-test/latest.html?target=proposals/phone-ar.html https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr-samples/proposals/ https://modelviewer.dev/examples/augmented-reality.html

Explainers: https://github.com/immersive-web/webxr-ar-module/blob/master/ar-module-explainer.md

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