Google to launch ARCore app in China with Xiaomi's Mix 2S devices

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Google will launch Android-based app for Augmented Reality (AR) experiences
Google will launch Android-based app for Augmented Reality (AR) experiences

New Delhi : Google will soon launch "ARCore," an Android-based app for Augmented Reality (AR) experiences available in China via Xiaomi's "Mi Mix 2S" smartphones.

"Initially, the technology will be available for Xiaomi's Mix 2S devices via an app in the Xiaomi App Store, but Google has plans to add more partners in China over time, including Huawei and Samsung that have signed up to distribute ARCore apps on Chinese soil," TechCrunch rpeorted on Monday.

Google's main services, including Google Play Store are blocked or restricted in China. But the application based on ARCore will be able to function in China because the technology can work on devices without cloud support, the report added.

To make Google apps' available all across China, the company has written deals with handset makers like Huawei and Xiaomi that operate their own app stores pre-loaded on their devices.

Recently, Google partnered with China-based Tencent to invest on a number of start-ups.

In addition, Google announced an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based lab in Beijing along with opening a presence in Shenzhen, the Chinese city known as the "Silicon Valley of hardware."

Google will host its first "Demo Day" programme for start-ups in Asia in Shanghai this September.