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ARCore apps are now available for the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S in China

By Alan Friedman

Published: May 29, 2018, 1:12 AM

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Google's ARCore apps can now run on the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S in China. The apps are available in the Xiaomi App Store through a partnership with Google. A tweet from the Google AR & VR Twitter account announced the news today, although the exact ARCore apps that are now compatible with the Mi Mix 2S were not named. Google did say in the tweet that more partners for ARCore are coming soon.

The Mi Mix 2S is the first phone from the manufacturer to support ARCore. Overall, 34 handsets are compatible with the platform, and Samsung leads the way with 11 such phones. A complete list of Android handsets that support ARCore can be found at this link.

You can learn more about ARCore by viewing Google's official video introducing the SDK last year. Simply click on the video at the top of this article.

Google announces that the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S now supports ARCore apps

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Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.

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