"Click here to enable iOS VR mode"

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2020-10-05 at 3:20 pm #33834

johngrigni
Customer

I’m trying to create an AR version of an app, and I think I’ve copied it over correctly from the ‘Augmented Reality’ sample, but it doesn’t work. I’m trying it on iOS. I have a button that’s supposed to show up if AR mode is available, but it doesn’t show (see attachment). Since everything depends on that button being clicked, nothing happens. Even in XRViewer, I just get a red bar at the top that says “Click here to enable iOS VR mode”

I’ve hosted it here:
https://cdn.soft8soft.com/AROAJSY2GOEHMOFUVPIOE:d4c42d0559/applications/Gridscape-AR/index.html

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2020-10-05 at 4:49 pm #33840
Alexander Kovelenov
Staff
Hi,
This module is shown because you activated VR compatibility module for your app. It will try to initialize the required iOS features for cardboard devices. To remove it simply delete webxr-polyfill.js file from you app and remove the following 2 lines from your app’s html file:
```
  <script src="webxr-polyfill.js"></script>
  <script>var polyfill = new WebXRPolyfill();</script>
```
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2020-10-05 at 5:04 pm #33842

johngrigni
Customer

Thank you!

But the ARButtons collection still doesn’t show up.

2020-10-06 at 5:47 am #33852

Alexander Kovelenov
Staff

Have you tried in the recent WebXR Viewer browser?

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2020-10-06 at 11:29 am #33893

johngrigni
Customer

Yes, nothing happens.

The buttons don’t show up. In fact, I remade the puzzle so they should show up, but get hidden if AR is unavailable. In other words, they are visible in the blender file, and only hidden by the puzzle. The first ‘show ARButtons’ is redundant.

It works with the ‘Augmented Reality’ file with the same app on my phone.

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2020-10-06 at 1:14 pm #33909

Alexander Kovelenov
Staff

Hi,
Can you please share your project so we take a look?

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2020-10-06 at 1:16 pm #33910

johngrigni
Customer

It is hosted on your server:
https://cdn.soft8soft.com/AROAJSY2GOEHMOFUVPIOE:d4c42d0559/applications/Gridscape-AR/index.html

2020-10-06 at 2:12 pm #33914

Alexander Kovelenov
Staff

Thanks, can you share source files as well? :)

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2020-10-06 at 2:18 pm #33916

johngrigni
Customer

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2020-10-06 at 4:36 pm #33919

Alexander Kovelenov
Staff

Hi,
I’ve checked your application and it works in AR mode like a charm. Tested it in WebXR Viewer on iPhone 7 (iOS 14). BTW does your phone support ArKit technology?

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2020-10-06 at 4:40 pm #33921

johngrigni
Customer

I’m using iPhone 8 Plus, using iOS 13.7. Do I need to upgrade to 14?

2020-10-06 at 7:12 pm #33923

johngrigni
Customer

I just upgraded to 14, no change

2020-10-07 at 6:43 am #33933

Alexander Kovelenov
Staff

Please check out the following link. I’ve uploaded your app to our network directory:
https://cdn.soft8soft.com/AROAJSY2GOEHMOFUVPIOE:2cda667dca/applications/abc/Gridscape-AR.html

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2020-10-07 at 7:13 am #33934

Alexander Kovelenov
Staff

Looks like we found the root of the issue. It seams like WebXR Viewer does not support establishing AR sessions out of iframe-d applications. It means that the link I provided above should work for you.

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2020-10-07 at 11:00 am #33942

johngrigni
Customer

Thank you very much! That was driving me crazy!

I happen to notice that Apple had an AR demo running as an easter egg for their October event, running in Safari on iOS. Do you know if they plan to make ARKit available to verge3D users? Or is it an issue of licensing fees?

PS – I’m removing the link to the source code from this thread.
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