[Guide] How to get Google Play Services for AR Working on Unsupported Honor Devices

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Honor's President, George Zhao, said that "I believe in the future, the virtual world will merge with reality" on the future of smartphones in relation to Augmented Reality (AR) applications during the launch of the HONOR View20 in Paris recently¹.

Guess what? The future is indeed here with Google Play Services for AR; formerly known as ARCore (link to PeaceHunter's article on "What exactly is ARCore" can be found here²) and Huawei has among the most supported devices listed on ARCore's site. Below is a brief overview of the listing³:

Honor 8X, Honor 10

Honor View 10 Lite

Honor V20

Huawei Mate 20 Lite, Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X

Huawei Nova 3, Nova 3i

Huawei Nova 4

Huawei P20, P20 Pro

Huawei P30, P30 Pro

Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS, Porsche Design Mate 20 RS

Huawei Y9 2019

(Last updated as of 23rd September 2019)

If you’re wondering why you can’t find other popular models such as the Honor 20 Lite, Honor 10 Lite or Honor Play listed, fret not as all you need to do is to just follow the guide detailed below on how to install Google’s ARCore on those unsupported models

i- Download and install the latest Google Play Services for AR v1.12 from APK Mirror

ii- Reboot and enjoy in having ARCore support on your device

To test out this new functionality, we’re going to use the game Pokémon Go which got added with ARCore support a few months back⁴ and the impressive before and after result can be seen below. All photos are taken on an Honor Play device

Guide-How-to-get-Google-Play-Services-for-AR-Working-on-Unsupported With ARCore support (unoffically) on the Honor Play, AR+ pictures taken in Pokémon Go are clear and vibrant

Without ARCore, AR pictures turns out to be blurry and bland

AR+ picture of Heatran, taken at a Chinese temple in Muar, Johor

Guide-How-to-get-Google-Play-Services-for-AR-Working-on-Unsupported AR+ picture of Cresselia, taken at Taman Aman in Petaling Jaya, Selangor

REFERENCES
1. https://www.androidauthority.com/honor-george-zhao-interview-paris-949306/
2. https://iforum-sg.c.hihonor.com/my/topic/968/detail.htm
3. https://developers.google.com/ar/discover/supported-devices
4. https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/12/17967116/pokemon-go-arcore-android-augmented-reality-update

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