Can I run ARCORE with the SM-G9500?

Question

When I run ARcore on my mobile phone with SM-G95000, the project will crash. Is my device not supported ARcore?

Answer 1

Try a modified version of the arcore-client which removes the check: https://github.com/tomthecarrot/arcore-for-all

In your Android project, simply replace the Google-provided arcore_client.aar with the one in this repo, and voilà! ARCore on any Android device.

Make sure to first install ARCore Service - "Preparing your Device" section of Google's instructions https://developers.google.com/ar/develop/java/getting-started

EDIT: If you use such "hacked" versions, you have to expect a bad tracking performance since the devices have to be properly calibrated.

Answer 2

I run ARCore on Samsung Galaxy S8+ SM-G955F which is not officially supported, so I believe that you can run too.

Prerequisite:

1. Read your Model Number from Settings. In my case SM-G955F.
2. Open ARCore sample project in AndroidStudio, open HelloArActivity.java and go to onCreate method.

3. Add Log here.

   if (!mSession.isSupported(mDefaultConfig)) {
       Toast.makeText(this, "This device does not support AR", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
       Log.d(TAG, "Fingerprint=" + Build.FINGERPRINT);
       finish();
       return;
   }
   

4. Run this code and read fingerprint. In my case it contains

   dream2ltexx/dream2lte

Now go to ARCore folder.

1. Extract arcore-android-sdk-master/libraries/arcore_client.aar
2. Go to extracted folder and extract classes.jar
3. Edit /com/google/atap/tangoservice/SupportedDevices.class I use MidnightCommander in GNU/Linux system. Shortcut to edit is Shift+F3 then F4 then find similar string to yours fingerprint. In my case it was "dreamltexx/dreamlte:7". I changed this string to "dream2ltexx/dream2lte"
4. Use 'jar' tool to zip back to classes.jar or use 'zip' and change extension to .jar.
5. Zip back all arcore_client and change extension to .aar
6. Replace aar library and rebuild in AndroidStudio.

In my case it works. Happy hacking!