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The iPhone 12 Pro LiDAR camera finally has a use case – TikTok filters
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The first augmented reality filter using Apple’s LiDAR sensors was just added to TikTok. It uses the new sensor on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPad Pro to create virtual confetti that can realistically settle on people or objects in the room.
While we would have loved to see this before the New Year celebrations, it really is an impressive demo of what the LiDAR TrueDepth cameras from Apple can do.
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Other major players have also been eyeing Apple’s LiDAR technology. Snapchat integrated support for LiDAR into its creator studio back in October, so anyone who wanted to could create enhanced AR filters using Apple’s tech.
TikTok’s enhanced filter might not have arrived in time for 2021, but at least we’ve got AR confetti for next year, right? Maybe by then, the pandemic will be over, and we can celebrate in person. Still, there is one big bonus to virtual confetti – no cleanup!
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