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Turn on phone torch while using ARcore

Discussion in 'AR' started by skoteskote, Oct 16, 2018.

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  1. skoteskote

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    Is this possible yet? I need this for doing AR in lowlight conditions. I've been googling but can only find the open feature request on github.
     
    skoteskote, Oct 16, 2018
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  2. mr0ng

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    @jakobskote I also have this question. I've been looking, but to no avail yet. It seems that flashlight / torch on Android doesn't work when ARCore is being used.
     
    mr0ng, Jan 2, 2019
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  3. clebertavares

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    I am on this too. No solution for now.
     
    clebertavares, Oct 3, 2019
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  4. jhocking-bundlar

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    swell I just encountered this as well. I was able to fairly easily get the flashlight working on iOS when using AR Foundation, and I even figured out how to turn the torch on Android ordinarily, but when the AR is active I get the same as this link:
    https://github.com/google-ar/arcore-android-sdk/issues/356

    fwiw the repo that issue is on looks like this issue isn't specific to Unity, but is a limitation of ARCore.
     
    jhocking-bundlar, Dec 27, 2019
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  5. Bl4ckh34d

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    Any news on this? It is 2 years since the issue came up. Any workarond already?
     
    Bl4ckh34d, Dec 8, 2020
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  6. mfuad

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    That is not supported by ARCore. Suggest following up with their team again on their Github.
     
    mfuad, Dec 15, 2020
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