ARKit & LiDAR: Building Point Clouds in Swift (Part 2)
Consolidating captured colored points into a unified point cloud, visualizing it in AR, and exporting to .PLY format.
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ARKit & LiDAR: Building Point Clouds in Swift (Part 1)
How to extract LiDAR depth data from ARKit frames and convert it into colored 3D point clouds using Swift and SceneKit.
How to publish an app on the App Store
A step-by-step guide to App Store publication: developer accounts, legal requirements, metadata, graphic assets, and the review process.
Native Web AR for iOS: what is possible with AR Quick Look
How AR Quick Look enables augmented reality directly from the browser on iOS — no app download required.
Augmented Reality on mobile: ARKit, ARCore, and Vuforia
A practical comparison of the three major mobile AR frameworks — ARKit, ARCore, and Vuforia — with use cases and technical tradeoffs.
The App Store Small Business Program reduces fees to 15%
Apple's Small Business Program cuts App Store commission from 30% to 15% for developers earning under $1M annually — here's how it works.