Get Google Playground AR Camera Effects on Any Android Phone

Google's Playground, which is the revamped version of AR Stickers by Google available on Pixel ii, has mostly been limited to Pixel three. While these AR stickers were launched for older Pixel devices soon afterwards the Pixel three launch, you tin can now go these running on whatsoever Android Pie device and the setup process is fairly simple.

Thank you to senior XDA member and contributor Arnova8G2, who is popularly revered for porting the official Google Camera – and bringing features like Nighttime Sight – to other devices, nosotros now take an executable APK file to install Playground stickers on any phone with Android Pie. This method works even without rooting the Android Pie device, which is a relief.

Here's How to Get Google Playground AR Camera Effects on Any Android Smartphone — Courtesy: XDA-Developers

It is to be noted that the modded Playground app works but on devices which support ARCore and if you're unsure about your smartphone being part of the cadre, you can find the entire listing of supported devices here. You might be required to download Google ARCore manually from the Google Play Shop (gratuitous).

Secondly, you lot will have to download a modded version of Google camera, preferably but not necessarily developed past Arnova8G2 to use the feature.

Once you've checked compatibility for ARCore on your Android device, you can get ahead and download the modded Google Playground app from this link (alternative link). The bundle weighs in at 470MB, so might want to download it on Wi-Fi instead of mobile data.

Once, y'all've downloaded the APK, install it and you'll be able to find the Playground feature nether the 'More' menu on Google Camera. Y'all can simply drag and drop these augmented reality characters into the frame and make your photos or videos more lively.

For those of you who might not be familiar, the Playground allows you to add a variety of AR characters or props to your images and also gives you a alive preview before the picture is taken. Some of these characters also compliment you by imitating y'all or doing their signature motility. Here are some of the examples: