Yahoo Japan launches iOS AR mode navigation, now only suitable for walking routes

This is a new experimental AR mode where users simply enter their destination, select “walking route” and then click on “AR mode”.

Yahoo Japan has just updated their iOS-based map app, which includes a new experimental AR mode that overlays the blue channel into the physical world, allowing you to follow your route map to your final destination. It is currently an AR feature that is only available for walking routes, and can be run on Japanese Apple devices based on iOS 11 from today.

Just like the first news about Yahoo on the Japanese VR publication MoguraVR. Apple's ARKit makes the map's new AR model possible. As an application development tool, ARKit allows developers to build augmented reality applications for mobile devices running iOS 11 or higher. It is unclear whether a similar ARCore-based Android application is under development.

To activate the AR mode, the user simply enters their destination, selects "walking route", and then clicks "AR mode".

A blue path will appear, giving you a white arrow to indicate where you should go. When you head to your destination, footprints (sometimes "paw prints") will follow you. Road signs showing the remaining distance will also appear periodically to show how many meters are left in your itinerary. Because we are talking about Japan here, at the end of the trip, you will be welcomed by a cute little cartoon character, in this case a puppy wearing a helmet named Kensaku, yahoo! The official mascot of Japan.

Yahoo Japan has issued additional warnings for users trying to enter AR mode, including the conditions that "walking is very dangerous when watching the phone screen." Just like playing "Pokémon Go", users should keep their eyes on their eyes and don't always stare at the phone screen.

And this is not the first time we have seen the actual application of the AR-assisted map application. Last summer, when Apple's ARKit was first released, London-based developer Andrew Hart created a similar prototype map application, one of the first applications we've seen. Although there are other downloadable content on the iOS 11 device, the "AR navigation" called "HotStepper" that suddenly appeared at the end of last year is liked by many users. It is characterized by a semi-naked man. Dance your direction in the direction of your destination and wave your hand to follow him.

While large companies like Apple or Google haven't added "AR mode" to their local map app, Yahoo! Japan's implementation can serve as a valuable test basis to see if people actually use AR. Function, or treat it as an interesting, but ultimately less useful novelty.

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