iOS 11 Is Now Available, as Are Many AR Kit Updates for Tons of Games - Videogames Blogs

iOS 11 Is Now Available, as Are Many AR Kit Updates for Tons of Games



Following the typical cadence of iOS releases, iOS 11 was originally revealed at WWDC this summer then predictably released mere moments ago leading up to the iPhone 8 launch this Friday. I feel like most of the benefits of iOS 11 are going to be on the iPad where the new icon dock along the bottom of the screen is going to make your iPad behave a lot more like a MacBook when it comes to multitasking. What's likely going to be a bigger hit around here is the release of AR Kit, which is Apple's way of allowing developers to easily embrace creating all sorts of augmented reality apps and games.

Additionally, there's a whole new and "improved" App Store experience which features significantly fewer apps and games but switches gears to be much more like a daily digest instead of just an onslaught of icons. I'm interested to see whether or not these new featuring methods have the same impact as previous methods. I'm sure we won't need to wait long for developers to analyze every nook and cranny of the new App Store.
As we've mentioned numerous times on the site now, updating to iOS 11 also means that 32-bit apps will no longer work on your iOS device. You can check which apps you have that won't work anymore by loading up "Settings," then going to "General," "About," then "Applications." Per a post earlier today, you'll likely notice our own app in there as well as a bunch of other games. If you've got a bunch of stuff in this ...
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