Changelog

Release 27.2: (2024-December-04, v27.2.6.427 / 2024-November-04, v27.2.5.427 / 2024-October-23, v27.2.4.427)

• New Features:

  • Added VPS compatibility for Niantic Studio projects.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Fixed an issue affecting the reliability of the the simulator in VPS projects. (27.2.5.427)
  • Improved the reliability of the camera pipeline initialization for enhanced AR experiences. (27.2.6.427)

Release 27.1: (2024-October-03, v27.1.9.427 / 2024-October-01, v27.1.6.427)

• Fixes and Enhancements:
  • Boosted localization and tracking quality at VPS locations, significantly enhancing stability and accuracy of VPS AR experiences.
  • Optimized SLAM relocalization & tracking.
  • Fixed an issue where the World Effects camera could teleport at the start of runtime in Studio.
  • Resolved an issue affecting the stability of VPS tracking to improve overall performance. (27.1.9.427)
  • Improved SLAM relocalization snaps AR content back to the proper position more quickly. (27.1.9.427)

Release 27: (2024-Sept-12, v27.0.4.427 / 2024-August-01, v27.0.2.427)

• Fixes and Enhancements:
  • Fixed an issue when swapping between World Effects and Face Effects experiences.
  • Improved XR camera synchronization with scenes in Studio.
  • Optimized logging for improved performance and cleaner output.

Release 26: (2024-June-18, v26.0.6.150)

• New Features:

  • Added support for Face Effects and World Tracking in Niantic Studio.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Fixed an issue with some A-Frame projects that could cause unexpected behavior.

Release 25: (2024-May-28, v25.0.1.2384)

• New Features:
  • Updated the XR engine to download as feature-specific components instead of one large package.

Release 24.1: (2024-March-28, v24.1.10.2165 / 2024-February-29, v24.1.5.2165 / 2024-February-13, v24.1.2.2165 / 2024-January-25, v24.1.1.2165)

• New Features:

  • Updated 8Frame to support A-Frame 1.5.0.
  • Added Metaversal Deployment support for Magic Leap 2 1.5.0 operating system update.
  • Updated Hand Tracking to support left and right hand UVs, enabling you to easily draw designs on a hand mesh.
  • Added support for Sky Effects to 8th Wall Simulator. (24.1.2.2165)
  • Added four new wrist attachment point to Hand Tracking. (24.1.5.2165)
  • Updated Metaversal Deployment to support virtual reality in the browser on Apple Vision Pro. (24.1.10.2165)

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved performance of Sky Effects experiences.
  • Improved Hand Tracking's wrist tracking stability. (24.1.5.2165)

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • Added uv-orientation parameter to xrextras-hand-mesh to support new hand UV functionality.
  • Fixed an issue with MediaRecorder on iOS 17.4. (24.1.10.2165)

Release 24: (2023-November-29, v24.0.10.2165 / 2023-November-16, v24.0.9.2165 / 2023-November-01, v24.0.8.2165)

• New Features:

  • Added three new ear attachment points for Face Effects, allowing you to accurately attach AR content to various points on the ears.
  • Updated Hand Tracking to expose hand UVs, enabling you to easily draw designs on a hand mesh
  • Enhanced Metaversal Deployment to support 8th Wall experiences on the Magic Leap 2.
  • Updated PlayCanvas integration to support three new ear attachment points for Face Effects. (24.0.9.2165)

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Cleaned up some PlayCanvas warnings (24.0.10.2165)

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • Updated AFrame components for easy Face Effects with new ear attachment points

Release 23: (2023-August-24, v23.1.1.2275 / 2023-August-09, v23.0.12.2275 /2023-July-28, v23.0.7.2275 / 2023-July-25, v23.0.4.2275)

• New Features:

  • Introducing Hand Tracking - use hands, wrists, and fingers as an interactive canvas for immersive WebAR experiences.
    • Attach 3D objects to an industry leading 36 hand attachment points.
    • Use the 8th Wall engine’s adaptive hand mesh to match the size and volume of any hand.
    • Added Hand Tracking Coaching Overlay module to guide users through a flow to ensure their hands are in view of the camera.
  • Updated PlayCanvas integration to support Hand Tracking. (23.0.12.2275)
  • Added XrDevice.deviceInfo API to query detailed device information. (23.1.1.2275)

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved SLAM relocalization snaps AR content back to the proper position more quickly and with better precision after an interruption.
  • Refined camera selection on Android devices.
  • Cleaned up warnings related to default xrhand parameters. (23.0.7.2275)
  • Fixed an issue with WebGL context on MacOS devices using Safari. (23.0.12.2275)
  • Improved SLAM tracking on a wide range of devices. (23.1.1.2275)

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • New A-Frame components for easy Hand Tracking development.
  • Fixed shadow shader in PlayCanvas.

Release 22.1: (2023-May-15, v22.1.7.1958 / 2023-May-03, v22.1.2.1958)

• New Features:

  • Added multi-face support for Face Effects, allowing you to augment up to three faces simultaneously in a single experience.
  • Updated Face Effects to support either standard or projected UVs, enabling you to easily draw Face Effect designs on a projected face mesh.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Fixed a device orientation issue on iOS 16.4 devices.
  • Fixed a performance issue that could occur when using one controller on a Meta Quest device.
  • Improved performance of three.js experiences on headsets. (22.1.7.1958)

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • Added face-id parameter to xrextras-faceanchor to support new multi-face functionality. (22.1.7.1958)

Release 22: (2023-April-20, v22.0.4.1958)

• New Features:

  • Introducing the 8th Wall Engine’s completely refreshed Face Effects:
    • Improved tracking quality and stability for:
      • Eyebrow Region
      • Eye Tracking
      • Mouth Tracking
    • Added Iris tracking capability:
      • Added API to estimate InterPupillary Distance (IPD)
    • Added developer-friendly real-time Face Events including:
      • Eyebrows Raised/Lowered
      • Mouth Open/Closed
      • Eye Open/Closed
    • Enabled new face morphing effects by exposing uv positions of face points in the camera frame.
    • Increased head mesh height to allow effects that extend all the way to the hairline.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved the speed of sky detection for Sky Effect’s experiences.

Release 21.4: (2023-April-07, v21.4.7.997 / 2023-March-27, v21.4.6.997)

• New Features:

  • Introducing Sky Effects + World Tracking - create immersive experiences that augment the sky and ground together in one project:
    • Added ability to simultaneously track 3D interactive content in the sky and on surfaces via SLAM.
    • Added the ability to move AR content from the sky layer to the ground, and from the ground to the sky.
  • Updated PlayCanvas integration to support Sky Effects as well as Sky + World Tracking.
  • Improved PlayCanvas integration with a new unified run() & stop() API which replaces the runXr() & stopXr() API.
  • Added a new xrconfig API that makes it easier to configure the different XR components that your project uses.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Fixed an issue with sky detection at the edge of the camera frame on some Sky Effects experiences.
  • Fixed an issue with xrlayerscene component when used in self-hosted projects.
  • Fixed an device orientation issue on iOS 16.4 devices (21.4.7.997)

Release 21.3: (2023-March-17, v21.3.8.997)

• New Features:

  • Added edge feathering controls (edgeSmoothness) for Sky Effects, allowing you to fine tune the look and intensity of borders between virtual and real-world content in the sky.
  • Added support for camera-locked Sky Effects in three.js, enabling you to add content to the sky that is always in view of the camera in your three.js projects.
  • Updated 8Frame to support A-Frame 1.4.1.
  • Updated Metaversal Deployment to support Room Setup in the Meta Quest Browser.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved performance and visual quality of Sky Effects experiences.
  • Added ability to specify which VPS Project Locations you want to localize against. This can help improve VPS localization times if there are many nearby Locations.
  • Fixed an issue where opening PlayCanvas experiences on desktop could result in crashing.

Release 21.2: (2022-December-16, v21.2.2.997 / 2022-December-13, v21.2.1.997)

• New Features:

  • Introducing Sky Effects - a major update to the 8th Wall Engine enabling sky segmentation:
    • Added ability to place 3D interactive content in the sky.
    • Added the ability to replace sky mask with images or video.
    • Added Sky Coaching Overlay module to guide users through a flow to ensure they are pointing their device at the Sky.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved tracking quality at VPS locations.
  • Fixed an AFrame Sky Effects pixelation issue that impacted some phones. (21.2.2.997)

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • Enhanced MediaRecorder to add another method of drawing 2D elements to the recorded canvas.
  • Fixed shadow rendering in PlayCanvas v1.55+
  • Improved performance of Image Target A-Frame primitives.

Release 20.3: (2022-November-22, v20.3.3.684)

• New Features:

  • Updated Metaversal Deployment to support mixed reality in the Meta Quest Browser.
    • 8th Wall World Effects experiences automatically make use of video passthrough AR on Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2 when accessed in the browser.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Optimized localization at VPS locations
  • Improved tracking quality at VPS locations by using the selected mesh of each Project Location.
  • Improved experience for some Android devices with multiple cameras.

Release 20: (2022-October-05, v20.1.20.684 / 2022-September-21, v20.1.19.684 / 2022-September-21, v20.1.17.684)

• New Features:

  • Introducing Lightship VPS for Web - create location-based WebAR experiences by connecting AR content to real-world locations.
    • Added new Geospatial Browser to the 8th Wall Developer Portal.
      • Find, create and manage VPS-activated Locations.
      • Generate and download 3D meshes for use as occluders, physics objects, or as a reference for creating location-aware animations.
    • Added enableVps parameter to XR8.XrController.configure() and xrweb.
    • Added events when a Location is ready for scanning, found, or lost.
    • Added ability to find and access Location raw mesh geometry.
    • Added XR8.Vps.makeWayspotWatcher, and XR8.Vps.projectWayspots APIs for querying nearby VPS activated Locations and Project Locations.
    • Added Lightship VPS Coaching Overlay module to guide users through a flow to localize at real-world locations.
    • Added XR8.Platform API for unlocking new 8th Wall platform features like Lightship VPS and Niantic Lightship Maps.
  • Niantic Lightship Map module
    • Add the lightship-maps module to your project on 8thwall.com to make it easy to create a variety of location-based experiences.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved error handling for VPS network requests (20.1.19.684)
  • Fixed issues with some VPS network requests (20.1.20.684)

Release 19.1: (2022-August-26, v19.1.6.390 / 2022-August-10, v19.1.2.390)

• Fixes and Enhancements:
  • Fixed issues with 8th Wall experiences within WeChat on iOS.
  • Improved initial SLAM tracking for some Android devices (19.1.6.390)

Release 19: (2022-May-5, v19.0.16.390 / 2022-April-13, v19.0.14.390 / 2022-March-24, v19.0.8.390)

• New Features:

  • Introducing Absolute Scale — a major update to 8th Wall SLAM to enable real-world scale in World Effects:
    • Added ability to enable Absolute Scale in World Effects projects.
    • Added scale parameter to XR8.XrController.configure().
    • Added Coaching Overlay module to guide users through a flow to generate appropriate data for scale estimation.
  • Updated 8Frame to support A-Frame 1.3.0. (19.0.16.390)

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved performance on various devices.
  • Improved experience for some Android devices with multiple cameras.
  • Improved performance of Absolute Scale on some iOS devices. (19.0.14.390)
  • Fixed Huawei browser user messaging on Huawei devices. (19.0.14.390)

Release 18.2: (2022-March-09, v18.2.4.554 / 2022-January-14, v18.2.3.554 / 2022-January-13, v18.2.2.554)

• Fixes and Enhancements:
  • Fixed an issue where devices running iOS 13 could reload after starting an XR8 session.
  • Fixed an issue where the WebGL context could be lost after many XR8 sessions.
  • Improved experience for some Android devices with multiple cameras.
  • Fixed issue where additive blending could interefere with the camera feed.
  • Fixed an issue with transparent materials. (18.2.3.554)
  • Fixed a three.js rendering issue on devices running iOS 15.4 (18.2.4.554)

Release 18.1: (2021-December-02, v18.1.3.554)

• Fixes and Enhancements:
  • Fixed a loading issue on some iOS devices when accessing Inline AR projects.
  • Fixed an issue with denying browser prompts on some iOS devices.
  • Fixed an issue rotating device orientation between landscape and portrait within SFSafariViewController.
  • Improved compatibility with some Android devices that have atypical camera feed aspect ratios.

Release 18: (2021-November-08, v18.0.6.554)

• New Features:

  • Introducing the completely rebuilt 8th Wall Engine featuring Metaversal Deployment:
    • Added pipeline module API for session managers.
    • Added Web3D session manager.
    • Added headset session managers for three.js and A-Frame.
    • Updated allowedDevices to include mobile-and-headset.
    • Added additional session configuration parameters in XR8.run().

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved frame capture with a variety of Pixel devices.
  • Updated iOS WKWebView flow to support experiences accessed via LinkedIn.

• XRextras:

  • Added xrextras-opaque-background A-Frame component and XRExtras.Lifecycle.attachListener.

Release 17.2: (2021-October-26, v17.2.4.476)

• Fixes and Enhancements:
  • Enhanced SLAM map building quality.
  • Optimized tracking quality of SLAM experiences.
  • Improved PlayCanvas integration to support drawing on the same canvas that the camera feed is rendered on.

Release 17.1: (2021-September-21, v17.1.3.476)

• New Features:

  • Added new APIs
    • API to query the engine initialization state.
    • three.js camera feed is available as a THREE.Texture.
    • Lifecycle method for pipeline module removal.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Enhanced SLAM map building quality.
  • Improved tracking quality on a wide range of devices.
  • Improved frame rate of World Effects, Face Effects, and Image Target experiences on Chromium-based and Firefox browsers.
  • Improved MediaRecorder video quality on Android devices.

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • Enhanced MediaRecorder share flow when Web Share API Level 2 is enabled.
  • Improved startup time of Loading module.
  • Improved lifecycle handling for Runtime Error, Almost There and Loading modules.
  • Updated the Almost There module to improve the success of QR Code scans.
  • Improved Full Window Canvas logic on iPad split screen views.

Release 17: (2021-July-20, v17.0.5.476)

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Enhanced above-horizon tracking boosts map quality improving the performance of WebAR experiences that ask users to point their phones up to fully explore AR content.
  • Optimized SLAM relocalization snaps AR content back to the proper position in world space after an interruption.
  • Improved tracking quality of SLAM experiences when users make extreme yaw movements.

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • Updated MediaRecorder to return to the media preview when users press the “view” button on the iOS dialog box after choosing to download media.

Release 16.1: (2021-June-02, v16.1.4.1227)

• Fixes and Enhancements:
  • Improved recovery of world tracking after an interruption.
  • Improved lifecycle management of event listeners in A-Frame projects.
  • Fixed an issue with WebGL 1 errors on some Android devices.
  • Fixed an issue where MediaRecorder would occasionally not render a recording preview.
  • Fixed an issue where swapping the camera multiple times could result in crashing.
  • Improved compatibility using canvases with pre-defined WebGL 2 contexts.

Release 16: (2021-May-21, v16.0.8.1227 / 2021-April-27, v16.0.6.1227 / 2021-April-22, v16.0.5.1227)

• New Features:

  • Introducing the all-new 8th Wall MediaRecorder:
    • Uses W3C web standards compliant recording when available.
    • Optimizes performance to improve frame rate during recording.
    • Enhancements to image quality and frame rate of recording.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved tracking quality and frame rate of SLAM experiences.
  • Improved tracking quality and frame rate of Image Target experiences.
  • Improved experience for some Android devices with multiple cameras.
  • Fixed raycasting issues with PlayCanvas.
  • Fixed SLAM tracking issue (v16.0.8.1227)

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • Updated MediaRecorder to provide a progress bar while transcoding recordings on relevant devices.

Release 15.3: (2021-March-2, v15.3.3.487)

• New Features:

  • Updated 8Frame to support A-Frame 1.2.0.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Fixed an issue with resuming the camera feed in Safari after navigating back to an 8th Wall app.
  • Fixed an issue with resuming the camera feed after re-opening a WKWebView
  • Improved compatibility with different rendering engine versions.
  • Optimized iOS WKWebView flows for some native apps.

Release 15.2: (2020-December-14, v15.2.4.487)

• New Features:

  • Added support for WKWebView on devices running iOS 14.3 or later.
  • Made a compute context accessible to Pipeline Modules to accelerate offscreen GPU computer vision.
  • Updated 8Frame to support A-Frame 1.1.0.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved compatibility with rendering engines.
  • Added the ability to load and unload image targets while tracking other image targets.
  • Fixed an issue with MediaRecorder related to audio context switching.
  • Improved experience for some Android devices with multiple cameras.
  • Fixed an issue where WebGL errors would sometimes be hidden.
  • Fixed an issue with simultaneously tracking flat and curved image targets.
  • Fixed an issue with switching between WebGL and WebGL2 pipelines.

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • Improved flows for iOS WKWebView on devices running iOS 14.3 or later.
  • Fixed an issue with Stats module pipeline detach.

Release 15.1: (2020-October-27, v15.1.4.487)

• New Features:

  • Added support for Curved Image Targets to be used simultaneously with SLAM.
  • Added support for A-Frame 1.1.0-beta, THREE 120, and MRCS HoloVideoObject 1.2.5.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved quality of tracking Flat Image Targets simultaneously with SLAM.
  • Improved framerate for devices with iOS 14 or greater.
  • Improved experience for some Android devices with multiple cameras. (v15.0.9.487)
  • Optimized performance of some GPU processing.
  • Enhanced PlayCanvas integration with support for switching between XR and FaceController cameras.
  • Fixed an issue with MediaRecorder microphone access where onPause events were not closing the microphone input.
  • Fixed an issue with MediaRecorder occasionally producing files incompatible with some video players.
  • Fixed a raycasting issue with AFrame 1.0.x. (v15.0.9.487)

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • XRExtras.PauseOnHidden() module pauses the camera feed when your browser tab is hidden.

Release 15: (2020-October-09, v15.0.9.487 / 2020-September-22, v15.0.8.487)

• New Features:

  • 8th Wall Curved Image Targets:
    • Added support for cylindrical image targets such as those wrapped around bottles, cans and more.
    • Added support for conical image targets such as those wrapped around coffee cups, party hats, lampshades and more.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved tracking quality for SLAM and Image Targets.
  • Fixed an issue with MRCS Holograms and device routing on iOS 14.
  • Fixed an issue with Face Effects and Image Targets where updates to mirroredDisplay were not reflected during runtime.
  • Improved experience for some Android devices with multiple cameras. (v15.0.9.487)
  • Fixed a raycasting issue with AFrame 1.0.x (v15.0.9.487)

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • New AFrame components for easy Curved Image Target development:
    • 3D container prefab component that forms a portal-like container that 3D content can be placed inside.
    • Video playback prefab component for easily enabling video on curved image targets.
  • Improved detection of Web Share API Level 2 support.

Release 14.2: (2020-July-30, v14.2.4.949)

• New Features:

  • Updated MediaRecorder.configure() to provide more control over audio output and mixing:
    • Pass in your own audioContext.
    • Request mic permissions during setup or runtime.
    • Optionally disable microphone recording.
    • Add your own audio nodes to the audio graph.
    • Incorporate scene audio into recording playback.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Fixed an issue where clip planes were not set from PlayCanvas in some cases.
  • Added support for switching between world tracking, image target tracking, and face effects at runtime.
  • Fixed an issue where vertex buffers could be rebound after vertex arrays were deleted.
  • Improved experience for some Android devices with multiple cameras.

Release 14.1: (2020-July-06, v14.1.4.949)

• New Features:

  • Introducing 8th Wall Video Recording:
    • Add in-browser video recording to any 8th Wall project with the new XR8.MediaRecorder API.
    • Add dynamic overlays and end cards with custom images and call to action.
    • Configure maximum video duration and resolution.
  • Added microphone as a configurable module permission.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Enhanced CanvasScreenshot functionality with improved overlay support.
  • Fixed an issue with Face Effects that could cause visual glitches on device orientation change.
  • Improved Face Effects right-handed coordinate compatibility with Bablyon.js.
  • Improved graphics pipeline compatibility with Babylon.js.

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • Record button prefab component for capturing video and photos:
    • Select between standard, fixed, and photo capture modes.
  • Preview prefab component for easily previewing, downloading, and sharing captures
  • Use XRExtras to easily customize the Video Recording user experience in your project:
    • Configure maximum video length and resolution.
    • Add optional watermark to each frame of the video.
    • Add optional end card to add branding and a call to action at the end of the video.

Release 14: (2020-May-26)

• New Features:

  • Introducing 8th Wall Face Effects: Attach 3D objects to face attachment points and paint your face with custom materials, shaders or videos.
  • Selfie Mode: Use the front camera with a mirrored display to get the perfect selfie shot.
  • Desktop Browsers: Enable your image target and face effect experiences to run in desktop browsers utilizing the webcam.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Enhanced capture field of view on Pixel 4/4XL phones.
  • Enhanced camera profiles for certain phone models.
  • Fixed an issue with changing device orientation during startup.
  • Fixed an issue with swapping the camera direction on the same a-scene.
  • Fixed an issue with AFrame look-controls not being removed on scene restart.
  • Improved experience for some Android phones with multiple cameras.
  • Other fixes and enhancements.

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • Enhanced almost there flows for experiences that can be viewed on desktop.
  • PauseOnBlur module stops the camera when your tab is not active.
  • New AFrame components for easy face effects and desktop experience development.
  • New ThreeExtras for rendering PBR materials, basic materials, and videos to faces.

Release 13.2: (2020-Feb-13)

• New Features:

  • Release camera stream on XR8.pause() and reopen on XR8.resume().
  • Added API to access shader program and modify uniforms used by GlTextureRenderer.
  • Added API to configure WebGL context on run.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Fix black video issue on iOS when a user long-presses on an image.
  • Improved iOS screenshot capture speed and reliability.
  • Fixed alpha channel rendering when taking a screenshot.
  • Improved experience for some Android phones with multiple cameras.
  • Improved detection of social network web views.

• XRExtras Enhancements:

  • Improved QR codes with better compatibility with native cameras.
  • Improved link out flows for social networks.
  • Improved CSS customization.

Release 13.1

• New Features:

  • Improved framerate on high resolution Android phones.
  • Camera pipeline can be stopped and restarted.
  • Camera pipeline modules can be removed at runtime or when stopped.
  • New lifecycle callbacks for attaching and detaching.

• Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Improved experience for some Android phones with multiple cameras.
  • Fixed iOS phone calibration on iOS 12.2 and above.

Release 13

• New Features:
  • Adds support for cloud-based creation, collaboration, publishing, and hosting of WebAR content.

Release 12.1

• Fixes and Enhancements:
  • Increased camera resolution on newer iOS devices.
  • Increased AFrame fps on high-res Android devices.
  • Fixed three.js r103+ raycasting issues.
  • Added support for iPadOS.
  • Fixed memory issue when loading many image targets repeatedly.
  • Minor performance enhances and bug fixes.

Release 12

• New Features:

  • Increased image target upload limit to 1000 image targets per app.
  • New API for selecting active image targets at runtime.
  • Apps can now scan for up to 10 image targets simultaneously.
  • Front facing camera is supported in camera framework and image targets.
  • Engine support for PlayCanvas.

• Fixes:

  • Improved experience for some Android phones with multiple cameras.

• XRExtras:

  • Improved visual quality on Android Phones.
  • Support for iOS 13 device orientation permissions.
  • Better error handling for missing web assembly on some older versions of iOS.
  • Support for PlayCanvas.

Release 11.2

• New Features:
  • iOS 13 motion support.

Release 11.1

• Fixes and Enhancements:
  • Reduced memory usage.
  • Improved tracking performance.
  • Enhanced detection of browser capabilities.

Release 11

• New Features:
  • Added support for Image Targets.
  • Added support for BabylonJS.
  • Reduced JS binary size to 1MB.
  • Added support running 8th Wall Web inside a cross-origin iframe.
  • Minor API additions.

Release 10.1

• New Features:

  • Added support for A-Frame 0.9.0.

• Fixes:

  • Fixed error when providing includedTypes to XrController.hitTest().
  • Reduced memory usage when tracking over extended distances.

Release 10

Release 10 adds a revamped web developer console with streamlined developer-mode, access to allowed origins and QR codes. It adds 8th Wall Web support for XRExtras, an open-source package for error handling, loading visualizations, "almost there" flows, and more.

• New Features:

  • Revamped web developer console.
  • XR Extras provides a convenient solution for:
    • Load screens and requesting camera permissions.
    • Redirecting users from unsupported devices or browsers ("almost there").
    • Runtime error handling.
    • Drawing a full screen camera feed in low-level frameworks like three.js.
  • Added public lighting, hit test interfaces to XrController.
  • Other minor API additions.

• Fixes:

  • Improved app startup speed.
  • Fixed a framework issue where errors were not propagated on startup.
  • Fixed an issue that could occur with WebGL during initialization.
  • Use window.screen interface for device orientation if available.
  • Fixed a three.js issue that could occur when the canvas is resized.

Release 9.3

• New Features:
  • Minor API additions: XR.addCameraPipelineModules() and XR.FullWindowCanvas.pipelineModule()

Release 9.2

• New Features:
  • Public documentation released: https://docs.8thwall.com/web

Release 9.1

• New Features:
  • Added support for Amazon Sumerian in 8th Wall Web
  • Improved tracking stability and eliminated jitter

Release 9

• Initial release of 8th Wall Web!