Discover Augmented Reality content in Aero Player (beta) on Android

Learn how to view augmented reality in Aero player (beta) on Android.

The Adobe Aero Player (Beta) app on Android allows anyone to view and interact with AR experiences made with Aero and shared via an Aero link.

View from Home or Discover screen

Aero Player (Beta) launches on a gallery of curated Augmented Reality content from Adobe Behance. 

To view content, simply scroll to the appropriate item and tap on the Behance project  image. 

home screen
Behance Project image

The detail view has a description of the augmented reality Behance project. 

project screen
Detail view

To launch the augmented reality experience, tap the Ar  button as shown. 

Ar Button
Ar Button

Experience View
View AR Experience

Anchor your experience to the world

Follow the on-screen prompts to anchor your experience to the world.

Steps for surface-based experiences: 

  1. First find a surface with a texture to place your experience on. Natural textured surfaces often work better than surfaces which are plain, single colored, shiny, or patterned. 

2. Tap to anchor your experience in place.

scanning surface
Scanning Surfaces

Tap to place
Tap to Place

Viewing features

Now your experience is anchored you can interact with it by moving closer to the content or tapping items interactively. 

Annotated View
Viewing Features

A. Back  B. Experience Title C. Share D. Overflow Menu  E. Fullscreen 

The Aero Player (Beta) on Android can open all creations created by Aero. 
The Aero creation tools can share links to Augmented Reality experiences. These can be shared on the web, via messaging apps, inside applications or as digital or printed QR codes.  

share QR
View from the QR code

link wizard
View from the link

Trigger a shared AR link using a QR code on Android

The Camera app on any Android device can be used to  scan QR codes. Open the camera app and point  your  camera at the QR code and follow the prompts to follow the link. 

Camera View QR
Trigger a shared AR link using QR code

What's next?

Now you know how to discover and view content in AR. Next, learn how to create your own augmented reality experience using Adobe Aero, see What is Adobe Aero.

Have a question or an idea?

If you have a question to ask or an idea to share, come and participate in Adobe Aero Community

Don’t forget to showcase your work on Behance and seek inspiration from others' work as well.

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