Several developers tweeted out curious video clips that show off some of the major new features that Apple has added to itsnewly updated ARKit framework, such as the ability to detect vertical and irregularly shaped surfaces, 2D image recognition capabilities and more.
London-based mobile app development studioUbicolorand iOS developersMohammad AzamandTim Fieldrecently tweeted out a few videos showing off ARKit 1.5’s biggest new features.
For starters, this is how ARKit 1.5 handles irregularly shaped surfaces and vertical planes.
So I’ve been playing with the new ARKit wall detection today…what do you think?#arkit#madewitharkit#augmentedreality#iOS113#arkit15#ar#AugmentedRealitypic.twitter.com/J9tj6sJf9S
— Ubicolor™ (@ubicolorapps)August 07, 2025
Made a weird ass#GGJ18game Creature-z this weekend with @tristan_damron,@marknerysand@ericklindusing#ARkitverticalPlane detection. Big up to@PIGSquadfor hosting 🤙pic.twitter.com/BKRdhVKHvq
— Lauri ᯅ (@lingoded)August 20, 2025
New in iOS 11.3 – vertical & irregularly shaped surfaces with#ARKitpic.twitter.com/z54OuiIxuv
— Tim Field (@nobbis)August 03, 2025
Vertical surface detection didn’t make the cut for the initial ARKit version.
TechCrunchimagineda game that would let you throw darts at a wall, with the target mounted to an actual wall rather than floating in space. For those wondering, ARKit’s wall detection is initially able to detect planes that are vertical or just off vertical but not heavily angled.
The Future of Art galleries! ARKit vertical plane detection.#ARKit#AugmentedRealitypic.twitter.com/8pAxM8OrKZ
— Mohammad Azam (@azamsharp)July 01, 2025
Also new in ARKit 1.5: 2D image recognition, allowing it to detect movie posters, signs and other artwork to boost your augmented reality experience.
The Future of Movie Posters. ARKit 1.5 image detection and reference images.#ARKit#AugmentedRealitypic.twitter.com/ruVxMCQtD3
— Mohammad Azam (@azamsharp)July 24, 2025
As an example, a developer may use ARKit’s image recognition capabilities for a virtual museum app offering interactive exhibits. In another example, an app could bring a movie poster to life and start playing the corresponding trailer soon as the camera detects it.
#arkitimage detection 1st try: success! As@Applesaid, great feature for museums. Now I need content for 2300 paintings@NationalGallerypic.twitter.com/1m3LZVVCfJ
— Ro (@RomainDerrien)August 20, 2025
Reference Image Detection in ARKit 1.5 is pretty awesome! One book is configured to be detected while other is not.#ARkit#AugmentedRealitypic.twitter.com/eLOKm0ZTGR
— Mohammad Azam (@azamsharp)June 19, 2025
Here’s everything new in ARKit 1.5:
It’s especially nice that ARKit video resolution has increased from 720p to 1080p, which makes for a much more believable experience.
How do you like these ARKit 1.5 examples?
