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Requirements

Web Browser​

Mobile browsers require the following functionality to support 8th Wall Web experiences:

  • WebGL (canvas.getContext('webgl') || canvas.getContext('webgl2'))
  • getUserMedia (navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia)
  • deviceorientation (window.DeviceOrientationEvent - only needed if SLAM is enabled)
  • Web-Assembly / WASM (window.WebAssembly)

NOTE: 8th Wall Web experiences must be viewed via https. This is required by browsers for camera access.

iOS​

  • Safari (iOS 11+)
  • Apps that use SFSafariViewController web views (iOS 13+)
    • Apple added getUserMedia() support to SFSafariViewController in iOS 13. 8th Wall works within iOS 13 apps that use SFSafariViewController web views.
    • Examples: Twitter, Slack, Discord, Gmail, Hangouts, and more.
  • Apps/Browsers that use WKWebView web views (iOS 14.3+)

Android​

  • Browsers known to natively support the features required for WebAR:
    • Chrome
    • Firefox
    • Samsung Internet
    • Microsoft Edge
  • Apps using Web Views known to support the features required for WebAR:
    • Twitter, WhatsApp, Slack, Gmail, Hangouts, Reddit, LinkedIn, and more.

Engine​

  • VPS requires engine v27.4.7+