# tomthecarrot/arcore-for-all

Google ARCore (dev preview 1) for "unsupported" Android devices

Repository: https://github.com/tomthecarrot/arcore-for-all
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/arcore-for-all
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-05-18T15:30:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3291, "days_push": 1568, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1054, forks 140 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:24.064808+00:00)

## What it is
A modified build of Google's ARCore developer preview library that removes the official device whitelist check, enabling ARCore to run on unsupported Android devices. It provides drop-in replacement AAR files for both Android and Unity projects.

## Use cases
- run ARCore apps on an unsupported Android phone
- test augmented reality apps on devices not on Google's supported list
- replace arcore_client.aar to bypass the ARCore device check
- use ARCore in Unity on unofficial devices
- research what hardware is needed to run ARCore

## When to choose
- you have an older unsupported Android device and want to experiment with ARCore developer preview 1
- you want to study how the ARCore device check was patched

## When to avoid
- you need current, officially supported ARCore features - use Google's official SDK instead
- you need Preview 2 or later support - use arcore-patch instead
- you need a 32-bit device build
- you need maintained, reliable software for production

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: sdk, graphics, computer-vision
- domain: android-tools, mobile-development
- platform: jvm
- tags: arcore, augmented-reality, device-compatibility-patch, reverse-engineering, unity-plugin, android

## Member repositories
- tomthecarrot/arcore-for-all (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.064808+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:59:03.618521+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tomthecarrot/arcore-for-all (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.064808+00:00, sha 725559b2f5b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.