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AR Zone
DeveloperSamsung Electronics
Initial releaseFebruary 24, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-02-24)
Final release
1.8.00.21 / July 28, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-07-28)
Operating systemAndroid
TypeAugmented reality

AR Zone (Korean: AR 존) is an application on Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets that consolidates several augmented reality (AR) tools[1] into one app. The app came preloaded on most Galaxy devices running One UI 2.1 until One UI 6.

AR Zone was first released for Samsung Galaxy S20 in 2020, and brought together several augmented reality features that were located in Air Command, AR Emoji (in Camera app) and Bixby Vision.[2][3] With the release of One UI 7 in 2025, Samsung has dropped the AR Zone app: its existing tools (AR Doodle, Quick Measure, Deco Pic) are now separate apps and not preloaded but are available from the Samsung Galaxy Store. AR Emoji has been renamed to Galaxy Avatar and remains preloaded on its own.[4][5]

AR tools

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The AR Emoji suite included AR Emoji Camera, AR Emoji Studio and AR Emoji Stickers. AR Emoji Studio allowed users to generate animated 3D emoji avatars of themselves through Samsung Camera or Gallery with the use of AR or choose a pre-existing model. The website SamMobile described it as creating "your own Samsung Sam-like avatar", referring to the virtual assistant character that went viral in 2021.[6]

An Avatar/My Emoji can be edited in AR Emoji Studio.[7] Stickers using the Avatar/My Emoji can be created in AR Emoji Stickers.[6] Even though every single emoji created using AR Emoji Camera or AR Emoji Studio creates stickers, it is still possible to create AR Emoji Stickers from scratch or edit the existing ones using editor in AR Emoji Stickers.[citation needed]

AR Doodle is a feature to draw (i.e. doodle) on objects while it is being captured on the device camera.[8] Deco Pic is another feature in the AR Zone for adding frames, stickers and GIFs on an existing photo or video.[7] 3D Scanner, which is available on select devices with a time of flight (ToF) camera, create 3D models of real-world objects. It requires the device camera to scan an object from all directions.[9]

Another tool is Quick Measure which measures area, length, depth and distance of real-world objects, also making use of ToF.[10] Places, Makeup, Home Decor and Styling are other AR features that were discontinued in 2020.[11]

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References

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  1. ^ "USER MANUAL" (PDF). March 2020.
  2. ^ SamMobile; Farooqui, Adnan (2019-12-11). "Exclusive: Samsung to put all augmented reality features in new 'AR Zone'". SamMobile. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  3. ^ "First impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra". Neowin. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  4. ^ Shaik, Asif Iqbal (2024-11-13). "Samsung making big changes to Camera app with One UI 7". SamMobile. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  5. ^ Yordan. "Samsung will drop pre-loaded AR apps from Camera in One UI 7". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  6. ^ a b SamMobile; Matei, Mihai (2022-11-07). "Using Samsung's AR Emoji to create stickers, call and lock screen videos". SamMobile. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  7. ^ a b Fedewa, Joe (2022-02-21). "What Is Samsung AR Emoji, and How Do You Use It?". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  8. ^ "Draw on Real World Objects with AR Doodles on Your Galaxy Note 10". Gadget Hacks. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  9. ^ SamMobile; Mishra, Abhijeet (2019-08-23). "Galaxy Note 10+ 3D scanner app now available on the Galaxy Store". SamMobile. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  10. ^ Kavafian, Hagop (2019-04-20). "Samsung releases AR-based Quick Measure app that only works with the Galaxy S10 5G". Android Police. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  11. ^ Porter, Jon (2020-10-06). "Samsung to discontinue some of Bixby's AR features this month". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
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