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Vuforia hardware and software requirements

This page provides an overview of both hardware and software requirements for using the Vuforia SDK with Unity.

Mobile devices

The table below lists the supported mobile device operating system (OS) versions required for running applications created with the Vuforia SDK. The table also includes supported OS and Unity versions for developing applications with Vuforia.

Device OS Development OS Unity Version
Android (1) 4.1.x+ Windows (2) 7+ Windows (2) 2017.2+
iOS (2) 9+ OS X 10.11+ OS X 2017.2+
Windows (2) 10 UWP
  1. 32-bit only
  2. 32 & 64-bit

Optical see-through digital eyewear

The Vuforia SDK supports a range of optical see-through digital eyewear devices. The table below lists supported devices, along with their required operating system (OS) versions. The table also includes supported OS and Unity versions for developing applications with Vuforia for these devices.

Device Device OS Development OS Unity Version
HoloLensAn XR headset for using apps made for the Windows Mixed Reality platform. More info
See in Glossary
Current version Android (1)(2) 4.0.3+ Windows (3) 7+ Windows (3) 2017.2+
ODG R7+ Windows (1) 10 UWP OS X 10.11+ OS X 2017.2
Epson BT–200
  1. 32-bit only
  2. 4.0.3 Native only support for Epson BT–200
  3. 32 & 64-bit

Vuforia tools

Some Vuforia tools are only supported on specific hardware. The table below lists these tools, along with their supported devices and required OS versions.

App Devices OS Version
Calibration Assistant Moverio BT–200
ODG R–7
Android 4.0.3+
Object Scanner Samsung Galaxy S8+
Samsung Galaxy S8
Samsung Galaxy S7
Samsung Galaxy S6
Latest supported OS on the device

For more detailed information on these tools, see the Vuforia Calibration Assistant and Object Scanner pages in the Vuforia developer library.

Virtual Reality SDK integration support

Below is a list of VR SDKs fully integrated into the Unity Editor, along with the release version of the Editor where they were first integrated.

VR SDK Versions
Google VR SDK Unity 2017.2
Cardboard Android SDK Unity 2017.2
Windows Mixed RealityA mixed reality platform developed by Microsoft, built around the API of Windows 10. More info
See in Glossary
(HoloLens only)
Unity 2017.2

Graphics API support

The table below lists all the Graphics APIs supported by Vuforia when developing applications on supported operating systems.

Android iOSApple’s mobile operating system. More info
See in Glossary
Windows
OpenGL ES 2.0
OpenGL ES 3.x
OpenGL ES 2.0
OpenGL ES 3.x
Metal (iOS 8+)
DirectX 11 on Windows 10

  • 2018–03–28 Page published with editorial review

  • Vuforia documentation updated for Unity XR API in 2017.3

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