News for Developers

Facebook Shares Major Spark AR Studio Update

In 2017, we introduced the world to a powerful AR software suite called AR Studio. Since then, we've worked with a tremendous, global community of creators and developers to help shape and define the Spark AR platform. In fact, since last year's F8, over one billion people have used AR experiences powered by Spark AR. Hundreds of millions of people...

Augmented Reality 2019

April 30 2019

Introducing New Ways to Bring Immersive Web Content into VR

Today at F8, we introduced several new ways to see, save and experience immersive content in a VR headset or on a smartphone. We’re making it easier for developers and creators to create this immersive content and make it available to millions of people to experience seamlessly across devices. Through WebXR, we’re opening the doors to the next...

Augmented Reality Virtual Reality

April 30 2019

Camera Effects Platform is now Spark AR

When we launched the Camera Effects Platform, we put the power of augmented reality into the hands of all developers and creators allowing them to reach 1.5 billion people on Facebook. In the last 18 months our community of creators and developers has inspired us by building innovative experiences for the Facebook camera that go beyond...

Augmented Reality Platforms

October 05 2018

Day 1 of F8 2018: Developer News Roundup

Today, developers, creators and business leaders from around the world gathered in San Jose, California to participate in F8, our annual developer conference, to experience Facebook's new breakthrough technology and explore more ways to bring the world closer together. If you couldn't join us in person, or watch online, don't worry, we got you...

Augmented Reality Business Tools

May 01 2018

AR Studio: Create and Distribute New, Rich AR Experiences with Ease

At last year’s F8 we introduced developers and artists to AR Studio, a powerful tool designed to make stunning interactive experiences for the Facebook camera. Since then we’ve seen the creation of immersive, interactive 3D experiences that allow us to enhance ourselves and the world around us, bringing imaginative augmented reality ideas to life....

Augmented Reality Platforms

May 01 2018

Investing in the Facebook Developer Community

When we launched the Facebook platform eleven years ago, it was impossible to imagine all the innovative ways developers would use the social graph to build a more connected world.To date, millions of developers have built on our platform, and our journey together has been marked by a number of memorable milestones, from the launch of Facebook...

Augmented Reality Platforms

May 01 2018

New target tracking capabilities coming to AR Studio in Spring

Since AR Studio opened in December, creators have been able to build effects where people can place 3D objects into their surroundings and interact with them in real-time. Now we're also adding target tracking capabilities to the platform which allows the camera to track an image and open an immersive experience. With AR Target Tracker, creators...

Augmented Reality 2018

March 13 2018

Earlier this year we released Camera Effects Platform in closed beta, putting the the first augmented reality platform into the hands of talented creators such as brands, publishers, artists and developers.

Earlier this year we released Camera Effects Platform (CEP) in closed beta, putting the first augmented reality platform into the hands of talented creators such as brands, publishers, artists and developers. With AR Studio, this platform empowers creators to connect art with data to bring augmented reality into everyday life through the Facebook...

Augmented Reality 2017

December 20 2017

Introducing Camera Effects Platform

Facebook has long been a place where people connect and communicate with one another by sharing personal stories, photos, and videos about their lives. Last month we introduced the Facebook camera to make photo and video sharing even more expressive with fun masks, frames, interactive filters, and fresh art from featured guests, but we believe that...