Instagram is getting an augmented reality filter app

The filters of augmented reality on social networks such as Instagram, they are very successful with audiences of all ages. So when Facebook announced at the Facebook Connect Conference that a new filter was coming, many were excited. 

According to the company, a new application will be launched that will help create and also share this type of filter within Instagram Stories. Therefore, the company focused on advertising first, for the developers of this tool. 

This new application to develop filters in augmented reality takes the name of Polar, and was developed by the company Spark AR. However, for now, it will only be available for the IOS system, and it does not have a release date yet. 

How is augmented reality filter for Instagram supposed to work?

This new filter design augmented reality developed in the Spark AR app, its main objective is to facilitate the creation of this type of tool. According to what was disclosed, Polar has an intuitive interface, which facilitates usability for the less experienced. 

Therefore, even those who don't have much experience will receive useful and simple tips to develop their personalized filters. That is, the social network community will have access to a wide variety of content. 

With this tool augmented reality, developers will be able to change hair color, skin color, apply color filters, change eye color, among many other details through on-screen sliders. 

In addition to augmented reality, other features will also arrive for Instagram

At the same conference on augmented reality, Facebook also announced other features that will change and improve the experience of its users. Among them, an API (Application Programming Interface) that promises to help with filter experiments.

That is, these improvements allow the activation of points of augmented reality in some locations. Thus, when the user uses the rear camera of his cell phone, he will be able to visualize the objects as if they were there. 

In this way, this technology facilitates tasks such as a guided tour and a treasure hunt, for example. In addition to the new API, some new features will also improve 3D applications, involving both text as well as characters, stickers, GIFs and more. 

Augmented reality effects will also include other points on users' bodies.

The company also revealed other details that, this time, involve the extension of the entire body of its users. That is, they are resources that carry out body tracking, making the effects follow the movements performed during recording.

In this way, this resource manages to apply up to twenty diversified key points throughout the entire body. With this, very common videos such as dance videos will be able to incorporate these effects with superior quality. 

With the same objective of the other filters of augmented reality, a special hand tracking was developed. Thus, effects such as super powers in the hands will be possible. The company hopes that all creators will soon receive access. 

Augmented reality features should also arrive for video calls

In addition to the aforementioned augmented reality effects, Spark AR will also introduce changes for users regarding video calls. As such, both Instagram and Messenger will receive updates to this feature. 

Then “Group Effects” will be included for all video call participants. With this, everyone can use filters at the same time for the duration of the call. And yet, their publication will be released on Instagram to be shared at the beginning of November. 

Currently, Instagram is one of the social networks with augmented reality most consumed in the world. Present on the market for over eleven years, the app has already received more than 126 million reviews on the Google Play Store. 

Learn how to download the Instagram app and use its filters 

To use the filters augmented reality on your Instagram, it's pretty simple. However, so that there is no doubt, we separate a step by step below. Check out:

• First, open the app on your mobile phone;
• Then, still on the home screen, click on your profile picture at the top, with the name “Your Story”. Or, just slide the screen from left to right; 
• Thus, on the right side of the recording button, you will find some filter options already pre-selected by the platform;
• If you want to add others, you can search for new ones by clicking on the ball with the name “Search for effects”;
• On the screen, the most used ones will appear, and you can test them. Or use the magnifying glass to search for a specific effect; 
• To save to your gallery, just click the button with an arrow down;

Therefore, all the filters you save will appear along with the others suggested by Instagram. Then, when using that filter again, the user can locate it more easily. To discover new apps, visit our page Apps! 

But if you don't have the app yet, you can to go down the file easily by accessing your app store. On Android phones, it's Google Play and on iOS, it's the App Store. 

So, just go to the search field and type “Instagram”. When it appears, press the green “Install” button. With the download finished, just open the application and enjoy all the resources and tips that we present in this article.