--- title: "iPhone, iPad and Android for augmented reality training" description: "What augmented reality on a phone or tablet does in a real room, which PTR programs run there with no headset, and who chooses the widest-reach route." canonical: https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/phones-and-tablets --- [XR](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr) / [Headsets and devices](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices) / Phones and tablets # iPhone, iPad and Android for augmented reality training Augmented reality on the device already in the pocket: markers, surfaces and objects placed in the real room through the camera. In a real room ## The widest reach of any device Everyone on staff has one, nobody has to be fitted, and the layer opens where the person is standing. A structure rises from a phone held over a marker. A printed model gains an augmented reality layer. Dotted planes found on a tablet. Programs ## Which programs run on it The programs that need no headset run here: practice with an AI roleplay partner, a knowledge twin, an augmented reality layer on the real room. Practice on a laptop, monitor or phone. ### AI roleplay, knowledge twins and augmented reality layers [AI roleplay practice](https://peopletechrevolution.com/ai/ai-roleplay-practice) runs in the browser on the phone or laptop staff already use; [knowledge twins](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/knowledge-twins-and-expert-access) answer on the same device; an [induction](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/induction-and-onboarding) can lay its route over the real site through the camera. A warehouse picker checks a phone build. ### What it does in a real room Google describes ARCore as "cross-platform APIs to build new immersive experiences on Android, iOS, Unity, and Web", with motion tracking, surface detection and light estimation ([ARCore](https://developers.google.com/ar)); Apple’s [ARKit](https://developer.apple.com/augmented-reality/arkit/) does the same work on iPhone and iPad. The result is an object that sits on the real bench and stays there. [Augmented reality at PTR](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/augmented-reality) covers what the layer does for practice. The fleet ## What a fleet needs The phones and tablets are already enrolled, so the questions are app distribution, camera permission and which devices are old enough to matter. The tablet check-in, tried in the waiting room. ### The fleet you already manage A web build opens with no install at all, which is why PTR’s practice, twin and augmented reality products run in a browser. [Headsets and equipment](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/headsets-and-equipment) covers the no-headset route, and [governance](https://peopletechrevolution.com/about/governance) where the data lives. A working scene shown on a tablet. ### Who chooses it Programs that need everyone, not a cohort: a whole workforce inducted, a member base reached, a community shown a place before it is built. [Associations](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/industries/associations-peak-bodies), [L&D leaders](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/for-learning-and-development-leaders) and [mobile experiences](https://peopletechrevolution.com/fast-builds/mobile-experiences) describe the fit from their side. What PTR ships ## What PTR ships on it The AR Business Card is PTR’s live augmented reality build: point a phone at the card and it opens up. A figure appears above a card. ### The AR Business Card, browser practice and mobile builds Try it on [PTR Labs](https://labs.peopletechrevolution.com/play), beside a hand-tracked game, a full-body gesture wall and a 360 environment viewer. [AI roleplay practice](https://peopletechrevolution.com/ai/ai-roleplay-practice) runs in the browser, and [mobile experiences](https://peopletechrevolution.com/fast-builds/mobile-experiences) covers a native build for iOS and Android. Compare it with ## Sibling devices, each on its own page [Smart glasses: augmented reality, hands free](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/smart-glasses) [Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/meta-quest-3) [Android XR: mixed reality by default](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/android-xr) [Every headset and device, compared](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices) Questions ## What do buyers ask about Phones and tablets? Short answers, each with a link to the page that answers in full. A learner holds a phone above pipework. ### Does augmented reality on a phone need an app? A web build opens in the browser with no install; a native build through ARKit or ARCore is installed like any other app. [Web experiences](https://peopletechrevolution.com/fast-builds/web-experiences) and [mobile experiences](https://peopletechrevolution.com/fast-builds/mobile-experiences) compare the routes. A structure through a tablet over a sheet. ### Can staff practise a conversation on a phone? With an [AI roleplay partner](https://peopletechrevolution.com/ai/ai-roleplay-practice) in the browser, they can: a counterpart who answers back, then a record of the attempt. The headset is the deeper version of the same practice. Viewing an overlay through a tablet. ### When does a phone stop being enough? When the scenario needs the room replaced, or a counterpart standing in it. [Meta Quest 3](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/meta-quest-3) covers the headset most Library titles ship on, and [choosing the right technology](https://peopletechrevolution.com/learn/choosing-the-right-technology) matches each option to the outcome. A phone build handed across the table. ### Start with the phones in the room Tell us who needs to reach it, what they need to see and where they will be standing. [Talk to us](https://peopletechrevolution.com/talk-to-us) or [book a time with our team](https://calendly.com/simon-ptrvr/30min?utm_content=xrdevphonestablets). Planning practice or augmented reality on phones? [Open the contact form](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/phones-and-tablets#contact) Ask our CEO Simon Lowe’s Digital Twin a question [Schedule an Intro Call](https://calendly.com/simon-ptrvr/30min?utm_content=xrdevphonestablets) Related pages - [XR at PTR](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr) - [Headsets & devices](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices) - [Headsets & equipment for a session](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/headsets-and-equipment) - [Augmented reality at PTR](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/augmented-reality) - [PTR VR Library](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/ptr-vr-library) - [AI roleplay practice](https://peopletechrevolution.com/ai/ai-roleplay-practice) - [Mobile experiences](https://peopletechrevolution.com/fast-builds/mobile-experiences) ## Sources Each manufacturer statement at its source. ### [ARCore](https://developers.google.com/ar) Google for Developers Cross-platform augmented reality APIs for Android, iOS, Unity and web, in Google’s words. ### [ARKit](https://developer.apple.com/augmented-reality/arkit/) Apple Developer Apple’s augmented reality framework for iPhone and iPad.