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Vuforia and Android - Common topics

This is a list of common questions, issues and how-to topics related to using the Vuforia SDK onm the Android platform:

  • How to replace the sample Dataset with a custom Dataset in the Image Targets sample:

https://developer.vuforia.com/forum/faq/android-how-do-i-replace-dataset-image-targets-sample

  • How to capture a screenshot of the AR view (video background and 3D augmentation):

https://developer.vuforia.com/forum/faq/android-how-can-i-capture-ar-view

  • How to fix common compile and runtime errors with Vuforia Android samples:

https://developer.vuforia.com/forum/faq/android-how-do-i-fix-my-compile-or-runtime-errors

  • How to update the UI in response to tracking events:

https://developer.vuforia.com/forum/faq/android-how-can-i-update-my-ui-response-tracking-events

  • How to call Java methods from C++:

https://developer.vuforia.com/forum/faq/android-how-can-i-call-java-methods-c

  • Threading issues:

https://developer.vuforia.com/forum/faq/android-which-methods-are-called-ui-vs-opengl-thread

https://developer.vuforia.com/forum/faq/android-how-threading-implemented-samples

  • How to compute the distance of the target from the camera:

https://developer.vuforia.com/forum/faq/android-how-can-i-calculate-distance-target