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Supported Versions

Vuforia Engine supports the following operating system, tool, and device versions for developing apps with the Vuforia Engine platform.

Mobile Devices

Device OS Developer Tools Fusion Provider
Android (1) 10.0+ NDK r26b+ ARCore. Minimum version 1.32.
Gradle 7.6.3+
Android SDK Build Tools 30.0.3+
Android Studio 2023.1.1+
Unity Editor 2022 LTS 2022.3.16f11+
iOS (2) 15+ Xcode 15.3+ ARKit
Unity Editor 2022 LTS 2022.3.16f1+
Windows (3) 10 and 11 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8.5+  
Unity Editor 2022 LTS 2022.3.16f1+
Magic Leap OS Magic Leap 2 N/A
Lumin SDK 1.6.0+
Lumin OS B3E.230616.02-R.121+
Unity Editor 2022 LTS 2022.3.16f1+
MagicLeap XR Plugin (recommended) 7.0.0-exp3
  1. ARM 32 & 64-bit. Note: 32-bit support is deprecated
  2. 64-bit, Native
  3. 64-bit Universal Windows Platform 1809 (10.0.17763) or later; Intel or ARM

Vuforia Engine Tools

App Devices OS Version
Area Target Generator (ATG)
  • 64-bit, Windows 10 (1809) or later.
  • 64-bit, macOS 12.0 (Monterey) or later.
    Model Target Generator (MTG)
    • 64-bit, Windows 10 (1809) or later.
    • 64-bit, macOS 12.0 (Monterey) or later.
    Model Target CLI
    • 64-bit, Windows 10 (1809) or later.
    • Linux Ubuntu systems 20.04 or later.
    • 64-bit, macOS 12.0 (Monterey) or later.

    Vuforia Creator App

    Area Target capture requires an iPhone or an iPad with a LiDAR scanner. See Recommended Devices for devices that support the Vuforia Creator App.
    On all other iPhone or iPad models, the app can be used to test Model Targets, Area Targets, and create Session Recordings.
    • iOS 15 or later.
    • iPadOS 15 or later.

    Vuforia Engine Features

    Feature Requirements
    Model Targets in Unity Play Mode
    • Windows - GPU with Direct X 11 feature-level 10 support
    • MacOS - 13.0+, GPU with Metal Support
    Ground Plane /Device Tracking iOS Devices
    Android Devices
    UWP Devices
    • VISLAM support via Vuforia Fusion
    • HoloLens 2 does not support Ground Plane. For equivalent functionality, please use SDK provided by OEM

    Magic Leap 2
    • Ground Plane not supported. For equivalent functionality, please use the SDK provided by OEM
    Area Targets / Cloud Area Targets iOS Devices
    Android Devices
    UWP Devices
    • Supported on HoloLens 2

    Magic Leap 2
    • Supported
    Area Targets Capture API iOS Devices
    • Supported only on devices with LiDAR sensor.
    Model Targets iOS Devices
    Android Devices
    UWP Devices
    Magic Leap 2
    • Supported
    On-Prem Advanced Model Targets iOS Devices
    • iPhone 12+
      • Requires iOS 18+.
      • iPhone 15+ is recommended for best performance.
    • iPad support:
      • iPad Pro 5th Gen and later (recommended).
      • iPad 10th Gen and later.
      • iPad Air 4th Gen and later.
      • iPad Mini 5th Gen and later.
      • iOS 18+.

      Supported on Apple devices with a SoC (System on a chip) including a Neural Engine.

      Target Generation using MTG or MTG CLI:

      • Multi-core CPU (any platform).
      • Mac: MacOS 15.0 or later with an M1 or later chipset.
    Step Check iOS Devices
    • iPhone 12+
      • Requires iOS 18+.
    • iPad support:
      • iPad Pro 5th Gen and later.
      • iPad 10th Gen and later.
      • iPad Air 4th Gen and later.
      • iOS 18+.

      Android devices:

      • Samsung Galaxy S24 and S25 family of devices.
      • Google Pixel 8 and 9 family of devices.

    Graphics API Support

    Android iOS Windows
    • OpenGL ES 3.x
    • Vulkan(1)
    • OpenGL ES 3.x
    • Metal 1.0+
    DirectX 11 on Windows 10 and 11

    (1) Experimental support in Unity only