Discover your surroundings thanks to augmented reality
Augmented reality technology can be very useful when we travel around the world. World Around Me is an Android app that, depending on our location, offers us information about all nearby interesting places.
A useful application to visit any city.
We only have to aim our phone to show on the on-screen image the type of place indicated, the directions to get there and how far away we are. You'll also be able to read reviews by other users to help you make a decision.
What will you find in World Around Me?
Here are just some of the places you can find:
- Restaurants, bars and cafeterias.
- Banks and ATMs.
- Cinemas and theaters.
- Parks.
- Petrol stations.
- Underground and train stations, bus and taxi stops and airports.
- Chemists.
- Gyms and spas.
- Drug store.
- Hotels and hostals.
- Shopping malls, supermarkets and corner shops.
- Clothes shops.
- Bookshops.
- Shoe shops.
- Churches, mosques, synagogues and temples.
WAM also incorporates support for voice instructions and offers complementary information: places with open WiFi, restaurants that accept table reservations and credit cards, timetables, price lists...
Requirements and additional information:
- Minimum operating system requirements: Android 4.1.
Elies Guzmán
With a degree in History, and later, in Documentation, I have over a decade of experience testing and writing about apps: reviews, guides, articles, news, tricks, and more. They have been countless, especially on Android, an operating system...
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