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1. Google earth vr photo spheres android#
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Virtual reality has a number of interesting applications. Opinions expressed in this article are those of the guest author and not necessarily MarTech.

In particular, Samsung has left Photo Sphere off its Galaxy S4, one of the very few faults I have with the otherwise excellent phone from them that I’ve been testing.įrom a marketer perspective, Google Views presents a new opportunity to promote a brand through contributing great images to Views, including perhaps if the brand itself is associated with landmarks. You can also learn more about contributing here from Google.

Google earth vr photo spheres android#

However, not all Android phones can do this, even if they have the required Android 4.2 or higher. In fact, some Android phones will even allow direct sharing to Google Maps, speeding up the submission process via a sharing icon, as shown to the right. The addition of sharing Photo Spheres through Google Maps, via Views, should make it even more compelling.

Google earth vr photo spheres plus#

I haven’t used Photosynth lately, but Photo Sphere has worked much faster for me, plus it was much easier to share to the public through Google+. Those can, in turn be shared through the Photosynth site.

Google earth vr photo spheres windows#

Microsoft, of course, has offered 360 degree photography through its Photosynth app for years, which you can get for iOS and Windows Phone. That link, in turn, says the Photo Sphere is “Pending approval for Google Maps.” Google says processing time will take a few days, though mine were approved in about 30 minutes. That points to a message saying “Not shown on Google Maps” with a “Why?” link next to it. Notice the red arrow I added in the lower left. Your Views will also each have their own pages, like this Photo Sphere I made in front of the “AndroidPlex” at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View: You’ll have a “Views” page of your own, like mine: Then hit submit, and you should get this message:Īfter that, it’s waiting time. Google told me it hopes to improve searching in the next few days.Īfter selecting one or more Photo Spheres, you’re asked to add a location to them, if one’s not already detected. However, this may bring up other panoramic but non-Photo Sphere photography. I found that searching for “PANO_” will find some Photo Spheres that way, since Photo Sphere file names seem to begin with those characters. You can also search, but Photo Spheres aren’t automatically tagged with any particular words. That means you have to remember when you’ve shot some Photo Spheres, go into the right album and hope you can find them that way. Unfortunately, the windows displays all your photos, not just your Photo Spheres. It won’t allow you to select anything not in Photo Sphere format.

Select that, and a window will open with all your photos (whether public or not) that are on Google+, like this:Īfter you’ve done this, you can pick any Photo Sphere pictures you can locate. When you’re in Views, and signed in, you’ll see a small blue camera icon at the top right of the screen. That’s where manually adding your pictures comes in. I know that I’ve shot several myself, and none of them automatically appeared. The initial set came from those using the Android Gallery app that launched in Oct. Many of the photos come from Google’s own Street View Gallery but others come from individuals. Red dots on the map indicate where Photo Sphere images are available.