I came across the AR Zone app on my phone but don’t know what it is or how to use it. Can someone explain what this app does and if it’s useful? Trying to figure out if I need to keep it installed.
Oh boy, the AR Zone app. It’s like Samsung woke up one day and decided we needed a quirky little accessory for our phones. Here’s the deal: it’s an augmented reality app that comes pre-installed on Samsung devices, aimed at letting you do fun stuff with AR. You can create 3D emojis, draw on faces through the camera, make AR doodles, play with interactive stickers, and other gimmicky things. Think Snapchat filters but, uh, less exciting.
Is it useful? Well, that’s entirely subjective. If you’re into creating personalized emojis or doodles and spending 10 minutes pretending your face is a work of digital art, go for it. But to be honest, if you’ve never opened it up until now, chances are you’re not exactly the target audience for it anyway. It tends to sit there quietly, like an app-shaped wallflower.
Can you uninstall it? Not unless you root your phone (and that’s a whole different rabbit hole), but you can disable it if it annoys you. Go to your settings, find the app, and stop it from showing up in your app drawer. Out of sight, out of mind. It’s not a huge drain on your storage or battery, though, so leaving it alone wouldn’t hurt either.
Bottom line: keep it if you think the occasional AR sticker is worth laughing at with friends. Otherwise, just pretend it’s not there, much like those other pre-installed apps none of us asked for.
Honestly, the AR Zone app is like that one gadget in a Swiss Army knife that you never use but somehow feel guilty for ignoring. It’s pretty much Samsung’s attempt to get you to mess around with augmented reality—think making cutesy avatars, drawing squiggles in mid-air, or slapping virtual stickers onto your photos. Very Snapchat-esque but without the hype or social angle.
Now, is it useful? Well, sure, if you’re the kind of person who regularly looks at their phone thinking, “Man, I wish I could customize my selfies with AR sunglasses and a dancing taco.” But if you’ve gone this long without using it, chances are you’re not going to wake up tomorrow with a sudden burning need to make animated doodles float over your dog’s face. Let’s be real—it’s mostly a toy.
@shizuka already explained the uninstall options (or lack thereof) pretty well. But let me add: disabling it is worth considering if you’re on a minimalist crusade to declutter your phone. That said, it’s so low-maintenance and doesn’t hog much space or energy, so ignoring it won’t hurt unless its icon existence personally offends you.
But let’s not pretend this app is groundbreaking—it’s like the friend who can do card tricks at parties but only ever does the same one. Mildly amusing, but ultimately forgettable. If Samsung dropped it with their next update, I don’t think anyone would even notice.