Remember Google’s AR search, which can make augmented reality bugs, dinos, neat NASA objects like the Apollo 11 command module, and buildings appear atop the real world through the lens of your phone? On Monday, 9to5Google noticed they seemed to be disappearing, as it was only able to find a handful of the extensive collection that Google has built up over the years.
My editor, Richard Lawler, saw the same thing on his Pixel 8 Pro — as did I when I checked my Pixel 6. But when I searched in Safari on my iPhone 15 Pro, there they were: a T. Rex, Spinosaurus, rhinoceros beetle, jewel beetle, and giant panda!
Google insists that nothing has changed. “None of the AR features referenced have been removed from Search,” spokesperson Colette…