Questions tagged [google-project-tango]

Google Project Tango is a hardware and software platform which brings 3D environmental sensing to Android devices. This tag should be used only on questions that are about Google's Project Tango features or Project Tango SDK technical issues. The tag [tango] should be used to ask about the library written in the "D" programming language.

Google Project Tango was deprecated on March 1st, 2018. Google is continuing AR development with ARCore (developers.google.com/ar), a new platform designed for building augmented reality apps for a broad range of devices without the requirement for specialized hardware.


Google Project Tango is a hardware and software platform which brings 3D environmental sensing to Android devices. It offers six degree of freedom motion tracking, area learning, and depth perception capabilities.

Project Tango technology gives a mobile device the ability to navigate the physical world similar to how we do as humans. Project Tango brings a new kind of spatial perception to the Android device platform by adding advanced computer vision, image processing, and special vision sensors.

Google renamed the product from "Project Tango" to simply "Tango" as the official product name on June 9, 2016.
Note that this tag should be used only on questions that are about Google's Project Tango features or Project Tango SDK technical issues. The tag should be used to ask about the library written in the "D" programming language.

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How do i choose 4G LTE on Project Tango GSM or CDMA?

I have the sim cards but can someone tell me what kind of service i should be getting either GSM or CDMA. And what steps i should take in regards to APN settings.
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Why can we not use TangoService_connectTextureId() and TangoService_connectOnFrameAvailable() simultaneously?

Why can we not use TangoService_connectTextureId() and TangoService_connectOnFrameAvailable() simultaneously? (see C API) I want to display the color camera image, so I would like to use TangoService_connectTextureId(). However, I also want to…
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Android - Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY] Installation failed with the following output: pkg: /data/local/tmp/Package.apk

I got this error message when trying to build and run on my android device using Unity5. Is it related to google API issue? All libraries required by this project. Installation failed with the following output: pkg:…
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Color Image in the Google Tango Leibniz API

I am trying to capture the image data in the onFrameAvailable method from a Google Tango. I am using the Leibniz release. In the header file it is said that the buffer contains HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YV12 pixel data. In the release notes they say the…
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Is it possible to load a predefined point cloud in order to localization of the device?

I am trying to formulate a method for indoor navigation, the objective would be any new device can localize themselves using a existing point cloud of building. which is basically having a generated point cloud and using it as existing…
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Project Tango Point Cloud strange crash, and dense depth map

I am trying to use Project Tango C API, but the application crashed with no error if number of point cloud are more than ~6.5k (after some testing) with the following code int width = mImageSource->getDepthImageSize().x; int height =…
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Building Tango Unity Examples failing

I recently got a Tango tablet device and downloaded the tango-examples-unity from Github to start learning. All excited, I opened the MeshBuilder project in Unity and tried to Build it but it failed. My Android SDK and jdk are up to date and the…
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How to take high-res picture while sensing depth using project tango

How take picture using project tango ? I read this answer: Using the onFrameAvailable() in Jacobi Google Tango API which works for grabbing a frame but picture quality is not great. Is there any takePicture equivalent ? Note that java API …
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OTA and kernel mismatch

I am still confused about whether my device is properly updated, or whether Leibnitz has a problem, or something else is wrong ? Yesterday r4ravi2008, who appears to be a Tango dev said: Apologies, that you are experiencing problems. Is this…
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How can I convert tango point cloud data to worldspace point cloud?

I am modifying the tango example point cloud app. I have exported point clouds along with its current pose data. The point cloud coordinates we get are relative to current pose. I wanted to know how can I convert the point cloud of different poses…
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System update will not download upgraded Kernel - Project Tango

I have a new Project Tango device. When I look into system updates it says there is a new build. When I go to upgrade it gives me a statement saying "Couldn't download 501.8mb." It gives me an option to Retry Download. It doesn't do anything. I…
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How to convert TangoXyxIjData into a matrix of z-values

I am currently using a Project Tango tablet for robotic obstacle avoidance. I want to create a matrix of z-values as they would appear on the Tango screen, so that I can use OpenCV to process the matrix. When I say z-values, I mean the distance each…
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Project Tango Unity tutorials fail

I'm trying to walk through these two Project Tango Unity tutorials: https://developers.google.com/project-tango/apis/unity/unity-depth-perception https://developers.google.com/project-tango/apis/unity/unity-motion-tracking In each of them I get…
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Project Tango SDK Kalman problems

I'm trying to follow along the instructions here: https://developers.google.com/project-tango/apis/unity/unity-motion-tracking#troubleshooting I've gotten this to work on earlier iterations. However: 1) No longer a SampleContoller script. What is…
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No Color Frames since Updating to Jacobi Release 1.8

Since I have updated to the Jacobi C API (Release 1.8 and later) I do not receive any color frames anymore, i.e., more specifically, I successfully register a callback function __onFrameAvailable(), using if( TANGO_SUCCESS !=…