App Detail » Hong Kong Looksee AR

What's New

Updated for IOS 15 compatibility
Updated UI
Updated Launch Screen

App Description

Looksee Hong Kong is an Augmented Reality (AR) viewer that you can use to find places of interest directly within your camera's view and add fun, knowledge and interest to your adventures and tours.

Ideal for both tourists and locals wishing to explore Hong Kong and its surrounding area.

It's simple to use - you just point and go! It includes a choice of Map or Satellite Image in view and a Search function to help locate things.

Once downloaded no wi-fi or cellular network is necessary, so you can use when out and about in Hong Kong even when there is no or poor signal coverage.

This version, for Hong Kong, locates places around Hong Kong's peninsula from Kau Sai Chau in the East to Lantau Island in the West, north towards Shenzen past Tai Lam Country Park and South to Lamma and Po Toi Island in the South China Sea. This is an area of over 800 sq miles (2000 km2).

All towns and districts within the region are covered including: Kowloon, Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin, Tuen Mun, Tai Po, Yuen Long, Fanling Sheung Shui and Ma On, to name but a few.

In fact there are around 7,500 places of interest viewable within the App including Victoria Peak, HK Disneyland, Lantau Island and of course the skyscrappers.

Categories that can be viewed and selected include major Attractions, Hills, Lakes, Parks & Woodlands, Cities, Towns, Suburban Areas, Villages & Hamlets, Cafes, Restaurants, Cafes, Airports, Train & Major Bus Stations, Municipal Buildings, Places of Worship, Historic Sites and Museums & Arts.

Some of the helpful Looksee features include:

- Magic EYE (to declutter the visuals and select only objects within)
- Interactive objects (that you can touch for more information on them)
- Satellite or Map image in view (can select which or disable completely)
- Search menu (with on-screen directional arrow and indicator graphics)
- Filters menu (using which the categories of points of interest you wish to display can be easily filtered out or selected)
- Distance slider (for an interactive depth of view filter up to 10km)
- Zoom (using an on screen pinch to zoom gesture)
- Snap-shot camera (for annotating your photos)
- Video recorder for saving and sharing interesting places on social media (accessed by holding the camera icon for 1 second)
- Radar view of everything around you on map (hold face down)

So please enjoy adding interest to your Hong Kong outdoor adventures!

App Changes

• June 16, 2019 Initial release
• November 26, 2019 New version 8.5
• September 16, 2023 New version 9.3