AR Zone was first released for Samsung Galaxy S20 and other devices updated to One UI 2.1.

[4] In 2018, Samsung announced that Disney characters will be made as an AR Emoji.

[6] The website SamMobile described it as creating "your own Samsung Sam-like avatar", referring to the virtual assistant character that went viral in 2021.

[9] Deco Pic is another feature in the AR Zone for adding frames, stickers and GIFs on an existing photo or video.

[6] 3D Scanner, which is available on select devices with a time of flight (ToF) camera, create 3D models of real-world objects.