With AR Stickers, you can incorporate various fun and lifelike AR effects into your mobile phone, Google Pixel 2, or Pixel 2 XL. Updated to the latest version on Android 8.1, users can now include stickers of characters from Star Wars and Stranger Things.
Moreover, AR Stickers allow you to produce entertaining short videos with characters like stormtroopers, R2-D2, BB-8, making them seem as if they are truly present.
Guide to using the Stickers feature on Android 8.1 Oreo


Choose your favorite Stickers
- All you need to do next is to open the Google Camera app on your Android phone and select your favorite characters or objects.
- A variety of stickers will appear on the screen for you to choose from. Stickers range from characters in movies like Star Wars, Stranger Things to fun stickers like pizza slices, coffee cups, personalized glasses of water.
Step 3: Drag the selected stickers onto the capture screen

Drag the Stickers outside the screen
- After selecting your favorite stickers, drag them onto the screen. A dotted circle will appear on the screen below. What you need to do is move those stickers onto those dotted flat surfaces.

Place on the dotted flat surfaces
Step 4: Have fun with the Stickers you've chosen in the frame

Use 2 fingers to zoom in and out
- You can use 2 fingers to zoom in, zoom out stickers or shrink them. Or drag them anywhere within the frame you desire, or use 2 fingers to elevate stickers within the frame making them float on the building.

You can add each Sticker to different scenes
- Some other tips like: You can add each Sticker to different scenes just like the idea you want. Each sticker in Star Wars and Stranger Things has its own set of layout and motion. Users can use the same sticker multiple times in a single capture.

Stickers will adhere to the law of proximity
- An interesting point about stickers is that they adhere to the law of proximity to create clear separation instead of stacking on top of each other. Therefore, as you approach, you'll see the sticker gradually enlarge as if it's in front of you.

Stickers can emit sound and move
- Moreover, these stickers are not just static images, they can also move and emit very lively sounds.
Step 5: Capture fun moments with AR to share with friends
- Each time a Sticker is used, the camera app will display the option to record a video or take a photo. From here, you can choose to capture the moment to share with friends.
Here are some ways to interact and have fun with AR Stickers feature on Android 8.1 Oreo. If you find it helpful, please like and share for everyone to read!