

Navigating away from a page to get an AR experience might be disruptive to your interaction. In this way, linking to a USDZ file is just like linking to other files. The user can exit that view and then return to the previous page using the back button. Any animations embedded in the USDZ will play in the live view. Tapping again on the thumbnail will open a live view where the user can pan and zoom, and switch into AR mode.

Upon tapping that link, Safari on iOS will navigate to a page that shows a static thumbnail of the 3D asset. Here is such a link: iMessage Heart Tap-back Once the content is served with the correct MIME-type, you can link to USDZ content in the normal manner. Before iOS 12.2, Safari did not recognize the official type.
