Depth mapping is the invisible layer that powers portrait mode, AR measuring tools, and gesture control on your phone. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack how LiDAR and neural networks turn a 2D camera feed into a 3D understanding of the world. They walk through Apple's integration of a dot projector and flood illuminator on iPhones starting in 2017, and how the latest 2026 Android flagships from Honor and Xiaomi use dual-spectrum sensors to achieve sub-millimeter depth accuracy. The conversation covers practical use cases: from real-time furniture placement in IKEA's app to assistive navigation for visually impaired users via Microsoft's Seeing AI. They also touch on the privacy implications of offloading depth data to the neural engine rather than the cloud. A focused look at one sensor technology that quietly reshapes mobile interactions.

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