ARCore Extensions for AR Foundation supports AR Foundation versions 4 and 5.
The installation instructions differ depending on AR Foundation's version.
To determine the version of AR Foundation, follow these steps:
Navigate to Window > Package Manager.
Next to Packages, select Unity Registry.
In the search bar, type "AR Foundation".
The installed version of AR Foundation is displayed.
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