# MockImageAnchor not triggering AnchorsUpdated **URL:** \ **Category:** I'm Stuck\ **Created:** [May 22, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/mockimageanchor-not-triggering-anchorsupdated/2013 "2022-05-22T09:25:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Heeroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@Heeroll](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Heeroll)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/mockimageanchor-not-triggering-anchorsupdated/2013/1 "2022-05-22T09:25:58Z")
_Include the following details (edit as applicable):_ - **Issue category** : ARDK Virtual Studio Tools - **Device type & OS version** : iOS - **Host machine & OS version** : Mac - **Issue Environment** : Unity Mock - **Xcode version** : - **ARDK version** : 1.3.1 - **Unity version** : 2021.3.2f1 Description of the issue: I was able to successfully mock a detected image using MockImageAnchor and triggered AnchorsAdded event, I was unable to trigger any AnchorsUpdated event despite moving the GameObject through transform however. Any help here is greatly appreciated, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Stacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Stacy](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Stacy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/mockimageanchor-not-triggering-anchorsupdated/2013/2 "2022-05-23T16:26:23Z")
Hello Heeroll, To better help troubleshoot the issue, could you please provide the following information? - What are the OS’s of your iOS and Mac devices? - Are you using a scene from the ARDK Examples package or using your own custom scene? - Are you seeing any error messages or warnings in the Console window? - Did you refer to the information found on the [Detecting Images](https://lightship.dev/docs/ardk/ar_world_tracking/detecting_images.html) page of the Lightship Documentation? This discusses how to detect images and subscribe to anchor events. ---
**Author:** ![Heeroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@Heeroll](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Heeroll)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 5:40am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/mockimageanchor-not-triggering-anchorsupdated/2013/3 "2022-05-24T05:40:12Z")
Hi @Stacy , - macOS Monterey 12.3.1 - it is a custom scene, but you may use the ImageDetection example as a reference - No error messages or warnings are in the Console window - Yes, MockImages added is working but there are no details on simulating MockImages updates in the docs Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Stacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Stacy](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Stacy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/mockimageanchor-not-triggering-anchorsupdated/2013/4 "2022-05-25T22:17:14Z")
Hello Heeroll, Thank you for your patience while we look into this further! I’m working with our internal team to get more information regarding the AnchorsUpdated event. I will update you here as soon as I get more information. ---
**Author:** ![Stacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Stacy](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Stacy)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/mockimageanchor-not-triggering-anchorsupdated/2013/5 "2022-05-26T22:08:27Z")
Hello Heeroll, Thank you again for your patience! Just to clarify, was this issue occurring on device also or only in mock mode? It seems that there may be a bug when attempting to trigger AnchorsUpdated() in Unity’s mock mode, but it should work without issue on device. I will continue to discuss the issue and how to resolve it with our internal team, but in the meantime, could you please verify that it works on your device? ---
**Author:** ![Heeroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@Heeroll](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Heeroll)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/mockimageanchor-not-triggering-anchorsupdated/2013/6 "2022-05-28T06:12:24Z")
Hi @Stacy , this issue is occurring in mock mode, looking forward to any resolution that you may have after discussion with your internal team, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Stacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Stacy](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Stacy)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/mockimageanchor-not-triggering-anchorsupdated/2013/7 "2022-09-02T19:32:14Z")
Hello Heeroll, I apologize for the delay in getting back to you! We had confirmed that this was indeed a bug that was preventing the update from happening. This issue has since been resolved, and the AnchorsUpdated event should work without issue in ARDK 2.1 and later. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Maverick\_Niantic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Maverick\_Niantic](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Maverick_Niantic)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/mockimageanchor-not-triggering-anchorsupdated/2013/8 "2026-03-05T23:50:11Z")
Closed on March 5, 2026, 11:50pm UTC Age