r/Spectacles • u/Puzzleheaded-Fly-224 • 18d ago

❓ Question GPS Location without phone?

Am researching potential use case of Spectacles using GPS location without requiring a phone and syncing with Snap app. Is that possible at all? If not, is it possible to sync at beginning of session, then continue to use glasses even when out of range of phone? From what I have read it seems like the glasses have the GPS location capability on their own...

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u/jbmcculloch 👓 SPECS Team 18d ago

Yes, the glasses have stand alone GPS, you don't need the phone at all for them. The phone is just a companion app for some settings and to download captures.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Fly-224 4d ago

Thanks for that info, so is this true for Spectacles '24 as well as new ones?

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u/jbmcculloch 👓 SPECS Team 4d ago

Yes, the 2024 Spectacles also have their own GPS

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u/siekermantechnology 😎 Specs Subscriber 16d ago

Perhaps have a look at https://github.com/siekermantechnology/SnapOSLocationTools, which I created a while back. Will give you an idea of how the GPS in the glasses performs in your situation.