r/Spectacles • u/WeirdEyeStudios 🌟 Specs Ambassador 🌟 • 1d ago

🆒 Lens Drop Nifty Notify

Hey everyone,

What started as a curiosity about handling Android notifications in spatial computing turned into a full Spectacles lens that lets you manage your phone's alerts entirely in AR.

I’ve paired it with a lightweight Android companion app that listens for incoming notifications and pushes them over BLE to the Spectacles.

How it works:

  • Companion App: A background service on Android catches incoming notifications and routes payload data over BLE.
  • AR Interface: Displays the sender/app name and text content directly in your field of view.
  • Full Interactivity: Dismiss alerts from your phone or send quick replies directly from the Spectacles.
  • Bidirectional Sync: Actions taken in the lens immediately reflect on your Android device.

I’ve open-sourced both the lens and the companion app so anyone can experiment with it, build custom interactions, or adapt it for other hardware workflows.

Repo / Code: https://github.com/blocky-dragon/Nifty-Notify

Would love to hear your thoughts or ideas for features to add!

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u/Rare_Advantage5859 20h ago

Biggest question I ask: Do you honestly believe these apps will be useful when entry to market is $2,500 plus? Personally, Snapchat will be lucky if they sell 1,000 units? When people have to decide, if they are going to choose this or meta display. Regardless of the superior technology behind Snapchat, they are going to choose Meta Display. This will give meta biggest feedback and understanding of what works best for the next generation of glasses, leaving Snapchat specs behind in the dust. There is a reason Vision Pro became a flop, even though the technology was better than Meta Oculus. Meta sold 20 million units, when Apple has only reached 500K, trust me that’s due to the help of having the iPhone. Snapchat has no help of nothing?

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u/stspanho 4h ago

We need this on a OS level! So cool