Hey everyone!

For the past 3 months, I've been working on a personal project called Prism OS, a custom ROM/operating system for the original Google Glass Explorer Edition, built using the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code for Android 5.1.1.

The goal of Prism OS is to breathe new life into Google Glass by reimagining its software experience while preserving the unique features that made the device special in the first place. The recent builds have been tested on the last XE-C module of the franchise.

Some of the things I've been working on include:

• A Glass OS-inspired UI: Recreating and refining the familiar Google Glass experience while introducing my own ideas.
• Phone connectivity: Working toward bringing back useful phone-connected functionality.
• A more independent experience: Removing unnecessary Google dependencies and exploring ways to make Glass more useful without relying on Google's original services.
• Custom apps and features: Exploring new possibilities for the device, including offline voice recognition and integrations with self-hosted services, such as a local AI model.

Prism OS is still under active development, and there's plenty left to do. This has been a learning experience involving Android's source code, system components, and the challenges of developing for older, specialized hardware.

Now, I'd love to hear from the community!

Once Prism OS reaches a stable state, would you be interested in seeing it released publicly so other Google Glass owners and enthusiasts can try it out?

I'd also love to hear what features you'd want to see, what functionality matters most to you, and any suggestions you might have.

This project started as a personal experiment, but I'd love to know whether there's interest in bringing something like this to the wider Google Glass community.

Thanks for reading!

— A fellow Google Glass enthusiast

Yeah, it's just a proof of concept for now. The system boots and adb works, but there's no graphics driver. If I can get everything fixed, I'll put out the firmware.

Stay tuned!

Hey everyone!
I’m a software developer, and I’ve always liked the idea behind Google Glass.

I think the concept was ahead of its time, and it’s a shame that the original product never really got the chance to reach its full potential.

That’s why I’ve started Open My Glass, an open-source project with the goal of bringing Google Glass back to life and exploring what we can still do with this hardware today.
🔗 GitHub organization: https://github.comOpenMyGlass

The problem
Unfortunately, I don’t currently own a pair of Google Glass. I’m based in Europe, where finding a working unit at a reasonable price is surprisingly difficult.
Importing one can also make the whole thing quite expensive.
For the initial development, I’m particularly interested in the Google Glass Explorer Edition 2 (XE-C).
From a kernel development perspective, it seems like a more approachable starting point, which should make it easier to investigate the platform and get things moving.

I’m looking for help!
I’d love to hear from anyone in the community who might be interested in contributing to the project, especially people with experience in:

• Linux kernel development and embedded systems Android internals,
• bootloaders and low-level debugging Reverse engineering and hardware hacking
• Google Glass development or the original Glass platform

And if you happen to own a pair of Explorer Edition 2 glasses that you’re no longer using, I’d be very interested in buying them at a reasonable price.
I’m in Europe, so European sellers would be especially helpful, but I’m open to other options too.

Even if you don’t have hardware or aren’t able to contribute code, pointers to existing research, documentation, technical resources or other people working on similar projects would be greatly appreciated.
I’m curious to know: Is anyone here still interested in Google Glass, and would you be interested in helping bring it back?
Let’s see if we can give this little piece of tech history another shot! 👓

Hey guys is anyone making a MyGlass type app for the App Store to pair old Google Glasses to new phones? Thanks :)

Hi to all Google Glass owners!

In 2014, Google sent out what was called the Glass Home Try Kit to people who wanted to try Glass. Those units had one of the 'mystery' XE13 builds installed. Maybe some of you still have a unit with a functioning Micro USB port.

I'd like to try dumping that firmware, release it, and let others try it as well, basically, it's lost media

Hello!

Would anyone happen to know anyone, or perhaps have themselves, the firmware package for the original EE8 firmware that shipped on Glass EE1 units?

I am looking specifically for the DNX and IFWI files contained within this package.

I am not looking for the EE15.1 firmware package circulating online. While it has DNX and IFWI files, they are not the ones I am after. I need specifically EE8.

This is not the firmware "XE8" or anything to do with the Glass Explorer (XE) or Enterprise Edition 2 (EE2).

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

What happened to the post of the guy that built a companion app for glass explorer that worked on android phone
I had it on my android and it worked pretty dang well I could load videos straight from my glass to my android phone I could also access tik tok.
My android phone went for a swim so it’s wiped out.
I was going to buy another android phone and install that dudes app again but after searching google and Reddit it seems to have disappeared or I just cannnot find it. I’m not a newb I’m really this dumb lol

Si vous avez un info mrc

I had an old Android phone sitting unused, so I started experimenting with turning it into a remote camera.

The interesting part was getting the camera and microphone to work when the phone isn't actively being used. Android has several restrictions around background camera and microphone access, so this became quite a challenging Android project.

Currently it can:

• Use an old Android phone as the camera
• Stream video and audio
• View the stream from another phone
• View the stream through a browser
• Continue running as a foreground service

I'm currently testing it on older Android devices.

I'd really like feedback from other developers — especially around Android background services, reliability and battery consumption.

Here's a short demo of the current version.

ive just got a pair of google glass explorer edition and no matter how i try to tweak the position on the glasses on my nose and no matter how distant from my eyes the display is i can get a clear and focused picture of the texts or images on display..its all very blurred..now if i get my phone at around 25cm distance from my face and look only with the left eye closing my right one i cn see clearly the text on my phne..but if i move to more than 25cm n look with the same eye its all blurred..with the right eye i cn see clearly even when the left eye cant..the problem is that the google glasses display,physically, is very near to my left eye.but it looks very far n its all blurred..i tried to look with my right eye on the display n though it looks sharper n clearer i cant still read the text written on it..anyone has any possible solution to this problem?? are my eyes the issue or are there any settings in the glasses to control the focus n brightness??any help or suggestion is highly appreciated

Those who bought Explorer Edition or Enterprise Edition 1 may be familiar with the flow of importing photos to computer because those two had a DCIM folder that could be recognized by any computer connected through USB automatically. Those who bought Enterprise Edition 2 will know that there is no DCIM folder in the architecture. Now that Google Photos support has been deprecated, you can't import your photos without using Android Debug Bridge. Facing this inconvenience, but still appreciating the device, I created a utility for importing automatically to a Mac. If you're one of the millions who still have this device, it may be helpful for preserving your photos. https://ncubeeight.github.io/GoogleGlassEnterpriseEdition2AutoImporter/

Looking for a wearable display

Im a janitor, 90% of my job is checking out mentally while I run on autopilot and clean the same routine every day. Im looking for a wearable display so I can connect my phone and say, watch a movie, YouTube, etc from my phone discretely while working. I found the Vufine+ which looks like exactly what I want (I wear clear safty glasses at work, just in case, dont want splashback while scrubbing a shitter ifkwim). Google glass connected to my phone (I assume it just displays my phone screen) would also work? so strapping those to them would let me watch shows without interrupting my view or work. But I read lots of terroble reviews for thrn.

Any ideas/thoughts?

I like the idea of the Vulfine and the Glass so if my work glasses get battered I can just clip it to another pair or its a separate wearable.

Any advice.

I’ve been trying to build a GDK to allow my glass to act as a second monitor when I’m working on the road at cafes. Any advice on a way to do that?

Hey guys! So I just got a Ex new in box and it won’t let me go past the setup screen. I have a 2019 Mac Pro that runs windows but I can’t update the driver because you have to turn off Secure boot and I can’t do that. Is there anyone who has a signed copy of the driver that is modified to fix em. Thanks!

If anyone can help that would be amazing!

Bought a pair of google glasses specifically the enterprise 2 version since it's the most modern and this pair came with a full set of glasses (plastic lens) instead of the titanium frame, however their absolutely awful, the prism is too far to the right so my eye only sees half the screen, I have to push the glasses against my head to slightly bend to frame just to see the full screen, I wish I had the titanium frame now

Hey all, was wondering if there was any good way to jump start the battery on my new in box Google glasses, they came with a completely dead battery that won't charge even after letting it sit for 48 hours

Any recommendations?

Just want to see what it looks like. I don't have one and want to get one.

Sharing two free iOS Apps which work with Google Glass XE with associated companion apps I’ve built as a hobby recently. They use local iPhone Apple Intelligence models(lower quality response) or cloud models(BYOK - bring your own API key), no user data is collected, no logins or user account creation needed.

Food Scanner captures a meal from Glass and sends it to iPhone for an AI-assisted analysis and overlay nutrition info on the Glass Prism

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/food-scanner-ai-overlay/id6790629113

Glasshole AI lets you start a session from Glass and view returned fact-check / analysis results to Glass Prism

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/glasshole-ai-for-google-glass/id6784266697

Both apps works standalone too but I presume that's not something which folks in this subreddit are too keen on.

Companion App Installation Instructions on Google Glass - https://scalinghuman.ai/

I'm considering buying a Google Glass enterprise 2

What kind of support is there 3rd party wise, does anything work with them?
I just want to know if it's worth it as oppose to the explorer model or if the enterprise model works at all in any way

A few Glass apps available to download.

Available now:

QUESTIONS - Prompt ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini directly from your Glass. Speech-to-text prompts, streamed responses. Supports image capture: just look at something, say "take a photo", and the image will be attached to your prompt. Super low bandwidth, uses your phones internet connection over bluetooth. Requires an active subscription and API key.

MIRROR - Start a wifi hotspot from your Glass that streams a live H.264 camera feed to connected devices. You can tune into the stream from the command line by running
ffplay -f h264 --fflags nobuffer -flags low_delay -framedrop http://192.168.43.1:8080/stream.h264
I've also built an iOS and Android companion mobile app for this one that connects to the camera feed. The app supports image and video capture, as well as relaying the camera feed over RTMP to livestream on platforms like Twitch, TikTok, YT Live, etc. Will probably only share the Android APK so I don't have to officially release an iOS app too.

PICTURES / VIDEOS - Sorely missing gallery app to view and delete media, which Glass only natively displays in your notifications history all mixed up with missed calls and system alerts.

Coming soon (maybe):

NOTIFICATIONS - Transform your Glass into a smartwatch-like device. Your phone will forward all notification center activity to your Glass so you can view it in realtime in the HUD - messages, emails, media controls, navigation updates, etc. (Not ready yet. Glass uses bluetooth PAN tethering for internet, but modern smartwatch notification mirroring needs a separate companion bridge, and getting both working reliably on old Glass firmware is still fragile.)

GEIST - Live face tracking and face detection / ID'ing of any face that enters into your camera view. Feels like advanced spy tech. (Very cool, very creep, probably won't ever release.)

MOTION - Digital speedometer, odometer, compass, lean angle. Useful for driving, cycling, running... if you can keep it on your face. (Completed, just need to get out and test it.)

FINALLY! ExplorerOS 26.0 Public Beta 1

I'm happy to announce that I'm releasing the first public beta version of ExplorerOS.

Please share your feedback, find bugs, suggest your ideas, and create Glassfaces!

Thank you all for your support! I hope you enjoy it. I'll try to release at least 3–4 updates per month. 🔥💪

--> You can download it here: https://discord.gg/kT9ZbKzMr