Glass OS explained
Glass OS (Google XE) was a version of Google's Android operating system designed for Google Glass. "glass-omap" Tag is used in referring to the modified Android code which can be found inside Kernel Repository.[4] Glass OS was discontinued on June 20, 2017.[5]
Release history
The following list shows the main changes happened for each update release.[6] For more detailed release notes visit the support website.
April 11, 2013: XE4.0
Initial release.
May 7, 2013: XE5.0
XE5 updates included:[7]
- Change to sync policy: require power + WiFi for background uploads
- Crash reporting
- Incoming G+ notifications (direct shares, comments, +mentions), including ability to comment and +1
- Incoming Hangout notifications
- Transcription of queries & messages is now wicked-fast
- Long-press to search from anywhere in the UI (no longer just from off)
- International number dialing + SMS
- Hop animation on disallowed swipes in the UI
- New On-Head Detection calibration flow
- Show device Serial Number on Device Info card
- More reliable estimation of battery charge remaining
- New recipient-list mosaic
June 4, 2013: XE6.0
XE6 updates include:[8]
- Better photos through Glass
- Voice annotate your photos and videos when sharing
- Improvements to On-Head Detection. Please re-calibrate to enable the improvements.
- Improved cards in Google Now for Sports, and a new card for Birthdays
- Fixes for several issues
Glass OS update
Glass was updating by itself automatically over the air. Glass was checking Google servers periodically for updates. When an update was available, Glass was downloading it to the device and was installing the update all by itself. That was happening under the condition of active battery charging and a reliable Wi-Fi connection.[9]
References
- Web site: Philosophy and Goals . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017095754/http://source.android.com/source/index.html . Android Open Source Project . 2014-12-19 . 2014-10-17.
- Web site: Developer Preview License Agreement | Android Developers . Developer.android.com . 2014-03-20.
- Web site: Licenses. Android Open Source Project.. Open Handset Alliance. 2012-09-09. The preferred license for the Android Open Source Project is the Apache Software License, 2.0. ... Why Apache Software License? ... For userspace (that is, non-kernel) software, we do in fact prefer ASL2.0 (and similar licenses like BSD, MIT, etc.) over other licenses such as LGPL. Android is about freedom and choice. The purpose of Android is promote openness in the mobile world, but we don't believe it's possible to predict or dictate all the uses to which people will want to put our software. So, while we encourage everyone to make devices that are open and modifiable, we don't believe it is our place to force them to do so. Using LGPL libraries would often force them to do so..
- Web site: Refs - kernel/omap - Git at Google. android.googlesource.com. en. 2017-03-15.
- Web site: Glass OS was a product killed by Google in 2017 . 2024-03-31 . killedby.tech . en.
- Web site: Release notes - Google Glass Help. support.google.com. en. 2017-03-15.
- Web site: Google Glass Explorer Editions start receiving XE5 software update, new features. Engadget. 2017-03-15.
- Web site: Google Glass Receiving XE6 Update With Massive Photo Quality Improvements - Here Is The Full Changelog. 2013-06-04. Android Police. 2017-03-15.
- Web site: Updating Glass software - Google Glass Help. support.google.com. en. 2017-03-15. 2017-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20170315174642/https://support.google.com/glass/answer/3226482?hl=en. dead.
