If you’re one of the lucky Google Glass “Explorers” wandering the world barking at your augmented-reality headset prototype get very excited about a new software update that will make talking to nerdy computer spectacles more social. Amongst the additions in the “XE5” update is Google+ integration, including the ability to comment and +1 posts on Google’s social network.
You’ll also be able to receive incoming Hangout notifications. Here’s a rundown of all the changes, ripped straight from Phandroid:
- 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 dialling + 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
So, Explorers, you’ve got some new fun tricks to play with. Does it make the world look any better? [Phandroid via Engadget]