Smart Glasses Client
Release notes for the Skylight client for smart glasses and head-mounted devices.
Released | OS Support |
February 2022 |
- Added dismissScanner functionality
- Improved voice command responsiveness
- Users can now increase text-to-speech speed up to 4x
Released | OS Support |
November 2021 |
- Added ability to control device volume levels from a menu option in the Settings page
- When navigated inside a view, users can speak the voice command “Adjust volume” to open and adjust device volume controls
- Added support for icon cards - Dedicated card for displaying text and for glyph-based icons (same text-based icon set used by accessories, badges, and menus across the client)
- Overflow handling and ability for user to read the text-based content is now automatically supported on text cards
- App developers can now access and set the font family used to render icons across the platform right from html cards
- App developers can now specify if the card counter is displayed inside a view
- Users are now prevented from opening an application until all its data has finished syncing
- The suffix property inside the
startTextInputmethod is now limited to10characters to prevent overlap on input text
- Resolved issue where voice commands would sometimes stop working after a prolonged period of use
- Fixed a crash that could occur when speaking the “Zoom in” command inside the media viewer activity
- Applications list now properly loads after authenticating via QR code scan
- HMT-1 Client has been completely updated with a new look and interaction experience
- Improved “My Apps” page global navigation commands & menu layouts
- Improved “Settings” page global navigation commands & menu layouts
- In-App experience has been enhanced to make unique, card-specific voice commands more discoverable
- Card layouts have been updated across the client to take advantage of the voice-driven system
- Native “Show Help” menus have been updated across the client to make overflow help commands easier to access
- HMT-1: Fixed a crash that could occur when zooming inside the media viewer
- HMT-1: Addressed text getting partially cut off inside a text input activity that was pre-populated with text
Released | OS Support |
September 2021 |
- Added the ability to rapidly scroll forward or backward through the keyboard carousel inside the text input activity via double-click or long-press on the Vuzix M400 device
- Improved experience navigating and inputting text inside the text input activity while using voice:
- Users no longer have to say the word “Input” before dictating characters
- “Delete all” command added - Clear the entire typed string in one action rather than having to issue the “Backspace” command on a character-by-character basis
- Improved the reliability of the “Volume up” and “Volume down” commands by changing them to “Volume louder” and “Volume softer”.
- Improved accuracy of voice-driven commands in louder/multi-speaker environments
- Initial login and WiFi code scanner screen timeout increased to thirty seconds
Released | OS Support |
September 2021 |
- Added ability to view annotations
- Added ability to remove session media
- Added a new appCore function allowing client-side speech-to-text vocalization of script-driven sentences, phrases, words, etc to the end user
- Added ability for developer to provide custom voice commands and associated actions on a per-view basis and to specify whether the commands appear in the voice help menu
- Improved experience for navigating the application main menu both in and out of calls
- Users can now adjust the device volume via voice commands while navigated inside an application
- Fixed an issue when using open view within the same view
- Fixed an issue with updating published applications
- Fixed an issue with the media count not appearing in the media gallery
Released | OS Support |
July 2021 |
- Added ability for app developers to present users with event-driven dialogs and confirmation prompts
- Added ability to dynamically change the list of card-based actions and app menu actions based on application state
- Added ability to open a camera-based scanner as a fragment in a snackbar, allowing users to scan QR/barcodes without obscuring on-screen instructions
- Support added for certificate pinning when connecting to an on-prem server
- Added additional properties to showNotification, such as addition of button-based actions, allowing for better end user and developer experience
- Improved the UX surrounding text input:
- Developers can customize what properties are seen by users and set it existing text is pre-highlighted
- Support added for header text and trailing text
- Support added for using glyph-based icons
- Improved voice entry to allow for character-by-character input phrasing, such as “input one point two three” resulting in
1.23
- Developers can now specify what sessions and what parts of a session (data and/or media) should be synced to the client
- Resolved a crash caused by HMT-1 camera stabilization
- Resolved known issue where annotations from a call were displayed below the media when viewed in the call media gallery
- Addressed a rare crash that occurred when a very small image was loaded into the media viewer
- Resolved issues with health test and device diagnostic information not rendering correctly
- Resolved issue where gradient on edge of screen would sometimes cover important information
Released | Compatibility Version | Device & Firmware Support |
May 25, 2021 | 4 |
- Resolved an issue where cards were not getting centered in the view under certain conditions
- Resolved an issue with scrolling through a view containing a large amount of web cards
- Resolved an issue where user would be scrolled to incorrect location after a notification was displayed
Released | Compatibility Version | Device & Firmware Support |
May 18, 2021 | 4 |
- Fixed and custom constrained card sizes are now supported on all card types
- Support for responsive card sizing on all card types
- External gifs should now play correctly
- Resolved various style and color issues that cropped up over time
- Misc. improvements to voice help tips in different application states
Released | Compatibility Version |
March 25, 2021 | 4 |
- Support for
application.usersproperty
- Fixed applications not accurately updating to reflect updates to group permissions on an already signed in user
- Fixed text input on HMT-1 not working if max characters was not set in the script
- Various performance & stability improvements
Device & Firmware Support
Device | Firmware |
Glass Enterprise Edition 2 | OPM1.210124.001, OPM1.200625.001 |
RealWear HMT-1 beta support | 11.1, 11.2 |
Vuzix M400 | 2.02, 2.01, 1.2.2 |
February 12th, 2021
- Security enhancements
- HMT-1: Numeric text input does not work with HMT 11.2 firmware.
Device & Firmware Support
Device | Firmware |
Glass Enterprise Edition 2 | OPM1.210124.001, OPM1.200625.001 |
RealWear HMT-1 beta support | 11.1, 11.2 |
Vuzix M400 | 2.02, 2.01, 1.2.2 |
February 8th, 2021
- Language support - French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish
- Fixed: HMT-1: Unable to select "install now" when the OTA update notification is displayed..
- HMT-1: The "Sign in using QR Code" voice command does not work after a fresh Skylight install. To workaround, press the action button to return Home and then relaunch Skylight.
- HMT-1: Only after a fresh Skylight install, pressing the action button on the sign in screen presents a dialog for selecting whether Skylight or the RealWear Launcher should be set as Home.
January 11th, 2021
- Fixed: HTML and Table cards were not being update properly and overlapping other cards in some cases.
- HMT-1: The "Sign in using QR Code" voice command does not work after a fresh Skylight install. To workaround, press the action button to return Home and then relaunch Skylight.
- HMT-1: Only after a fresh Skylight install, pressing the action button on the sign in screen presents a dialog for selecting whether Skylight or the RealWear Launcher should be set as Home.
December 10th, 2020
- Support for glyphs on the card
badgeandaccessoryproperties - Support for the
statusproperty for user presence onapplication.participantsuser object
- Fixed: The WiFi connection status was not updating properly in some cases.
- HMT-1: The "Sign in using QR Code" voice command does not work after a fresh Skylight install. To workaround, press the action button to return Home and then relaunch Skylight.
- HMT-1: Only after a fresh Skylight install, pressing the action button on the sign in screen presents a dialog for selecting whether Skylight or the RealWear Launcher should be set as Home.
3Device & Firmware Support
Device | Firmware |
Glass Enterprise Edition 2 | OPM1.200625.001 |
RealWear HMT-1 beta support | 11.1 |
Vuzix M400 | 2.01, 1.2.2 |
November 6th, 2020
- Beta support for the RealWear HMT-1. See known issues below.
- Support for speech-to-text input with the RealWear HMT-1 and Google Glass EE2 using the
preferSpeechproperty for thestartTextInputmethod. - Support for
titleanddescriptionproperties on views - Support for
startVideoCapturemethod - Support for
startMediaViewermethod - Support for
application.participantsobject
- Improved application navigation while in a call and easier ability to return to the call.
- A prompt is now displayed when there is a new application version.
- An incoming call notification is now displayed even if the client app is in the background.
- A ringtone sound is now played for incoming calls.
- Improved photo capture UX.
- Fixed: The bounds on the HTML card were improperly sized until the view refreshes.
- Fixed: Losing permission for an application didn't trigger an application list update event.
- Fixed: Getting added to an application didn't add it to the signed-in user's application list until a full sync.
- Fixed: The General Information page in settings was blank.
- Fixed: Script execution did not continue after returning from capturePhoto.
- Fixed: The call timer during a call was not being displayed.
- Fixed: Re-joining a call after exiting the app caused a crash.
- Fixed: M400: When minimizing the call, sometimes the device buttons would stop working.
- HMT-1: The "Sign in using QR Code" voice command does not work after a fresh Skylight install. To workaround, press the action button to return Home and then relaunch Skylight.
- HMT-1: Only after a fresh Skylight install, pressing the action button on the sign in screen presents a dialog for selecting whether Skylight or the RealWear Launcher should be set as Home.
2Device & Firmware Support
Device | Firmware |
Glass Enterprise Edition 2 | OPM1.200625.001 |
RealWear HMT-1 beta support | 11.1 |
Vuzix M400 | 1.2.2 |
September 14th, 2020
- Fixed: Media uploads would stop working in some cases when signing out and back in as a different user.
- Fixed: The
applicationCloseevent was not triggering. - Fixed: The loading animation on the application list would never stop.
- Fixed: Annotations would not appear on captured images that were annotated on another device.
September 4th, 2020First general release of the smart glasses client for next-gen Skylight applications.
- Card Support: Text, HTML, Table, Image.
- View Support: List, Collection.
- Video Calling: Make and receive "see-what-I-see" video calls. Features include: 1:1 or group calls, core call controls, call notifications, snapshots, flashlight toggle, media gallery, and screen sharing.
- Data & Media Capture: Capture photos, scan barcodes, input text, and input data from Bluetooth devices.
- Health Tests: Run network, API, and MQTT health tests.
1Device & Firmware Support
Device | Firmware |
Glass Enterprise Edition 2 | OPM1.200625.001 |
Vuzix M400 | 1.2.x |
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