Using Connected Lenses

SnapOS provides multiple entry points for Connected Lenses on Spectacles. A Connected Lens session can be created or joined from Lens Explorer.

Creating a New Session

Connected Lenses are available under the Play Together section of Lens Explorer. To start a Connected Lens session, follow these steps:

1. Select the Play Together category in Lens Explorer.
2. Launch your chosen Lens.
3. In the Lens, pinch the Multiplayer button to open the system dialog for selecting a session.
4. Select Start New to create a new session.

Joining an Existing Session

There are two ways to join an active Connected Lens session from Lens Explorer:

1. Play Together category
2. Active Nearby category

Play Together

1. Select the Play Together category in Lens Explorer.
2. Launch the same Lens as the person you want to join.
3. In the Lens, pinch the Multiplayer button to open the system dialog for selecting a session.
4. Select the session that has the name(s) and bitmoji(s) of those you would like to join.

Active Nearby

1. Select the Active Nearby category in Lens Explorer. Lens Explorer will show tiles of Connected Lenses sessions that are active around you.
2. Select the tile for a Connected Lens session to join that session directly.

Establishing a Shared Coordinate Space

Connected Lenses on Spectacles are colocated, meaning users share a coordinate space. To establish a shared coordinate space, the first user to join a session is prompted to map their surroundings. Subsequent users are guided to look around to relocalize against the shared map.

Follow these tips to ensure successful mapping and relocalization:

• Look around at physical objects and patterns
• Avoid looking at plain, solid-colored walls and surfaces
• Move at a slow and steady pace, including side-to-side movement
• Use adequate lighting to make features of your space detectable

Once you map or relocalize successfully, your Connected Lenses session setup is complete!