Snap Introduces GPS and AR Keyboard Features for Developer-Only Spectacles

The fifth-generation AR glasses receive updates including location-based tools, enhanced hand tracking, and virtual text entry functionality.

Snap's fifth-generation Spectacles now support GPS, GNSS, and compass data, enabling location-based AR experiences like navigation and walking tours.
New hand-tracking capabilities include phone detection, grab gestures, and improved accuracy for the AR keyboard, which facilitates text input without a smartphone.
Developers can create multiplayer AR games and add leaderboards, enhancing engagement and competition among users.
Snap announced a 50% discount for educators and students and launched monthly challenges awarding $20,000 to developers for innovative Lens designs.
The updated Spectacles remain exclusive to Snap's developer program, costing $99 per month, with no consumer version announced yet.