GlintA heading-up ring
The ring turns with your head while a fixed index at the top marks where you face. Ticks every 30° and N, E, S and W letters.
GLINTOS MINI-APP · NAVIGATION
Which way you face.
How level your head is.
A heading-up compass, head tilt and a level bubble on your glasses, read from their own motion sensors. No account, API key or internet.
What it is.
Compass shows which way you face and how level your head is, on the see-through display of your Everysight Maverick AI or AI Pro glasses. It reads the glasses’ own motion sensors and draws a ring that turns with your head, with the heading as a large number and a direction, such as 274 W.
Beside it you see pitch and roll in whole degrees and a level bubble, for checking posture or keeping your head straight. Zero level sets your natural tilt as level, because glasses sit differently on every face. If you allow location, the phone’s position appears below.
What you get.
Heading at a glance
A large number plus an 8-point direction, such as 274 W.
Pitch, roll and a bubble
Head tilt in whole degrees, and a bubble that rises when you look up and slides sideways when you tilt.
Your own level
Zero level remembers your natural head tilt as level for next time. It never changes the heading.
Optional position
Latitude and longitude under the reading: 4 decimals with an accuracy estimate in metres, or 2 decimals marked APPROXIMATE.
Calibration guidance
When the glasses report that their sensors need calibrating, Compass asks for a slow figure 8 with your head. If you skip it, a LOW ACCURACY chip stays.
On your glasses.
Waiting for sensors
Shown until the first reading arrives from the glasses.
Calibrate
Trace a slow figure 8 with your head, or tap Skip.
Compass
The ring and bubble on the left; heading, direction, pitch, roll and position on the right. Below: Zero level or Clear level, Allow GPS until location is allowed, and Back.
No heading yet
After 6 seconds without motion data: check that the glasses are worn, then tap Retry.
Motion is off for Compass
Head motion is turned off for Compass. Settings opens Privacy on the glasses.
How you control it.
| Swipe forward | Moves to the next button at the bottom, wrapping around. |
|---|---|
| Swipe back | Moves to the previous button. |
| Tap | Presses the selected button: Zero level, Clear level, Allow GPS, Skip, Retry or Settings. |
| Long tap | Goes back Home by default. If Long tap is set to Assistant, it starts the assistant instead. |
| Voice | Optional. With the GlintOS assistant, ask to zero the level while Compass shows a heading. |
Gestures come from the temple touchpad on Maverick AI and AI Pro glasses. An optional R08+ smart ring can send the same gestures from your finger.
Home and phone.
No widget of its own. While Compass runs, the Home Summary widget can show the last heading it received, such as 274 W, not a live one.
Compass’s page in the GlintOS phone companion app shows the heading, pitch and roll, calibration state and your position, marked precise or approximate.
Zero level, Clear and Allow location buttons work as they do on the glasses.
Readings update only while Compass is open on the glasses. Otherwise you see the last values.
What you need.
- Glasses
- Maverick AI or AI Pro
Compass uses the glasses’ built-in motion sensors, not eye tracking.
- Phone
- Android 11 or later
GlintOS runs on the phone and talks to the glasses over Bluetooth. Precise position uses Google Play services when available.
- Permissions
- Head motion; location optional
Head motion is a GlintOS switch for Compass, on by default. Android location is asked for only when you tap Allow GPS, and approximate access is enough.
- Account
- Not needed
There is no sign-in.
- API key
- Not needed
Compass talks to no web service, so there is nothing to enter.
- Internet
- Not needed
Everything comes from the glasses and the phone. Compass works offline.
- Cost
- None
Compass uses no paid or metered services.
These rows are about Compass. GlintOS itself also needs internet on the phone the first time it connects to your glasses and about once a month after that, when the glasses’ security certificate is renewed.
Set it up.
- Install GlintOS on an Android 11 or later phone and connect your glasses.
- Open Compass from the glasses Home dock, or with Open on glasses in the phone companion app.
- If Calibrate appears, trace a slow figure 8 with your head, or tap Skip.
- Hold your head in your natural level posture and tap Zero level.
- For your position, tap Allow GPS, grant location on the phone and keep phone location turned on.
Your data.
- Compass saves only your level zero, on the phone. Clear data on its phone page erases it.
- Nothing goes to the internet. Your position is shown, never stored.
- Location is asked for only when you tap Allow GPS, and sensors are read only while Compass is open on the glasses.
- You can turn Head motion or Location off for Compass on its phone page or in glasses Settings > Privacy. A change takes full effect at the next start; Close app stops the readings at once.
Good to know.
- GlintOS is in development, with the free public APK planned for December 2026, and Compass has not yet been tested on real glasses. Whether 0 means magnetic or true north is undocumented, so treat the heading as a guide, not a navigation instrument.
- Compass cannot start a calibration itself. The figure-8 prompt is an instruction only.
- It updates about 4 times a second, so very fast head turns lag slightly. The bubble stops at about 19° of tilt; the numbers keep counting.
- With the default look-up gesture on, looking up more than about 18° for a moment opens Quick Settings. Turn it off in GlintOS Settings > Input to read upward tilt.
Questions.
Does Compass work on Maverick AI as well as AI Pro?
It is built for both: it uses the motion sensors, not eye tracking. Neither model has been tested with Compass yet.
Does Compass need internet, an account or an API key?
No. Compass uses only the glasses’ sensors and the phone’s own location services, and contacts no web service.
Is the heading accurate enough for navigation?
Treat it as a guide. Accuracy depends on the glasses’ own calibration, and the north reference is not documented.
What does Zero level do?
It saves your current pitch and roll as level, so both read 0 in your natural posture. It never changes the heading, and Clear level forgets it.
Why is my position not showing?
Tap Allow GPS, grant location and keep phone location on. Check that Location is allowed for Compass on its phone page, then close and reopen Compass.
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