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GLINTOS MINI-APP · COMMUNICATION
Their words, in your language.
Then reply in theirs.
Translate listens through your Android phone, shows what was said on Maverick AI and AI Pro glasses, and puts the translation in large text underneath.
What it is.
Translate is for talking with someone who speaks another language. Your phone’s speech recognizer listens, and their words appear on the glasses as they are spoken. Each finished sentence is translated and shown in large, bright type below the dimmer original, so you can keep your eyes on the person.
To reply, tap Swap. The direction reverses, the screen clears, and Translate listens in the other language. With Read translations aloud on, each translation is spoken on the phone speaker, so the other person hears your answer in their language. Listening pauses while it speaks.
There is nothing to sign up for. Translations come from MyMemory, a free service that needs no key and sets a daily limit. Choose from 13 languages, or type a sentence in the GlintOS phone companion app when speaking isn’t practical.
What you get.
Swap to reply
Reverses the direction and clears the screen. If you had paused, it stays paused.
Read aloud for them
Speaks each translation on the phone speaker in the target language, then starts listening again.
Thirteen languages
English, Ukrainian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Dutch, Czech, Turkish, Japanese and Chinese.
Type to translate
Type in the phone companion app instead of speaking. It needs only the internet, not the microphone.
Retry without repeating
After a lost connection, the heard text stays on screen and Retry sends it again.
Readable Cyrillic
When the glasses can’t draw Cyrillic, Ukrainian is transliterated, so the capital reads Kyiv, not Kiyiv.
On your glasses.
Listening
The language pair, LISTENING and a hint such as Say something in Ukrainian. A MIC chip shows while the microphone is open.
Translation
The heard sentence, up to 2 lines, above the translation in large type, up to 3. Pause and Swap sit below.
No connection
The heard text stays, with No connection · tap Retry, or Daily translation limit reached.
Translate needs permission
Asks you to allow the microphone for GlintOS on your phone, then tap Allow.
Can’t listen
Explains what is missing, such as a speech recognizer or language support, with Retry or Phone mic.
How you control it.
| Swipe forward | Moves focus between Back, Pause or Resume, Swap and, after an error, Retry. |
|---|---|
| Swipe back | Moves focus the other way. |
| Tap | Activates the focused button. Pause is focused when the app opens. |
| Long tap | Goes back to Home, where Translate pauses, or starts the assistant if Long tap is set to Assistant. |
| Voice | With the GlintOS assistant started, say swap, pause, resume, translate to German or from Polish. |
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.
Under Apps > Translate: Open on glasses, Listen or Pause, Swap, and Share for the conversation.
Type to translate, plus From and To chips for the 13 languages.
The microphone choice (Auto, Phone or Glasses) and Read translations aloud, with an optional glasses speaker.
The newest 20 history entries and the Speech, Internet, Microphone and Speaker access switches.
What you need.
- Glasses
- Maverick AI or AI Pro
The heard text and translations are drawn on the glasses display. Eye tracking is not used.
- Phone
- Android 11 or later
Recognition, translation requests and read-aloud all run on the phone.
- Phone app
- A speech recognition service
Your phone’s recognizer, such as Google’s, must support the language you listen in. Read aloud also needs a voice for the target language.
- Account
- Not needed
There is no sign-in, email or login, for Translate or the translation service.
- API key
- Not needed
MyMemory is used without a key. Requests carry only the text and the language pair.
- Internet
- Needed on the phone
Each sentence is translated by MyMemory over HTTPS. Your phone’s recognizer may need the internet too.
- Permissions
- Microphone
Android asks the first time Translate listens. GlintOS’s own Speech and Internet access for Translate are on by default.
- Cost
- None, with a daily limit
MyMemory sets its own daily quota and terms. When it runs out, the glasses say so.
These rows are about Translate. 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.
- Open Translate from the glasses Home dock, or with Open on glasses in the phone companion app.
- Allow the microphone for GlintOS when the phone asks, or tap Allow on the glasses.
- Pick the From and To languages in the phone companion app. The default is Ukrainian to English.
- Read the translation when the other person finishes, then tap Swap to reply.
Your data.
- Your phone’s speech provider turns audio into text and may process it online, under its own policies.
- Finished and typed sentences go to MyMemory over HTTPS. Words still being recognized are never sent.
- Read aloud uses the phone’s text-to-speech engine, and some voices synthesize online.
- The history stays in memory, is never saved, and leaves the phone only when you tap Share.
Good to know.
- GlintOS is an independent project in development, with the free public APK planned for December 2026. Translate has not yet been validated on real glasses.
- It translates one direction at a time, with no automatic language detection, and runs only while it is on screen.
- The glasses show only the latest sentence. Japanese and Chinese appear as question marks there; the phone history shows them.
- The glasses microphone and speaker options are experimental. Auto uses the phone microphone.
Questions.
Do I need an account or API key for Translate on Maverick AI glasses?
No. Translate uses MyMemory, a free translation service that needs no key, and your phone’s own speech recognizer. MyMemory’s free use has a daily limit and its own terms.
Which languages does Translate support?
Thirteen: English, Ukrainian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Dutch, Czech, Turkish, Japanese and Chinese. Japanese and Chinese are readable only in the phone companion app for now.
How do I reply to the other person?
Tap Swap, and Translate listens in the other language. Turn on Read translations aloud so they hear each translation from the phone speaker.
Does Translate work offline?
No. MyMemory translates online, and your phone’s recognizer may need the internet too. If the connection drops, the heard text stays and Retry sends it again.
Is Translate an Everysight app?
No. Translate is part of GlintOS, an independent project not affiliated with or endorsed by Everysight, MyMemory or Google.
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