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Snap's Next Smart Glasses Get a Major OS Overhaul to Rival Meta Ray-Bans

Snap unveiled Snap OS 2.0 on September 15, 2025, as the new operating system for its Spectacles AR glasses available only to developers.
This release follows the 2024 launch of Snap's fifth-generation Spectacles for developers and precedes a planned consumer launch in 2026.
Snap OS 2.0 features a faster, more intuitive browser with WebXR support, new apps including a Gallery lens for interactive content viewing, and a Travel Mode for stable AR usage on the move.
The company stated the Spectacles' portrait view is ideal for vertical video, enabling content consumption without looking down at phones, while the Gallery Lens offers an interactive carousel to replay moments.
These updates position Snap's lightweight, Snapdragon-powered AR glasses to compete with Meta's upcoming smartglasses revealed at Meta Connect 2025, signaling intensifying competition in AR wearables.

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