[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":574},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fimage-viewer\u002Fglasses":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":539,"extension":540,"meta":541,"navigation":569,"path":570,"seo":571,"stem":572,"__hash__":573},"features\u002Ffeatures\u002Fimage-viewer\u002Fglasses.md","Photo Viewer for Smart Glasses — View Photos in AR and Virtual Screens",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":516},"minimark",[9,14,18,23,30,35,54,60,64,69,73,87,92,96,102,106,110,113,130,135,150,154,157,171,175,178,192,196,210,214,217,236,240,243,367,371,375,386,390,401,405,488,492],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"photos-on-smart-glasses-three-different-experiences","Photos on Smart Glasses — Three Different Experiences",[15,16,17],"p",{},"How you view photos on smart glasses depends entirely on the type of glasses you have. Each category provides a fundamentally different viewing experience:",[19,20,22],"h3",{"id":21},"display-glasses-xreal-viture-rokid-max","Display Glasses (XREAL, VITURE, Rokid Max)",[15,24,25,29],{},[26,27,28],"strong",{},"Experience:"," Photos appear on a virtual screen floating in front of you — like having a 120-200 inch photo frame in your field of view. The real world is dimmed behind the virtual screen.",[15,31,32],{},[26,33,34],{},"How it works:",[36,37,38,42,45,48,51],"ol",{},[39,40,41],"li",{},"Connect glasses to your phone (USB-C) or compute unit",[39,43,44],{},"Open AnExplorer on the connected device",[39,46,47],{},"Navigate to photos (local, NAS, cloud)",[39,49,50],{},"Tap image → displays full-screen on the virtual display",[39,52,53],{},"Navigate left\u002Fright for gallery browsing",[15,55,56,59],{},[26,57,58],{},"Best for:"," Private photo viewing, reviewing photos on a large virtual display, showing photos to yourself while others see the real world.",[19,61,63],{"id":62},"ar-glasses-inmo-air-2-even-realities-g1","AR Glasses (Inmo Air 2, Even Realities G1)",[15,65,66,68],{},[26,67,28],{}," Photos overlay on the real world as transparent panels. You see the photo AND the world around you simultaneously.",[15,70,71],{},[26,72,34],{},[36,74,75,78,81,84],{},[39,76,77],{},"AnExplorer is sideloaded on the glasses (standalone Android)",[39,79,80],{},"Navigate to photos on glasses' local storage",[39,82,83],{},"Tap to view — image displays as an AR overlay",[39,85,86],{},"Useful for reference photos while working (blueprints, instructions, recipes)",[15,88,89,91],{},[26,90,58],{}," Reference images while doing something else (hands-free photo viewing), quick image checks without pulling out phone.",[19,93,95],{"id":94},"audio-glasses-meta-ray-ban-echo-frames","Audio Glasses (Meta Ray-Ban, Echo Frames)",[15,97,98,101],{},[26,99,100],{},"No image viewing possible"," — these glasses have speakers but no display. Photo management happens entirely on the paired phone. AnExplorer on the phone manages the camera photos that Ray-Ban captures.",[10,103,105],{"id":104},"photo-workflows-by-glasses-type","Photo Workflows by Glasses Type",[19,107,109],{"id":108},"display-glasses-virtual-photo-gallery","Display glasses: Virtual photo gallery",[15,111,112],{},"Create a private slideshow experience:",[36,114,115,118,121,124,127],{},[39,116,117],{},"Load photos onto phone or USB drive (plug into compute unit)",[39,119,120],{},"Connect display glasses to host device",[39,122,123],{},"Open AnExplorer → navigate to photo folder",[39,125,126],{},"Tap first image → browse through gallery",[39,128,129],{},"Like having a personal photo exhibition on a massive virtual screen",[15,131,132],{},[26,133,134],{},"Use cases:",[136,137,138,141,144,147],"ul",{},[39,139,140],{},"Reviewing vacation photos on an \"ultra-wide\" virtual display",[39,142,143],{},"Photo editing preview — see details at giant virtual size",[39,145,146],{},"Private photo viewing (only you see the virtual screen)",[39,148,149],{},"Comparing photos side-by-side (on some glasses with multi-window)",[19,151,153],{"id":152},"display-glasses-nas-photo-streaming","Display glasses: NAS photo streaming",[15,155,156],{},"Browse your entire photo archive from NAS:",[36,158,159,162,165,168],{},[39,160,161],{},"Connect to NAS via SMB in AnExplorer (on host device)",[39,163,164],{},"Navigate to photo library",[39,166,167],{},"Browse folders — photos stream from NAS and display on virtual screen",[39,169,170],{},"No limit — access thousands of photos without local storage",[19,172,174],{"id":173},"ar-glasses-reference-images","AR glasses: Reference images",[15,176,177],{},"Use photos as overlays while doing tasks:",[36,179,180,183,186,189],{},[39,181,182],{},"Take a photo of instructions\u002Frecipe\u002Freference material",[39,184,185],{},"Transfer to AR glasses",[39,187,188],{},"Open in AnExplorer → the image overlays in your field of view",[39,190,191],{},"Work hands-free with the reference visible",[15,193,194],{},[26,195,134],{},[136,197,198,201,204,207],{},[39,199,200],{},"Assembly instructions visible while building",[39,202,203],{},"Recipe displayed while cooking",[39,205,206],{},"Reference diagram while repairing equipment",[39,208,209],{},"Navigation screenshot while walking",[19,211,213],{"id":212},"audio-glasses-ray-ban-photo-management-on-phone","Audio glasses (Ray-Ban): Photo management on phone",[15,215,216],{},"Meta Ray-Ban captures photos with its built-in camera:",[36,218,219,222,230,233],{},[39,220,221],{},"Photos sync to your phone via Meta View app",[39,223,224,225,229],{},"Open AnExplorer on phone → find Ray-Ban photos (typically in ",[226,227,228],"code",{},"\u002FDCIM\u002FRay-Ban\u002F"," or Meta View folder)",[39,231,232],{},"Organize into albums, back up to NAS\u002Fcloud, delete rejects",[39,234,235],{},"No viewing on the glasses themselves (audio-only)",[10,237,239],{"id":238},"image-format-support","Image Format Support",[15,241,242],{},"All standard formats work across all Android-based glasses:",[244,245,246,265],"table",{},[247,248,249],"thead",{},[250,251,252,256,259,262],"tr",{},[253,254,255],"th",{},"Format",[253,257,258],{},"Display glasses",[253,260,261],{},"AR glasses",[253,263,264],{},"Notes",[266,267,268,282,294,306,318,330,342,354],"tbody",{},[250,269,270,274,277,279],{},[271,272,273],"td",{},"JPEG",[271,275,276],{},"✅",[271,278,276],{},[271,280,281],{},"Standard camera photos",[250,283,284,287,289,291],{},[271,285,286],{},"PNG",[271,288,276],{},[271,290,276],{},[271,292,293],{},"Screenshots, graphics with transparency",[250,295,296,299,301,303],{},[271,297,298],{},"WEBP",[271,300,276],{},[271,302,276],{},[271,304,305],{},"Web-saved images",[250,307,308,311,313,315],{},[271,309,310],{},"GIF (animated)",[271,312,276],{},[271,314,276],{},[271,316,317],{},"Animations play",[250,319,320,323,325,327],{},[271,321,322],{},"HEIC",[271,324,276],{},[271,326,276],{},[271,328,329],{},"iPhone photos (Android 9+)",[250,331,332,335,337,339],{},[271,333,334],{},"BMP",[271,336,276],{},[271,338,276],{},[271,340,341],{},"Legacy bitmap",[250,343,344,347,349,351],{},[271,345,346],{},"SVG",[271,348,276],{},[271,350,276],{},[271,352,353],{},"Vector graphics",[250,355,356,359,362,364],{},[271,357,358],{},"RAW (DNG)",[271,360,361],{},"⚠️",[271,363,361],{},[271,365,366],{},"Shows as file icon, not rendered",[10,368,370],{"id":369},"storage-and-performance","Storage and Performance",[19,372,374],{"id":373},"display-glasses-viewing-from-phonecompute-unit","Display glasses (viewing from phone\u002Fcompute unit)",[136,376,377,380,383],{},[39,378,379],{},"No storage on glasses — photos are on the host device",[39,381,382],{},"Performance = host device performance (phone or compute unit)",[39,384,385],{},"NAS streaming: limited by WiFi speed between host and NAS",[19,387,389],{"id":388},"ar-glasses-standalone","AR glasses (standalone)",[136,391,392,395,398],{},[39,393,394],{},"Limited onboard storage (32-128 GB typically)",[39,396,397],{},"Keep photo library reasonable (a few hundred photos for reference use)",[39,399,400],{},"For larger libraries: access from NAS via SMB (if glasses support WiFi)",[10,402,404],{"id":403},"comparison-glasses-vs-vr-headset-for-photos","Comparison: Glasses vs VR Headset for Photos",[244,406,407,420],{},[247,408,409],{},[250,410,411,414,417],{},[253,412,413],{},"Aspect",[253,415,416],{},"Smart glasses",[253,418,419],{},"VR headset (Quest, PICO)",[266,421,422,433,444,455,466,477],{},[250,423,424,427,430],{},[271,425,426],{},"360° photo immersion",[271,428,429],{},"❌ (flat display only)",[271,431,432],{},"✅ (full spherical)",[250,434,435,438,441],{},[271,436,437],{},"See real world while viewing",[271,439,440],{},"✅ (AR) or partially (display)",[271,442,443],{},"❌ (enclosed)",[250,445,446,449,452],{},[271,447,448],{},"Photo size",[271,450,451],{},"Large virtual screen (120-200\")",[271,453,454],{},"Massive virtual screen (200\"+)",[250,456,457,460,463],{},[271,458,459],{},"Portability",[271,461,462],{},"✅ Wear anywhere",[271,464,465],{},"❌ Indoors only",[250,467,468,471,474],{},[271,469,470],{},"Social viewing",[271,472,473],{},"Can talk to people while viewing",[271,475,476],{},"Isolated in VR",[250,478,479,482,485],{},[271,480,481],{},"Best for",[271,483,484],{},"Quick viewing, reference, casual browsing",[271,486,487],{},"Immersive photo experiences, 360° content",[10,489,491],{"id":490},"related-guides","Related Guides",[136,493,494,502,509],{},[39,495,496,501],{},[497,498,500],"a",{"href":499},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fimage-viewer","Photo Viewer Feature"," — full photo viewer capabilities",[39,503,504,508],{},[497,505,507],{"href":506},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fimage-viewer\u002Fvr-headset","Photo Viewer for VR"," — immersive VR photo viewing",[39,510,511,515],{},[497,512,514],{"href":513},"\u002Fdevice\u002Fglasses","File Manager for AR Glasses"," — glasses overview",{"title":517,"searchDepth":518,"depth":518,"links":519},"",2,[520,526,532,533,537,538],{"id":12,"depth":518,"text":13,"children":521},[522,524,525],{"id":21,"depth":523,"text":22},3,{"id":62,"depth":523,"text":63},{"id":94,"depth":523,"text":95},{"id":104,"depth":518,"text":105,"children":527},[528,529,530,531],{"id":108,"depth":523,"text":109},{"id":152,"depth":523,"text":153},{"id":173,"depth":523,"text":174},{"id":212,"depth":523,"text":213},{"id":238,"depth":518,"text":239},{"id":369,"depth":518,"text":370,"children":534},[535,536],{"id":373,"depth":523,"text":374},{"id":388,"depth":523,"text":389},{"id":403,"depth":518,"text":404},{"id":490,"depth":518,"text":491},"View photos and images on smart glasses with AnExplorer. Display images on virtual screens (XREAL, Rokid, VITURE) or in AR overlays (Inmo, Even Realities).","md",{"faq":542,"howto":555},[543,546,549,552],{"q":544,"a":545},"Can I view photos on smart glasses?","Yes — the experience depends on your glasses type. Display glasses (XREAL, VITURE, Rokid) show photos on a virtual big screen. AR glasses (Inmo, Even Realities) can overlay images in your field of view. Audio glasses (Ray-Ban, Echo Frames) can't display images.",{"q":547,"a":548},"How do I get photos onto my smart glasses?","Display glasses: photos are on your connected phone\u002Fcompute unit — AnExplorer on that device browses and displays. AR glasses: transfer via WiFi Share or ADB. Audio glasses: N\u002FA (no display).",{"q":550,"a":551},"Can I view 360° photos on glasses?","Not in immersive 360° mode (that requires a VR headset). Display glasses show 360° photos as flat images on the virtual screen. True 360° immersion requires Meta Quest, PICO, or similar headsets.",{"q":553,"a":554},"What image formats work on smart glasses?","All standard formats: JPEG, PNG, WEBP, GIF (animated), BMP, HEIC. The same formats supported on any Android device — glasses are running Android or displaying from an Android host.",{"name":556,"description":557,"totalTime":558,"steps":559},"How to View Photos on Smart Glasses","Display images using smart glasses — by glasses category.","PT2M",[560,563,566],{"name":561,"text":562},"Display glasses (XREAL, VITURE, Rokid)","Connect glasses to phone\u002Fcompute unit → open AnExplorer on the host → navigate to photos → tap to view. Image shows on virtual screen.",{"name":564,"text":565},"AR glasses (Inmo, Even Realities)","Transfer photos to glasses via WiFi Share → open AnExplorer on glasses → tap image to view in AR overlay.",{"name":567,"text":568},"From NAS\u002Fcloud","Connect AnExplorer to NAS (SMB) or cloud → browse photo library → tap to view on glasses' display.",true,"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fimage-viewer\u002Fglasses",{"title":5,"description":539},"features\u002Fimage-viewer\u002Fglasses","3_VJrdkmw4XtK00RBcyR_HND51drmHBLPlhAwHx0yhY",1781447375432]