Oct 17, 2023G11-017Never settled

Kyle Bradshaw: Google glasses to summon Assistant by touch

Google glasses software would invoke Assistant by touching and holding the right temple instead of a hotword.

Kyle Bradshaw found a string in a Google app beta suggesting its glasses software would invoke Assistant by touching and holding the right temple instead of a spoken hotword.

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  1. What was reportedGoogle glasses software would invoke Assistant by touching and holding the right temple instead of a hotword.
  2. Who said it, and whenKyle Bradshaw reported it on Oct 17, 2023 in 9to5Google.
  3. What happened, and whenWe have not confirmed when Project Iris was announced.
  4. The verdict, and whyNever settledThe company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this.Why: Google has not shipped or publicly identified the Iris-labelled implementation.
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Reported by
Kyle Bradshaw
We read it in
9to5Google
Product
Project Iris

Who reported it

Kyle Bradshaw · Journalist

21 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 12 we have checked, 10 held up. The other 9 are not part of that number: 5 moving target, 4 never settled.

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Questions about this report

Did this Project Iris report turn out to be true?
Never settled. The company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this. Google has not shipped or publicly identified the Iris-labelled implementation.
Who reported it first?
Kyle Bradshaw reported it on Oct 17, 2023 in 9to5Google.