# Rokid Glasses now show information when you raise your head

Source: https://idevice.com/rokid-glasses-now-show-information-when-you-raise-your-head
Published: 2026-11-08

> Rokid's 1.16.0 iPhone app adds head-triggered display, automatic photo sync and new US and German cloud nodes. Vision AI owners should retest it.

Rokid Glasses now react to where your head is pointing. Version 1.16.0 of the Hi Rokid iPhone app, out in late October, adds a feature called Head-Up Display: the glasses detect when you raise or lower your head and show relevant information by themselves. Rokid doesn't list what counts as relevant, so the quickest way to find out is to try it. The instructions are in the app under User Guide, then Head-Up Display.

You can now preview a photo to frame it, and you can set up interval recording with voice controls, which captures a scene over time. That one lives in Settings, then App Services, then Imaging. Instant Sync copies new photos from the glasses to your phone automatically. You have to switch it on yourself, in Imaging Settings.

Rokid also added cloud service nodes in the US and Germany, and it updated the AI model behind Vision for overseas users. That matters if you've been fighting the assistant. A US owner wrote in an App Store review in September that Vision AI kept saying it was "not supported in your country or region" and took four or five tries to open. Another complained in July that assistant answers had moved from the glasses to the phone. Rokid's notes mention neither problem. The app sits at 3.7 stars from just 38 ratings.

Bluetooth audio translation now supports spoken translations, and Rokid says it upgraded its translation services and the on-device translation on iOS. It also added clearer wear-detection instructions and improved onboarding, settings and Home page notifications. Rokid asks you to review that guidance and adjust the settings to suit you, so look there after you update.

Rokid showed its $750 Color glasses on October 29, but they're China-only for now, with a global launch expected at CES 2027. For anyone wearing the current glasses in the US or Europe, software like this is the upgrade on offer for a while.

The update is free and needs iOS 16 or later, and the download is 1.1GB. If Vision AI has been refusing to open for you, this is the build to retest it on. Try it a few times in a row before you trust it, because the notes promise a better experience and don't promise a fix.