Ahead of the public launch of Snapchat Spectacles, which is currently scheduled for 2026, Snap has introduced Snap OS 2.0 to the market – a software that will bring Spectacles to life by enabling real-time, AI-powered experiences that will allow people to interact naturally with the world around them using their hands and voice.
Snap OS 2.0 will offer a new interface that will allow Lenses to bring utilities – such as content, browsing and staying in touch to – Spectacles.
Meet the Spectacles Browser
Snap has overhauled the Spectacles Browser to make it faster, more powerful, and easier to use. With a new minimalist design, the updated browser optimises page loading speed and power usage so users can navigate quickly and easily.
The new home screen includes widgets and bookmarks. The updated toolbar provides more control, allowing users to type or speak a website URL, navigate history and refresh the page with ease.
Windows can be resized to preferred aspect ratios, just like on a laptop. Browser now also includes WebXR support, enabling immersive augmented reality (AR) experiences directly from any WebXR-enabled website.
Spotlight, Reimagined
The new dedicated Spotlight Lens creates a phone-free experience that spatially overlays favourite content onto the real world.
Whether doing the dishes while a creator’s video plays in front of your eyes or laying out comments in 3D space, the portrait orientation of Spectacles’ field of view offers a fit for vertical video.
Spotlight can be anchored in one place or set to follow people as they move.
Snapping and sharing
The new Gallery Lens makes it easier to relive and share memories.
Users can view Spectacles’ captures in a spacious, interactive layout, scroll through a curving carousel of videos, zoom in for more detail, and easily organise favourites before sending them to friends or posting to a Story on Snapchat.
Snap is also introducing Travel Mode – a new feature that stabilises AR content and tracking systems while on the move – whether on a plane, train, or in the passenger seat of a car – ensuring digital content stays anchored and stable.
Snap Lenses galore
Hundreds of developers from 30 countries are developing Lenses for Spectacles. Fan favourites include SightCraft by Enklu, NavigatAR by Utopia Labs and Pool Assist by Studio ANRK, as well as Snap-made Lenses including Finger Paint, Chess and Imagine Together.
Soon, Synth Riders, a critically-acclaimed freestyle dancing rhythm game, will also be available on Spectacles, bringing action-packed titles directly into the real world.
Players will be able to catch notes, ride rails and dodge obstacles by moving to the music, all while staying grounded in the real world and with the people around them.