Google+ Will Be a Big Part of Glass
The recently launched MyGlass Android app (that will be required to tether Glass to your Android device) has revealed that Google+ will be mandatory to use Glass. We now know this thanks to an APK Teardown by +Android Police. This proves that Google is very serious in weaving the social platform into all of their products and services.
You can also see Google+ in one of the official screenshots from the app:
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What Google+ Features Are There in Glass?
So far the features that have been confirmed (you can see them in the video above) are:
- Google+ Hangouts using the Glass camera
- Sharing photos and videos to Google+
- Checking in to places on Google+
- Posting to Google+
Possible future features
It's very likely that in the future we'll be seeing even more integration with Google+, for example the 'Find my face' technology could be used to recognise people in the real world around you (if people have the feature enabled).
I wouldn't be surprised if some kind of front-end Google+ app was also a part of Glass, which could let you check your notifications or view important posts. Based on the screen size of Glass this would have to be implemented carefully.
Conclusion
Overall I feel Google+ will play a big part in Glass, the ability to easily take photos and videos of anything and have them instantly uploaded should encourage users to share a lot more media. Hangouts will also become even easier to use and I can't wait to see the other possibilities in the future.
Now if only I could get my hands on a pair...
What features would you like to see? Let us know in the comments.