Massive Samsung smart glasses leak! This is what the companion app will look like

Smart glasses have become a hot category that no major player wants to miss out on today. Samsung is preparing its own answer to the successful Ray-Ban Meta, and a few days before the anticipated unveiling, details about their controls have leaked. The SammyGuru website, which got its hands on the companion app for managing the glasses, was responsible for the leak.

What the leak revealed

The controls are designed to be smart and eliminate the need to reach for your phone. On the right side of the frames, there will be a touchpad — one finger will switch tracks, two fingers will adjust volume, and a tap will start playback or answer a call. Next to it, you’ll find a physical camera button: a short press will take a photo, and holding it down will start video recording. Captured images will immediately appear in the Now Bar on Samsung phones.

The companion app will then serve as a control center — offering automatic import of photos and videos, a “find my glasses” feature, reading notifications aloud, and AI assistant settings. Samsung is also aiming for full ecosystem integration: the glasses can be controlled from Galaxy Watch via a dedicated app and with gestures via the Galaxy Ring. An important detail is the LED indicators located on the frame, both externally and internally, which signal that the camera is currently active.

The battle with Meta is just beginning

And those LED indicators are more than just cosmetic. Meta is facing a privacy lawsuit in the US over its glasses, and the stigma of “a camera that’s always recording” plagues the entire category. Visible signaling is thus a response to public concerns.

Samsung is playing a different card. Its main weapon is the Gemini assistant, which offers smarter answers, navigation via Google Maps, and translations, as well as an open Android XR platform integrated with the entire Galaxy ecosystem. The catch is that the first model (codenamed Jinju) will not have any display — it’s essentially a wearable camera with AI and headphones, not holographic glasses. A version with a true micro-LED display, codenamed Haean, is expected to arrive in 2027.

How much will they cost and when will we see them

According to previous leaks, the price of the display-less variant is expected to range between $379 and $499, roughly 8,000 to 10,500 Czech crowns. However, European prices are usually higher, and this year’s increase in memory and other component costs also comes into play, so the final amount could still go up. Also note that all technical specifications so far come from leaks, not from Samsung.

The premiere is expected in the autumn, but we might see the first teaser at Unpacked, which is reportedly scheduled for July 22. There, Samsung will also unveil the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Flip8 foldable phones and smartwatches.

Would you wear smart glasses with a camera and AI, or does this category remain foreign to you?

Sources: Notebookcheck, SammyGuru