Audio and display glasses provide a unique opportunity for new interaction
design with the overlap of a new, highly-contextual and personal form factor
with evolving AI patterns. You have access to the device's hardware and
features, including camera, microphone, and touchpad, to fully explore new
interaction patterns between AI, your app, and glasses with comfort and user
safety principles in mind.

Audio and display glasses bring AI capabilities to the user's eyes and ears.
When designing these experiences, consider patterns that recognize AI as an
assistant with glanceable visuals.

## Natural conversation

AI models allow for ongoing natural language interaction instead of short
handoffs or static conversation trees. Prioritize live ongoing helpful
conversations with agents rather than short sessions.

## Pause and stop

Allow the user to take a break and interrupt the conversation or task. This may
be a physical touch, gesture, or spoken interaction. Your agent could continue
to listen for additional interaction cues and establish a custom pattern to
continue by learning from the user. Allow users to exit the session by swiping
back on audio glasses, or swiping down on display glasses.

## Multi-modal

Glasses can use multiple hardware features together with AI to bring richer
experiences. For example, you can use the camera for contextual assistance by
allowing the user to activate the camera during your conversation to understand
the world around them.
![Design elements should be anchored to the bottom of the frame.](https://developer.android.com/static/images/design/ui/glasses/guides/glasses_ixd_ai_example_camera.png) The user is able to activate the camera to ask a question to Gemini while they are shopping.

Don't keep the camera running as it impacts battery performance, instead allow
the user to activate the camera for additional input.
![Design elements should be anchored to the bottom of the frame.](https://developer.android.com/static/images/design/ui/glasses/guides/glasses_ixd_ai_example_multimodal.png) The user is able to wake the app by interacting with their glasses and invoke the agent to accomplish task of adding an item to their grocery list.

## Environmental awareness

AI audio interactions can provide additional information or repeat responses as
needed. Consider providing visuals when a display is available as contextual UI
that harmonizes with audio output. Allow the user to remain focused in the real
world, providing glanceable legible information.
![Design elements should be anchored to the bottom of the frame](https://developer.android.com/static/images/design/ui/glasses/guides/glasses_ixd_ai_example_environmentalaware.png) In this example, a language tutor combines these patterns: The user is able to speak in a conversational rhythm, use physical gestures, and the camera to interact for an immersive natural learning experience.