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Google Glass applications are free applications built by third-party developers. Glass also uses many existing Google applications, such as Google Now, Google Maps, Google+, and Gmail.
Third-party applications announced at South by Southwest (SXSW) includeEvernote, Skitch, The New York Times, and Path.[30]
On April 25, 2013, Google released the Mirror API, allowing developers to start making apps for Glass.[31][32] In the terms of service, it is stated that developers may not put ads in their apps or charge fees;[33] a Google representative told The Verge that this might change in the future.[34]
Many developers and companies have built applications for Glass, including news apps, facial recognition, exercise, photo manipulation, translation, and sharing to social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter.[35][36][37]
On May 16, 2013, Google announced the release of seven new apps, including reminders from Evernote, fashion news fromElle, and news alerts from CNN.[38] Following Google's XE7 Glass Explorer Edition update in early July 2013, evidence of a "Glass Boutique", a store that will allow synchronization to Glass of Glassware and APKs, was noted.[39]
Version XE8 made a debut for Google Glass on August 12, 2013. It brings an integrated video player with playback controls, the ability to post an update to Path, and lets users save notes to Evernote. Several other minute improvements include volume controls, improved voice recognition, and several new Google Now cards.
On November 19, 2013, Google unveiled its Glass Development Kit, showcasing a translation app Word Lens, a cooking app AllTheCooks, and an exercise app Strava among others as successful examples.[40][41]
On May 15, 2014, Google announced 3 news apps TripIt, FourSquare and OpenTable in order to entice travelers.
On June 25, 2014, Google announced that notifications from Android Wear will be sent to Glass.[42]
The European University Press published the first book to be read with Google Glass on 8 October 2014, as introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The book can be read as a normal paper book or - enriched with multimedia elements - with Google Glass, Kindle, on Smartphone and Pads on the platforms iOS and Android.[43]
