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We did talk about the MyGlass app in September earlier this year, where this particular app would be able to offer Google Glass owners control with an Android-powered device. Well, that sounds about right, but what happens if you have a pair of Google Glass, and yet are not rocking to any Android-powered smartphone, preferring Apple’s offering in the smartphone arena instead as your daily communications device? Good thing the official MyGlass app for Google Glass has finally made its way to the iOS platform, where it will carry just about the same level of functionality as the Android version of the app, including letting you set up your Google Glass eyewear, install Glassware apps, have a mirror of the Glass’s display on the paired iPhone’s screen, among others.

The MyGlass app will be a free download to those who are interested, and of course, it is pretty much useless if you do not have a pair of Google Glass to hook it up to. The thing is, it took less than an hour after the MyGlass app appeared on the App Store before it was yanked – no idea on whether this was due to a premature rollout, a bug discovery, or something more sinister behind the scenes.

MyGlass App For iOS Spotted For A While On App Store original content from Ubergizmo.

Android may be improving its reputation as a gaming platform, but there isn’t a consistent, official service that can tie everything together — Google has no parallel to Xbox Live or Game Center. That might be changing, if Android Police‘s snooping around the Google Play Services component of the MyGlass app is any indication. A seemingly innocuous “games” folder includes what appears to be a Google Play Services gaming framework: achievements, in-game chats, rankings and invitation-capable multiplayer lurk inside. None of these are accessible to regular users, though, so it’s unclear whether the references represent a glimpse into an upcoming gaming strategy or just an instance of developers leaving in code that’s normally destined for the scrap heap. We’re hoping there are some proper answers at Google I/O.

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Source: Android Police

Between word that Explorer Editions are being produced, a reveal of spec details and documentation for the Mirror API being published, it’s been a busy night for Google Glass announcements. Now, Mountain View has pushed up the hardware’s Android companion app, dubbed MyGlass, to Google Play. Sure, you can download it on any device toting Android 4.0.3 or higher, but Page and Co. say, “If you don’t have Glass, then downloading this will be a waste of time.” Launching the app takes users through a setup process for the eyewear, which the search behemoth has made available on a webpage as well. Google’s also posted a “help” directory to give folks unfamiliar with the glasses a tour of the spectacles. Hit the source links below for the app, the setup experience and the newly added overview of the device.

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Via: Android Police

Source: MyGlass (Google Play), Glass Setup, Glass Help