ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix? Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of smart glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, today announced that it is releasing  for general availability a full final version of the Android? 13 mobile operating system for its flagship M400? enterprise smart glasses, underscoring the Company's firm commitment to device security and meeting customer needs.

The Android 13 operating system upgrade provides Vuzix customers with the latest and highest-level security possible for head-worn devices, paired with a set of compatible developer tools that continues to enable the creation of advanced M400 software and updates on Android 13. The software's many features include:

• security updates with ongoing support;

• improvements to WiFi networking algorithms;

• improvements to Enterprise device management;

• improved Android permissions management; and

• updated from Android API 30 to API 33 for app developers.

"Vuzix is continuously striving to keep our smart glasses state-of-the art and offer customers the best user experience in the market," said Paul Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix.  "The implementation of Android 13 on our M400 smart glasses, which is now required by multiple customers intending larger deployments, will allow these customers to continue to manage their devices with the latest security updates and enable usage of advanced Android features within third party applications."

You can read more about the Android 13 upgrade in the Vuzix blog here.

About Vuzix Corporation

Vuzix is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of AI driven Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and products for the enterprise, medical, defense and consumer markets. The Company's products include head-mounted smart personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable high-quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and augmented reality, as well OEM waveguide optical components and display engines. Vuzix holds more than 400 patents and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the fields of optics, head-mounted displays, and the augmented reality wearables field. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2024 and several wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in: Rochester, NY; and Kyoto and Okayama, Japan.  For more information, visit the Vuzix website, Twitter and Facebook pages.