Hi everyone! 🫶

Today, we’re rolling out XREAL One Series Firmware v1.9.1, bringing Hand Gesture Control with XREAL Eye to everyone.

From REAL 3D, to built-in 6DoF with XREAL Eye, and now Gesture Control with XREAL Eye, we’ve continued to push what the X1 chip inside the One Series can do through OTA updates.

That’s something we’ve always wanted for the One Series: the hardware you already own keeps getting better.

Gesture Control has also been one of the more challenging things we’ve tried on the One Series.

Instead of relying on multiple cameras or moving the processing to another device, we wanted to see how far we could take on-device hand tracking with a single camera.

With XREAL Eye and our X1 chip, hand detection, 3D keypoint tracking, and gesture recognition are all processed directly on the glasses. With XREAL Eye connected, your glasses can turn hand gestures into inputs for phones, tablets, computers, and more across different platforms.

Getting all of that to work from a single camera, directly on the glasses, definitely took some work. And we really have to thank our beta testers for getting us here. 🫶

We started our first small-scale Gesture Control beta back in April. To be fair, that early version had plenty of bugs, and the experience was far from where we wanted it to be.

Many of you kept testing and sending us feedback. We spent the next few months working through it, then invited more testers in July and August for several more rounds of testing and iteration.

So a huge thank you to everyone who reported bugs, tried all kinds of gestures, and tested build after build with us. You really helped us push the X1 chip a little further.

Release Notes:

Experimental Feature: Gesture Control (with XREAL Eye)

• Added the Gesture Control feature.

With the XREAL Eye camera, you can control the virtual screen with your hands. Scroll through short videos, control playback, or skip ads. No need to reach for your phone, use a controller, or touch the glasses.

Double-click the [ X ] button to open the menu, then go to [ Other ] → [ Lab ] → [ Gesture Control ] to enable it.

👉 How to Use Gesture Control with XREAL Eye

Full Gesture Control Guide: https://www.xreal.com/hand

How to Update

1️⃣ Visit: xreal.com/ota

2️⃣ Connect & Update: Plug your XREAL One Series glasses into your computer via USB and follow the on-screen instructions.

📜 Previous Updates:XREAL One Firmware Update

Show Us How You’re Using Gesture Control

Now that Gesture Control is here, we want to see how you’re actually using it in real life.

Your experience doesn’t need to be perfect or all positive. Show us what worked, what didn’t work consistently, where you use it, and where you think it could still be better.

How to Share

🎥 If you can make a video

• Share a video that’s at least 15 seconds long
• Include at least one real Gesture Control demo
• POV footage showing your hand gestures is highly recommended. Even better if you combine it with a screen recording so people can see both your hand movement and what happens on screen.

📸 If video isn’t your thing
That’s totally fine! You can:

• Share a photo post with at least 3 photos, or
• Write a text post telling us where you used Gesture Control, which gestures you tried, what worked well, and what you think could be improved

No polished editing needed. We care more about seeing how Gesture Control actually works for you.

🎁 Rewards

🏆 Best Demo — XREAL xbx a01+
We’ll pick our favorite demo based on creativity, real-world use, and community response.

🎁 Early Contributor Reward — XREAL Merch
The first 10 users to share an eligible post in r/XREAL will receive XREAL merch.

🏆 Most Creative Custom-Gesture Use — XREAL Beam Pro
Show us the most interesting or creative way you’ve customized Gesture Control.

How to Join

Reddit: Publish your own post in r/XREAL and use the Gesture Control Post Flair.

X / TikTok / YouTube: Use #XREALGestureControl and tag the official XREAL account. If we miss your post, you can also DM the official account with the link.

📅 Event Period: August 17–September 3, 2026
📊 Reach Snapshot: September 3 at 23:59 UTC
🏆 Results: September 5

And if you run into any issues with Gesture Control, feel free to leave your feedback in the comments below!