Where to locate the hinge button on your Envision Glasses and what features you can use it for?

Located at the point where the titanium frame meets the plastic body, the hinge button sits on the top side of the Envision Glasses. Its placement makes it easy to access by touch.

For those who may have trouble locating it, a quick video is available for reference. This can also be shared with a sighted friend or assistant if needed:

The hinge button allows you to perform the following actions on your Envision Glasses:

1. Multilingual Voice Commands: With Multilingual Voice Commands, you can now press and hold the hinge button on the Envision Glasses for 1 or 2 seconds and you will hear a tone. Once you hear this tone, you will be prompted to say which feature you would like your Envision Glasses to open and, voila, it will open. To see all the voice commands your Envision Glasses support, please check Multilingual Voice Commands Tutorial
2. Envision Glasses Ask Envision: At Envision, we have always been at the forefront of technology and innovation, redefining traditional norms in assistive technology for the better. Our latest breakthrough is Ask Envision, a powerful new feature on the Envision Glasses that offers intuitive virtual assistance, making it easier to access information and understand the world around us. Ask Envision can be used in the following three Envision Glasses features Scan Text, Batch Scan and Describe Scene
   

   For detailed information on how to use Ask Envision with the three features mentioned above on Envision Glasses, please see Envision Glasses Ask Envision

3. ally Beta Envision Glasses: The default mode on ally is now Walkie-Talkie. When you start a chat with ally, you will be muted by default. To speak, hold the hinge button, ask your question, and then release the button to mute again.

   If you prefer Continuous Mode, you can switch by opening the context menu with a two-finger single tap and disabling Walkie-Talkie mode with a one-finger double tap, which will switch to Continuous mode. In Continuous Mode, you can simply mute and unmute your microphone with a one-finger double tap. To learn more about ally’s capabilities, please see ally Beta Envision Glasses

4. Attaching the Envision Glasses Frame: When purchasing Envision Glasses, they come pre-attached to the Titanium Frame by default. If you choose to order an additional Fashionable Lux or Protective Smith Optics frame, you will receive both the Titanium Frame and the additional frame. Attaching and detaching the frames involves locating the hinge button and pressing it. For detailed instructions, please see Attaching the Envision Glasses Frame Tutorial