Google provided more information on its return to smart glasses when it hosted the XR edition of The Android Show. Google confirmed Android XR glasses from its partnerships with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster will arrive in 2026, along side its wired augmented reality glasses developed with Xreal.
Google’s new AI smart glasses developed with Warby Parker and Xreal showcased various new features that are being released via an update for the XR ecosystem devices, which currently include the Samsung Galaxy XR headset.
Google XR smart glasses
The update for the AI-powered XR glasses will introduce PC Connect, Likeness, and a travel mode. The new Likeness feature will allow users to create a digital representation of their faces for video calls.
Goggle’s Project Aura
Project Aura is the codenamed for the more advanced device, offering a goggle-sized AR experience shrunken down to a portable glasses form factor. As per Google it shall arrive in 2026.
Project Aura shall run the same full applications as the flagship Samsung Galaxy XR headset. Aura is tethered to a phone-sized processor puck.
The glasses have a 70-degree field of view. There will be three cameras for full-room and hand tracking. This will be alongside a high-resolution micro-OLED display. Demos of the device show it wirelessly streaming a Windows PC desktop alongside native Android XR apps and games, all controllable through hand gestures and Gemini prompts.
Google introduces PC Connect
Google also said, the Android XR update will introduce PC Connect, this allows users to link their Windows PC with the Samsung Galaxy XR headset. They can also place both side-by-side while using “native apps” from the Google Play Store. Users can play PC games on their headset after new update.
Google’s partnership for all-day glasses
Google is partnering with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster in October to create stylish, all-day glasses. The Android XR will support two distinct categories of this less advanced smart consumer eyewear.
This will be the first AI glasses that harness built-in cameras, microphones, and speakers for natural chatting experience with Gemini. It is a direct competition to Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses.
Android XR Glasses Prototype with In-Lens Display
This will also have display AI glasses, which add a transparent in-lens display. These will display turn-by-turn navigation, live translation captions, and other helpful information directly in the user’s line of sight. They will work with head gestures and, will integrate with Wear OS watches.
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