Google Unveils Android XR: A New Era of AI-Powered Smart Glasses and XR Headsets

Glass redux: Google aims to avoid past mistakes as it brings Gemini to your face

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Get ready to see Android in a new-ish way. It's been 13 years since Google announced its Google Glass headset and 10 years since it stopped selling the device to consumers. There have been other attempts to make smart glasses work, but none of them have stuck. As simpler

Google's About to Tell Us More About Its Android XR Plans for Glasses

Nearly 20 years writing about tech, and over a decade reviewing wearable tech, VR, and AR products and apps Google's future of AI looks like it's going through glasses and we should know more as soon as next week. A little tease by Android head Sameer Samat, where he put on a pair of smart glasses

Google's upcoming AI smart glasses may finally convince me to switch to a pair full-time

At Google I/O 2025, the company shared more about how Android XR will be integrated into the smart glasses form factor, including practical Gemini features. Google I/O 2025, like the few years before it, dove deep into AI and the various ways it's being integrated across the Search giant's

We tried on Google's prototype AI smart glasses

Victoria Song is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Here in sunny Mountain View, California, I am sequestered in a teeny tiny box. Outside, there's a long line of tech

I tried Samsung's Project Moohan XR headset at I/O 2025 - and couldn't help but smile

From the more comfortable design to the AI-driven software experience, Project Moohan feels like a more polished XR headset even before it's released. Putting on Project Moohan, an upcoming XR headset developed by Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm, for the first time felt strangely familiar. From

I tried Google's XR glasses and they already beat my Meta Ray-Bans in 3 ways

Google unveiled a slew of new AI tools and features at I/O, dropping the term Gemini 95 times and AI 92 times. However, the best announcement of the entire show wasn't an AI feature; rather, the title went to one of the two hardware products announced -- the Android XR glasses. Also: I'm an AI

Google XR glasses hands-on: Lightweight but with a limited field of view

One of the biggest reveals of Google I/O was that the company is officially back in the mixed reality game with its own . It's been years since we've seen anything substantial from the search giant on the AR/VR/XR front, but with a swath of hardware partners to go with its XR platform it seems

I Waited One Hour to Try Google's Android XR Smart Glasses and Only Had 90 Seconds With Them

I was promised 5 minutes with Google's AR glasses prototype, but only got 90 seconds to use them. Well, that didn't go well. After enduring two hours of nonstop Gemini AI announcement after announcement at Google I/O, I waited one hour in the press lounge to get a chance to try out either a pair

Google Is Gunning for Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

Smart glasses are hot right now, and Google is poised to turn that temperature up even further. In a very brief teaser on Friday, Google's President of the Android Ecosystem, Sameer Samat, gave the tiniest of glimmers for what the company may have in store on the smart glasses front. At the end of

After Trying the Google Android XR Glasses, I'm Ready to Ditch My Meta Ray-Bans

Material 3 Expressive Finally Made Me Excited About Android Updates Again Google wrapped up its I/O 2025 keynote today with an extensive demo of its Android XR glasses, showcasing Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and messaging features. Although the on-stage showcase was cool, we didn't

I just tried Google's smart glasses built on Android XR -- and Gemini is the killer feature

I don't know if smart glasses are the device that's going to make us put away our smartphones for good, as some in the tech world do. But if smart glasses do enjoy their moment, it's going to be because they come equipped with a pretty good on-board assistant for helping you navigate the world. I

Everything Interesting Google Announced at I/O Today

Google today held its annual I/O developer conference, where it shared a number of new features and tools that are coming to its products in the coming weeks and months. There was a heavy focus on AI capabilities, and Google is deeply integrating Gemini and other AI tools into its software. Gemini

Forget Android XR smart glasses -- 3 reasons why I'm more excited about the Project Astra upgrades

If you tuned into the Google I/O 2025 keynote, you probably were overloaded by all of the AI announcements Google made this week. Then came the end with a big reveal around its Android XR powered smart glasses, which certainly proves the case for having Gemini in yet another gadget. Although I'm

Hands on: I tried Google's Android XR prototype and they can't do much but Meta should still be terrified

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best. Find out more about how we test. The Google Android XR can't do very much... yet. At Google I/O 2025, I got to wear the new glasses and try some key features - three

I finally tried Samsung's Project Moohan Android XR headset, and it was Google Gemini that stole the show

Google and Samsung's Project Moohan Android XR headset isn't entirely new - my colleague Lance Ulanoff already broke down what we knew about it back in December 2024. But until now, no one at TechRadar had the chance to try it out. That changed shortly after Sundar Pichai stepped off the Google

"See you on May 20": Is this Google I/O promo a sneak peek at Android smart glasses?

This couldn't have been a more obvious hint if Samat had ended by winking directly into the camera. Google may have just given us its biggest hint yet about a pair of Android smart glasses that could make an apperance at Google I/O next week. It's been a couple of years since Google finally

Google Unveils Android XR Glasses with Gemini AI Integration - Decrypt

Google unveiled Android XR, a new extended reality platform designed to integrate its Gemini AI into wearable devices such as smart glasses and headsets. During its 2025 I/O developer conference on Tuesday, the tech giant showcased the Android XR glasses, the company's first eyewear set since the

What it's like to wear Google's Gemini-powered AI glasses

Google wants to give people access to its Gemini AI assistant with the blink of an eye: The company has struck a partnership with eyeglasses makers Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to make AI smart glasses, it announced at its Google I/O developer conference in Mountain View Tuesday. These glasses

Android XR is Coming Soon for Headsets and Glasses

While it seemed that there was going to be no mention of Android during this year's Google I/O Conference, the Mountain View tech giant topped off the show with a demo featuring Android XR, a wearable platform based on the world's most popular mobile operating system. Google says that it has

Google Gives Us a More Closer Look at Its Android XR Glasses with Gemini

Google has partnered with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker for the external styling. Smart glasses are a thing again, all thanks to innovations in hardware, software, and AI technology. Meta Ray-Ban glasses have carved out a new niche in the industry, and it is known that Google has been working on

Google I/O 2025: Android XR platform detailed with Glasses, SDK Preview 2, and Unity Tools

At its 2025 Google I/O conference, Google shared new details about Android XR -- its immersive platform built for glasses, headsets, and related devices. Android XR is the first Android platform developed during the Gemini era. Shahram Izadi, Google's VP & GM of XR, said Android XR was developed