Hands-On With All of Google’s New Upcoming Android XR Smart Glasses

Key points

• Google has been teasing its Android XR-powered smart glasses for the past year and a half—ever since it first announced the new mixed reality platform in December of 2024. Now, we're finally starting to see more polished versions of the hardware, several of which will actually go on sale this fall.
• At Google I/O, the company gave us a first look at the designs of smart glasses coming from established eyewear brands Warby Parker and Gentle Monster.
• These smart glasses are codeveloped by Samsung and Google, while the eyeglass companies handle the design of the frames.
• Xreal also took the stage at I/O to showcase its upcoming Project Aura, which is essentially a miniaturized glasses version of bulky headsets like the Apple Vision Pro and Samsung's Galaxy XR—powering a full Android app interface with hand gestures for interaction.
• Audio-only smart glasses from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster will launch later...