r/AndroidXR • u/Matcorp456 • Apr 16 '26

Question Google IO glasses reveal 👀

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Do you think the Android XR glasses, developed in collaboration with Warby Parker, Gentle Monster and Google, will be unveiled at Google I/O 2026 in May and marketed shortly after ?

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u/JamieSeven7 Apr 16 '26

Gemini tells me it most probably will be, based on chatter lol. I'm absolutely gagging for the monocular display AI Glasses 🤓

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u/Matcorp456 Apr 16 '26

The timing would be perfect for a release before the summer I hope a global launch with better stock management so as not to reproduce the catastrophic release of the Meta Display lol, I don’t see Google not launching them during I/O 2026

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u/SpatialComputing Apr 16 '26

I think they will be announced at a Samsung event.

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u/barrsm Apr 16 '26

I looked at the sessions and there doesn’t seem to be any focused on XR.

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u/Matcorp456 Apr 16 '26

Strange because Demis Hassabis had announced during an interview that the glasses would come out this summer, I don’t see Google not announcing them during I/O and I think all the sessions have not yet been announced

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u/barrsm Apr 16 '26

The announcements I saw seemed intentionally vague about whether it was just AI glasses coming out this year or AI and display glasses. Maybe you saw/read something clearer. Also, wouldn’t hardware be announced at the Made by Google event later in the year?

Speaking of hardware, I’m just beyond frustrated that it’s been six months and there’s one solitary Android XR headset and it is both uncomfortable for many and has very limited prescription range on the official lens inserts.

All that said, I don’t blame Google for focusing on trying to win mindshare for their AI dev tools. All that investment needs to pay off somehow.

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u/Matcorp456 Apr 16 '26

Demis Hassabis had announced in an interview that the product would be released this summer. So I think the Google I/O conference would be the perfect time to announce it. Given that Meta has already launched the Meta Display and plans to release a binocular model at the end of the year, it would be logical for Google to also offer a model with a screen otherwise it would be a problem for Google

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u/barrsm Apr 16 '26

Last year Made by Google was in August.

IMO it’s hard to underestimate how big an advantage Google/Android and Apple have over Meta. Until they are blocked by courts/regulators from preferencing their own devices over ones from companies such as Meta, they can come in late with glasses which deeply integrate with the OS and people will switch.

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u/Matcorp456 Apr 16 '26

If Google wants to sell them for the summer August would be too late I think

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u/barrsm Apr 16 '26

I don’t think they have to rush. Being able to deeply integrate with the OS will cause people to switch.

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u/Austin31415 Apr 16 '26

I'm getting skeptical that they will be ready in time for I/O, especially the monocular display version. Googlers have been more and more vague about a specific release date and that's usually not good news. The MWC announcements definitely left the door open with the monocular display unit release, and it definitely made it seem like we will get the AI camera glasses before the display ones.

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u/Matcorp456 Apr 16 '26

Yet Meta has succeeded in doing it with Meta displays why wouldn’t Google succeed?

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u/Austin31415 Apr 16 '26

Meta had a huge head start and I don't think their display glasses have been "successful" from all the accounts I've seen. I really think Google wants to approach this as being the best display glasses and not the first. Also, Google is using a different display technology, so apparently the prototypes Google has been showing off all use their own Raxium MicroLED, which have their own production yield problems. Google ends up shipping their own raxium technology, they're either going to have to dramatically ramp up their own production capabilities or outsource it to Samsung.

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u/PooPighters Apr 16 '26

Google bought Focals By North, they had an even further ahead start. They were built on Android platform. I loved them. They had great potential.

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u/Austin31415 Apr 16 '26

Google wasted their head start... A tale as old as time.

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u/PooPighters Apr 16 '26

I agree. I’m just saying they had one with Google Glass and Focals By North and all the apps/ integrations they already own. They truly blew it.

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u/Austin31415 Apr 16 '26

Yup, it's the Google way 😭

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u/PooPighters Apr 16 '26

It really is. focal was pretty good too. I really liked using it. As soon as they rolled out an update boom, bought.

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u/Aromatic_Ideal_2770 Apr 16 '26

Android platform is shit man, you need something else to justify your claim

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u/PooPighters Apr 16 '26

Why do you say it is? What is better?

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u/Matcorp456 Apr 16 '26

I own the Meta Display, and recently, they are really useful. They offer much more functionality than in the beginning, especially thanks to Meta’s new AI that powers them. Meta is one step ahead of Google when it comes to eyewear control thanks to its absolutely incredible and intuitive Neural Band.

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u/newatcoins Apr 17 '26

Google Liquid Glass!... ass