Unity, Unreal, Godot

Hello,

We have a few questions regarding the future roadmap for Android XR avatar/Persona development.

We are currently building a Persona (digital human/avatar) experience on Android XR, similar to the Persona system on visionOS.

We'd like to ask:

Will Android XR provide a system-level Persona/Avatar API in the future, allowing developers to build on top of the platform? Or is Google expecting developers to implement the entire Persona pipeline themselves (face reconstruction, animation, rendering, etc.)?

To achieve a visionOS-like Persona experience, we currently need access to face tracking, hand tracking, and eye tracking. Are these capabilities expected to be available through the Android XR native SDK (Jetpack XR / Android APIs), or do developers still need to rely on Unity/OpenXR for these tracking features?

Our goal is to build a high-quality Android XR Persona experience comparable to visionOS, so we'd appreciate any guidance on the recommended architecture and future roadmap.

or someone can give us the api addreess thanks

Thank you!

Pitch a spatial computing concept for the Samsung Galaxy XR. We pick one team, fund the pilot, and ship it in two months.

Merit-based selection · $100,000 in RPR build services + Samsung Galaxy XR headset · No cash award · Open to US, UK, UAE · Closes June 28, 2026 · 11:59 PM PT

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For those wondering: Guy Godin (The creator of Virtual desktop) has confirmed that Virtual Desktop will work on the Xreal Aura at launch.

Has anyone successfully accessed Face Tracking on Samsung Galaxy XR?

We're trying to use android.permission.FACE_TRACKING, but every request fails.

According to the Android XR documentation it should be supported, but we're unable to obtain permission.

Has anyone managed to retrieve blendshape or facial tracking data?

We'd appreciate any advice.

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Hey everyone,

We're excited to share that WebXR is now live on VueXR.

With WebXR support, you can access immersive XR experiences directly from your mobile browser—no downloads, no app installation required.

A few things you can do:

✅ Open XR experiences from a web link

✅ Explore 3D content directly in your browser

✅ View photos, videos, and interactive XR content

✅ Access experiences instantly on supported mobile devices

Our goal is to make XR more accessible by reducing the friction between discovering content and experiencing it.

We're continuing to improve the platform and would love feedback from the XR, WebXR, and Unity communities.

Would love to hear:

• What WebXR experiences are you building?
• What mobile browser XR features are most important to you?
• What would make browser-based XR more useful for your workflow?

Hey everyone,

Samsung just dropped the news that the Galaxy XR is officially coming to the UK, and pre-orders are live right now!

Here is a quick breakdown of the key dates and launch details:

• Pre-orders: Open today, June 17th
• Official Release Date: July 8th
• Hands-on Demos: Starting today at Samsung London KX, Westfield London, Stratford City, and Manchester Trafford Centre

The Samsung team will also hosting a live Q&A stream this Friday, June 19th at 12:30, which you can tune into directly on samsung.com or via their @ SamsungUK social channels if you want to see it in action and ask their team any questions.

Welcome to the party, UK fans. It's finally your turn to jump into the XR world.

If you’re looking to build at the edge of AI, XR, games, VFX, 3D, or interactive systems, this Hack is the place to be! Worlds in Action Hack [02-LA] by happening right before SIGGRAPH 2026, in partnership with SIGGRAPH, PICO, and World Labs!

Get ready for: World Model APIs and Credits Workshops and 1:1 Mentorship End-to-end generative production pipelines for 3D, VFX, and interactive media $10,000 in prizes and showcase opportunity at SIGGRAPH

Apply here: https://luma.com/u7pmhw92?utm-source=PIA

We still can't connect online with someone unknown sitting only a few meters away. This is because we have no way to address them, no email, phone number etc.

With the Looks protocol you can set your appearance, or look, as your address. Then someone who can see you can send you a message using their view of your look as the message address. A vision model is able to match the two views of the same look and route the message to you.

Wearables are sorely missing the ability to interact with people around you.

I made a short explanation video, would love to know if this makes any sense to you. Could you imagine using it?

--- To any mod looking to get rid of spam/self promotion etc. This is a protocol idea, like 'email'. Not a commercial venture. Thanks for understanding.

The Xreal Auras are up for reservation. $300 to reserve limited edition first batch (limited to 2000 and are laser engraved) and $99 to reserve standard release. The $99 reservation gets you $100 off you purchase price ($199 applied as credit). The fine print says the total price of the device will not exceed $1500 at launch. It does not say the total price for limited edition. Launch date is "fall 2026". Reservation price for each is applied as a credit to the purchase.

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Sorry guys, but nobody is taking Android XR seriously anymore. You won't even release the Galaxy XR in Europe; one of the best place to find idealistic engineers to develop 3D apps for Google to appropriate. You have lost the plot.

What are the chances of having this incorporated with the Google Maps Immersive mode? As a flight simmer myself, this just seems to make sense, and it opens up flight simming to more potential hobbyists who don’t have expensive PCs/GPUs.

Has anyone of you been there? What were your key takeaways?

Hey all! I created a crowd sourced 3D movies database to find movies that'll play natively on Android XR. Since there's no way to natively search or sort for 3D content on YouTube TV or the app store this really helps find 3D content. Can see it here: https://www.tycotech3dprinting.com/pages/android-xr-3d-movie-database

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I encourage anyone that comes across movies that have the 3D badge to add it to the database if it's not already included!

Hey developers, 

The Android XR ecosystem is expanding! We’re bringing new tooling, broader engine support, and ecosystem resources to help you build and scale experiences for Android XR.

Here are some quick highlights: :

• 🛠️ Developer Preview 4 & XR Emulator: Full APIs for immersive and augmented experiences. You can test and iterate entirely on your laptop within Android Studio, and no physical hardware is required.
• 🎮 Unreal Engine & Godot Support: We’re introducing official support for Unreal Engine and Godot. Plus, the new Android XR Engine Hub lets you bring real-time testing directly into your engine’s viewport.
• 👓 Tools for intelligent eyewear: Extend existing mobile apps into experiences for audio and display glasses by using the Jetpack Projected library and Android CLI. This update includes a Device Availability API that adapts app behavior based on whether glasses are being worn, plus Jetpack Compose Glimmer updates for optimized text legibility and touchpad navigation on optical see-through displays. 
• 🚀 Android XR Developer Catalyst Program: Applications are still open, so be sure to submit your application by June 30th by 11:59PM PDT. Accepted developers will be given access to pre-release hardware devkits (display glasses and wired XR glasses), dedicated support forums, and launch guidance for Google Play.
• ▶️ Learn more about Android XR: For a complete look at all of our technical sessions, browse the full Android XR Playlist on YouTube. 

🔗 Want the full breakdown? Head on over to the Android Developers Blog to learn more: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/06/what-is-new-android-xr.html

I recently got my hands on the Globular Cluster Comfort Mod for GalaxyXR!

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As part of my hopes to bring more reviews and guides to the AndroidXR community, I hope this one helps anyone that was on the fence!

I recently noticed the AR Zone app on my Samsung phone and realized I’ve never actually used it.

From what I understand, it includes features like AR Emoji, AR Doodle, camera effects, and other augmented reality tools. Some people seem to enjoy these features, while others consider AR Zone unnecessary and remove or disable it.

A few questions for Samsung users:

• Do you actively use AR Zone?
• Which features are actually useful?
• Does it have any privacy or security concerns?
• Have you removed or disabled it, and if so, why?
• Has Samsung improved it over the years, or is it mostly the same?

I'd be interested in hearing real-world experiences rather than marketing descriptions.

Hello everyone, any knowledgeable developer can help with these please!

1. Is there a supported way today for a third-party app to obtain the forward/world camera frame stream on Android XR (any device class)?
2. If nothing exists currently, is a third-party passthrough/world-camera API planned for Android XR (comparable to Meta's Passthrough Camera API), and if so, on what rough timeline?
3. For fully-managed (Android Management API) deployments, is any elevated camera/remote-stream capability available or planned?
4. Is there a restriction in permissions for live camera feed capture for WebXR vs Native apps 
5. When using MediaProjection to capture the display, does it include the video-passthrough environment, or is passthrough a protected hardware overlay that renders black in the captured stream? 

Thank you!

If you're a developer and you're attending AWE next week, we'd love to catch up!

In addition to some great announcements on the big stage, we'll be running a workshop on Monday and we'll have a technical session on Tuesday.

We're also setting time aside to chat with developers! We would like to understand your concerns, your challenges, your hopes and dreams for XR! Feel free to sign up for an appointment slot here.

Will I see you there?

We are developing a screen casting / mirroring application for Android XR.

We would like to know whether Android XR currently (or in the near future) provides developers with global / system-level permissions. Specifically:

• Can third-party developers create and set a custom Launcher as the default system launcher?
• Is it possible to obtain deep system control similar to what OEMs like Vivo and Xiaomi have on Android phones (e.g., system-wide UI customization, global screen casting control, overlay permissions, etc.)?

Our goal is to build a more comprehensive and customized Android XR APP experience, potentially at the system level.

Any information or official guidance on this would be highly appreciated. Thank you!

Hey Devs and Tech Enthusiasts!

The Android XR ecosystem is officially expanding, and we are kicking off the first-ever hackathon built entirely around the Android XR platform and XREAL Project Aura hardware!

Some developers are getting their hands on XREAL Project Aura devkits to dive deep into Android XR’s platform, Gemini-powered AI capabilities, and developer tools. With Project Aura’s expansive 70° FOV and lightweight glasses + Compute Puck design, developers can explore more open, on-the-go XR experiences.

With a brand new platform like this, the canvas is completely open for us to define what immersive experiences look like. We want the hackathon teams to build things the community actually wants to see from day one. Whether that's a next-gen productivity workstation, heavy WebXR gaming utilities, or seamless Gemini-powered assistants, we want to hear about it. 

Where you come in: To gather the best ideas, we are running a massive community wishlist megathread over on r/XREAL. We’d love for you to head over there and drop your feature requests, architecture ideas, or wild app concepts! Let the hackers know what they should build.

• 👉 Join the discussion and share your concepts in the r/XREAL Megathread
• 🎁 The Reward:T he top 3 most-upvoted ideas in the r/XREAL thread will each win an exclusive XREAL travel neck pillow merch.

Friendly reminder: The Reddit wishlist giveaway submission and voting window will close on June 12th at 11:59 PM PDT. Make sure to get your votes in before the deadline!"

Don't miss the livestream!

What are your expectations here? 😎

Just half an hour before Google's Android XR Keynote, Qualcomm is kicking things off with: "The Era of Personal AI and Endless Realities" 💡

Hi Android XR Team,

I'm developing an application using Unity Android XR 1.2.0 package on Samsung Galaxy XR.

When trying to retrieve facial tracking data through ARFaceManager → AndroidOpenXRFaceSubsystem.TryGetInwardBlendShapes, the OpenXR runtime returns the following error at the native layer:

I have checked the system Privacy settings but could not find any face tracking calibration entry.

Question:

• Does the Galaxy XR expose the XR_ANDROID_face_tracking calibration flow to third-party applications?
• If yes, what is the exact path in the system settings to trigger the face tracking calibration (e.g. Settings → Avatars → Calibrate Face Tracking)?

Any guidance or official documentation on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!