Google, Samsung unveil Android XR smart glasses at Google I/O 2026

Google, Samsung unveil Android XR smart glasses at Google I/O 2026

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Publish Date: 2026-05-19 17:03:00

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We’ve been waiting awhile for an update on the first smart glasses built for Google’s Android XR platform, and at Google I/O 2026, we finally got a first look.

Google and Samsung pulled back the curtain on a new pair of glasses, coming this fall and featuring two styles created in partnership with Warby Parker and Korean luxury eyewear brand Gentle Monster. Google previously confirmed that these Android XR smart glasses would be released in 2026, but Google I/O provided our first good look at the design and feature set.

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Google and Samsung have been working in sync in recent years, and like other Samsung Galaxy products, the glasses will feature heavy integration with Gemini, Google’s AI assistant. Google and Samsung previously worked together on the Galaxy XR headset.

Google was careful to call these “audio glasses” to distinguish them from future glasses with built-in displays in the lenses, which were referred to as “display glasses.”

Here are the Gentle Monster glasses.
Credit: Google/Samsung

And here are the Warby Parker ones.
Credit: Google/Samsung

“Intelligent eyewear represents a powerful step forward in our shared vision with Samsung to make AI more helpful and accessible in everyday life,” said Shahram Izadi, Vice President and GM of Android XR at Google, in a press…

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