Google I/O 2025: Android XR glasses are real, here are all details that Google has revealed so far
Google I/O 2025 shows its new Android XR device, which mark its return to the smart glasses market.
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On the first day of the Google I/O 2025 Developers Conference, Google announced its new interest in the smart glasses location a decade after the original Google Glass. In blog posts, the company says that it has been working on the concept of smart glasses for a long time and now, “With Android XR, we are taking a huge jump forward.” During the incident, Google shown its new project-project Abha-Ko, focused on the upcoming smart glasses. But the company is not in this alone. Google has worked closely with the Chinese tech firm Xreal to launch a new pair of emergency smart glasses operated by Android XR.
During Google I/O 2025, Project Aura is described as a “optical C-Through XR” device-a form of stake reality (XR) technique that overlays virtual materials on the real world, is seen through transparent lenses. Unlike Apple’s Vision Pro or Samsung’s project Moohan, unlike Aura Xreal’s earlier devices, a light glasses hugs the form factor.
Project Aura: Google’s new Android XR glasses
Project Abha is the second product launching on Google’s Android XR platform, which began in December 2024. In particular, it is the first glasses-style device to run the operating system. Xreal supported by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has developed glasses with the support of both Google and Qualcomm. Project Abha Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR would rely on the XR chipset, designed for extended reality hardware, as declared during the event.
In a glimpse of the future of wearetable technology, Google has offered a silently operated by Gemini AI in its latest innovation -Android XR glasses. It is designed to originally connect with your smartphone of the next generation, so that user apps to access the apps, freely interaction and get information in real time, without reaching the pocket anytime.
Fit with a camera, microphone and built-in speaker, glasses work in close coordination with your mobile device. An alternative in-lens display provides direct relevant information in the field of your vision, increasing the convenience while maintaining privacy.
The actual standout, however, is integration with the powerful AI auxiliary of Gemini, Google. By pairing with Gemini, eyeglasses are able to see the user’s environment-looking and listening to them-to offer reference-inconceivable support, remembering important details and being able to provide timely assistance throughout the day.
During a live performance, Google demonstrated glasses in various everyday scenarios, including sending messages, scheduling appointments, navigating with turn-by-turn directions, capturing photos, and more. A particularly compelling feature was real-time language translation-enabled people to speak different languages to communicate easily, thanks to the live subtitle displayed through glasses.
Performance highlights the ability of these smart glasses to break communication obstacles and make digital interactions more comfortable and immersion in the physical world.
The company’s in-house OS and chips were depicted in previous XREAL devices, but project Abha would move towards tight integration with Google’s software and Qualcomm’s hardware solutions. Android XR involves native support for Gemini AI assistant of Google, which brings smart, reference-inconceivable features for XR experiences.
Availability
While Xreal has not shared the nuances about pricing or availability, it is expected that the company will first release a developer version. This approach reflects the initial rollout strategy of several XR products, which aims to encourage app development before consumer launch.
For Google, it is important to increase the Android XR ecosystem. A comprehensive array of equipment helps to attract developers, which are more likely to create high quality apps when there is a broad market to serve.
Project Aura reveals Xreal and Google in direct competition with other companies that monitor dominance in wearable XR space. Meta has continued to develop its Kiran-Ban Stories Smart Glasses, and the Apple Vision Pro and Samsung’s project Muhan focus more on high-end headset experiences-indicating that the lighter, glass-style XR can fill an important niche in the middle.
Wearable glasses are seen as a more comfortable and socially acceptable alternative to the rapidly full headset, especially for everyday use and on-a-go experiences. With compact form factors and rising technical capacity, they can represent the future of mobile computing.
