Developers can try out the Android XR SDK now. Samsung has announced one upcoming set of glasses using the new OS.

Google says that Android XR will first be available on headsets. And, Samsung is going to be making the first device powered by Android XR, which is currently codenamed Project Moohan. It will be available for purchase next year.

Google today announced the launch of Android XR, an operating system created for extended reality (XR) headsets and smart glasses. Android XR

But Google's not going it alone on Android XR. As teased last year, the first headset to run the new OS is being built in collaboration with Qualcomm and Samsung, the latter of which helped Google overhaul Wear OS in 2021,

Google is taking another run at making headsets work. The company just announced Android XR, a new operating system designed specifically for what Google calls “extended reality” devices like headsets and glasses.

Google just announced Android XR and confirmed that smart glasses are coming. And we now have a good idea of how it all works.

Google's latest push into extended reality is taking shape. While the company isn't entirely ready to show off any products just yet, it has laid out a vision for a unified Android XR ecosystem that will span a range of devices — such as virtual reality headsets and mixed reality glasses — in partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm.

Android XR reflects Google's comprehensive approach to XR and delivers what the industry has needed for a long time: a platform to rally around for XR empowered by AI.

We got an early hands-on look at Samsung's mixed-reality headset and Google's glasses, powered by an all-seeing assistant.

Google has announced the creation of a new AI-powered computer operating system designed to power new forms of headsets and smart glasses, and it says it will begin selling next year. The tech giant announced a new version of the Android operating system it uses to power smartphones and tablets had been built specifically for wearable computers,