At its 2025 I/O developer conference this week, Google made a big announcement by introducing Android XR wearables. With this extended reality platform, Google is making its first serious move into smart eyewear since stopping Google Glass in 2023. This puts it in direct competition with other fast-growing wearable brands

• Gemini-Powered Wearable, the glasses integrate Google’s Gemini AI for real-time information, translations, and contextual displays without needing a smartphone.
• The wearable capabilities include livestreaming, photo capture, message notifications, and an interactive Google Maps experience for virtual exploration.
• Google is collaborating with big fashion brands while developing the platform with Samsung and Qualcomm.

At its 2025 I/O developer conference this week, Google made a big announcement by introducing Android XR wearables. With this extended reality platform, Google is making its first serious move into smart eyewear since stopping Google Glass in 2023. This puts it in direct competition with other fast-growing wearable brands in the AI sector.

Gemini AI Is Enabling the Future of Smart Glasses

With Android XR glasses, Google is putting its Gemini AI assistant into everyday wearables. Shahram Izadi, Vice President and General Manager at Android XR, said the glasses are made to be portable and provide instant information, so users don’t have to keep getting out their phones.

The new eyewear has cameras, microphones, and speakers, and it connects smoothly with Android devices. The Gemini AI system in these glasses allows users to look up information in real time. It translates languages and views useful information displayed inside the lens.

At the conference, Google showed how this innovation could be used for livestreaming, taking photos, receiving messages and exploring Google Maps.

During the presentation, Izadi demonstrated the new technology, pointing out that users can now use Gemini to travel virtually to different parts of the globe by speaking to the assistant.

Although the company has not announced the prices or release dates, it has teamed up with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker to make sure the technology becomes available. The company stressed that it was working hand in hand with Samsung and Qualcomm to get the best results from the Android XR platform.

Google has opened the door for developer participation, with Izadi noting that “glasses prototypes are already being used by trusted testers,” and development opportunities will be available later this year. This announcement comes approximately eight months after Meta’s release of its Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, indicating intensifying competition in the wearable AI technology sector.

Experts say that Google’s interest in wearable XR could help bring AI-powered eyewear to the public much sooner. In contrast to previous models, this new wearable is meant to be helpful and integrate well with Google apps, fixing the issues of privacy and limited use.

The merging of digital and physical experiences means Android XR from Google is a significant step toward AI assistants being more personal, relevant to what’s around us and visible in our lives. The result of this project could depend on Google’s skill in combining new technologies, good design and privacy.

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