Google has announced its vision for a unified Android XR ecosystem for a huge XR portfolio.
The ecosystem will power a range of proprietary and third-party experiences, including smart glasses, AR, and extended reality applications.
Google believes that now is the perfect time for an XR revolution, thanks, in part, to its AI-powered Gemini portfolio.
The AI tech will make every application and device developed for Android XR more intuitive and powerful users can interact with them via voice and gestures.
At the heart of the Android XR ecosystem is Google's software. Google launched a developer preview for the Android XR SDK.
The Android XR stack includes OpenXR, a powerful API focused on portability and versatility that comes with several world-sensing capabilities.
The first Android XR headset is Samsung's Project Moohan, featuring state-of-the-art displays, XR passthrough capabilities, and natural multimodal input.
With Android XR and Gemini, companies can design their own versions of AI-assistant glasses like the Meta Ray-Ban specs.
Android XR will pave the way for a new ecosystem of devices, not just one or two new products.
The launch of Android XR marks the start of a brand-new collection of devices and experiences that could turbo-charge adoption among consumers and enterprise users alike.