Google’s Android 17 update includes highlights like new floating “Bubble” app windows for easier multitasking, a Screen Reaction recording mode, and a 50/50 split gaming mode for foldable phones.

At the Google I/O developer conference this week, we had the opportunity for a brief hands-on with Google’s upcoming AI-powered glasses — not the audio-only glasses that the company said will begin ...

Google is reviving smart glasses with an AI-first strategy, using Gemini as the main interface rathr than treating the device primarily as an AR display. The company is trying to avoid Google Glass's ...

When Google's Android XR glasses launch this fall, they'll have a host of helpful features, but their compatibility is what stood out to me most. Anna Gragert Senior Editor, Health and Home Anna ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. During Google's two-hour keynote this week, the company spent a generous 12 minutes discussing Android XR and the "Intelligent Eyewear" genre that ...

Meta Platforms Inc. and Ray-Ban will finally have some competition on their hands. At Google I/O 2026 today, Google LLC provided a quick look at its first upcoming “intelligent eyewear” products, ...

Exactly one year ago today, Google announced that it was building Android XR smart glasses with the help of Samsung, in partnership with brands Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. The same thing is being ...

XREAL today confirmed it’s launching Project Aura sometime this year, making them the first pair of AR glasses running Google’s Android XR operating system. Xreal and Google showcased Project Aura at ...

Google today announced at its I/O developer conference that it’s launching a new Android XR developer program, which will include XREAL’s upcoming AR glasses. Called the ‘Android XR Developer Catalyst ...

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 ...

Google I/O 2026 kicks off 19 May with a keynote at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. Pre-announcements include Gemini Intelligence, an agentic AI layer for Android; Googlebooks, premium Android laptops ...

Google has confirmed it's working on multiple smart glasses, built for the Android XR platform. Credit: CAMILLE COHEN/AFP via Getty Images UPDATE: May. 19, 2026, 2:40 p.m. EDT Google has officially ...