Google Android XR glasses announced at IO 2026 with fall release

Google announced Android XR glasses at I/O 2026 with a clear two-step plan: audio-only frames ship first, then Xreal's Project Aura display glasses arrive in fall at $849.99 with a 70-degree OLED view and about four hours of battery life. Samsung's version skips the display entirely and goes audio-only, which is the opposite of Google's own MWC 2026 demo showing heads-up visual navigation. Google put $150 million into Android XR partners in 2025, so this is a funded platform push, not a concept. Four hours of battery life on the display version is the honest ceiling right now, and that limits how much of your day these actually replace your phone.