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Jun 26, 2023G11-005Right

Hugh Langley: Google shifts to Android XR software

After shelving Iris, Google would focus on AR software platforms licensed to other manufacturers.

Hugh Langley reported that after shelving its Iris AR glasses, Google would shift toward licensing AR software to other manufacturers, an approach that became the Android XR platform, per Business Insider.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedAfter shelving Iris, Google would focus on AR software platforms licensed to other manufacturers.
  2. Who said it, and whenHugh Langley reported it on Jun 26, 2023 in Business Insider.
  3. What happened, and whenAndroid XR was announced on Dec 12, 2024, 535 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyRightIt turned out the way this report said.Why: Google announced Android XR on 2024-12-12 as an open platform for Samsung, Qualcomm and other device makers.
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Reported by
Hugh Langley
We read it in
Business Insider
Product
Android XR
Read it at Business Insider

The story of this report

  1. Jun 26, 2023Hugh Langley reported it · Business Insider
  2. Dec 12, 2024Android XR was announced
  3. VerdictRightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Hugh Langley · Journalist

16 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 11 we have checked, 11 held up. The other 5 are not part of that number: 5 never settled.

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Questions about this report

Did this Android XR report turn out to be true?
Right. It turned out the way this report said. Google announced Android XR on 2024-12-12 as an open platform for Samsung, Qualcomm and other device makers.
Who reported it first?
Hugh Langley reported it on Jun 26, 2023 in Business Insider.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 535 days before Android XR was announced on Dec 12, 2024.