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Dec 13, 2021G23-004Right

Abner Li: Google hiring to build an Augmented Reality OS

Google was hiring to build an Augmented Reality OS for an unspecified innovative AR device.

Abner Li reported that Google was hiring engineers to build an Augmented Reality OS for an unspecified 'innovative AR device,' with a new team lead who previously ran operating systems for Oculus.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedGoogle was hiring to build an Augmented Reality OS for an unspecified innovative AR device.
  2. Who said it, and whenAbner Li reported it on Dec 13, 2021 in 9to5Google.
  3. What happened, and whenGoogle AR OS was announced on Dec 12, 2024, 1,095 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, an operating system for headsets and glasses — three years after the job listings.
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Moving target
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Never settled
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Reported by
Abner Li
We read it in
9to5Google
Product
Google AR OS
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The story of this report

  1. Dec 13, 2021Abner Li reported it · 9to5Google
  2. Dec 12, 2024Google AR OS was announced
  3. VerdictRightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Abner Li · Journalist

54 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 42 we have checked, 42 held up. The other 12 are not part of that number: 3 moving target, 8 never settled, 1 not comparable.

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Questions about this report

Did this Google AR OS report turn out to be true?
Right. It turned out the way this report said. Google announced Android XR on 2024-12-12, an operating system for headsets and glasses — three years after the job listings.
Who reported it first?
Abner Li reported it on Dec 13, 2021 in 9to5Google.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 1,095 days before Google AR OS was announced on Dec 12, 2024.