Xreal Project Aura: First Android XR Glasses Launch

These are the first Android XR glasses made by anyone other than Samsung

Android XR is moving from one flagship device to a multi-hardware ecosystem.

1 min readUpdated Sep 22, 2026

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XREAL Aura

Pre-orderExpected Nov 2026

Confirmed

1 source, 5 outlets

What to know

Xreal's Project Aura is the first pair of Android XR glasses announced by a company other than Samsung. Android XR is Google's software for glasses and headsets.

Google showed the glasses in public as part of its Android XR plans, which gives it a second hardware partner for the platform. Xreal says Aura will launch before the end of 2026.

How we know this

What changed, newest first.

May 20, 2025Xreal via VR.orgIs the first Android XR glasses outside Samsung+6 outlets

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What is notable about Aura's platform?

It is the first optical see-through AR glasses on Google's Android XR outside of Samsung, which widens the ecosystem beyond one maker.

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