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 curtain on a new pair of glasses, coming this fall and featuring two styles created in partnership with Warby Parker and Korean luxury eyewear brand Gentle Monster. Google previously confirmed that these Android XR smart glasses would be released in 2026, but Google I/O provided our first good look at the design and feature set.
Google and Samsung have been working in sync in recent years, and like other Samsung Galaxy products, the glasses will feature heavy integration with Gemini, Google’s AI assistant. Google and Samsung previously worked together on the Galaxy XR headset.
Google was careful to call these “audio glasses” to distinguish them from future glasses with built-in displays in the lenses, which were referred to as “display glasses.”
Here are the Gentle Monster glasses.
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And here are the Warby Parker ones.
Credit: Google/Samsung
“Intelligent eyewear represents a powerful step forward in our shared vision with Samsung to make AI more helpful and accessible in everyday life,” said Shahram Izadi, Vice President and GM of Android XR at Google, in a press release. “Combining the best of Google’s AI and the Android ecosystem together with Samsung’s leadership in mobile hardware and Gentle Monster and Warby Parker’s premium design, we are helping users stay connected and fashionable in a more natural, hands-free way.”
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The glasses can be used for tasks such as hands-free cooking assistance, navigation, and more. In terms of functionality, they seem very similar to Meta’s existing smart glasses. You give commands via voice, and they pair with a phone to carry them out.
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The new glasses in action.
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Samsung provided the hardware for the upcoming glasses, while Google’s AI technology and Android XR platform will power the functionality. In a press release, Samsung said the glasses are “[designed] to work as a companion device to a mobile phone,” and that “the new eyewear enables users to access help through voice interaction in a familiar form factor and connect seamlessly to their phones.”
Specifics on the release date and price of the new glasses were notably absent from the presentation. In a press release, Samsung said that the “new intelligent eyewear” is scheduled to launch in fall 2026 and that additional details will be released in the coming months.
“This intelligent eyewear marks an important step in Samsung’s vision for AI,” said Jay Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of Customer Experience at Samsung, in a press release. “With this new AI form factor, we are further expanding the Galaxy device ecosystem, where each device is optimized to deliver unique AI experiences that best fit each form.”
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