{"id":457538,"date":"2026-05-20T00:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/457538\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T00:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:52:10","slug":"trying-out-the-latest-version-of-googles-android-xr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/457538\/","title":{"rendered":"Trying out the latest version of Google’s Android XR"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Google I\/O 26, I tried out another Android XR prototype<\/a>, and it felt like a more finalized version of last year\u2019s experience. It left me with the sentiment that these glasses are pretty much just Gemini for your face, which is pretty appealing to me.<\/p>\n

Gemini glasses<\/p>\n

When you activate the glasses, it opens up to Gemini Live, the company\u2019s more conversational version of Gemini, allowing you to speak in natural language to your glasses. In my demo, I could only activate the glasses by long-pressing the right arm of the glasses. After a moment, I could hear the telltale sound of Gemini activating and waiting for my command. However, the Googler told me that when the official glasses are released, you\u2019ll be able to summon the Assistant by saying \u201cHey Google,\u201d or \u201cHey Gemini,\u201d as well.<\/p>\n

During my demo, I was able to play some Stacy\u2019s Mom by Fountains of Wayne, and control the music by swiping on the right arm with two fingers, and you can skip songs by swiping with one finger.<\/p>\n

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I also asked the smartglasses about a painting, which it referred to as a Vincent Van Gogh replica, and then I asked about the original painting, and it informed me that I could visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see the painting.<\/p>\n

I easily took a picture with the shutter button on the glasses, and I could edit the picture with AI with the glasses and view it on the Pixel Watch; however, this didn\u2019t work for me as the smartglasses missed the command, and I ran out of time. Right after you take a picture, you can view it on your phone, and it gets uploaded to your Google Photos.<\/p>\n

A bit of display<\/p>\n

They also turned on the display on the lens\\, showcasing the experience when you\u2019re using smartglasses with a screen.<\/p>\n

The time is shown in the bottom right corner of the screen, and you\u2019re able to make widgets and swipe through them. I didn\u2019t make the widget myself due to time constraints, but it\u2019s sort of cool. The Googler described it as thinking of it as your home page, which I actually thought was a little weird.<\/p>\n

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One of the widgets was Google Translate. I did a little demo, which had someone speak to me in Spanish, and I\u2019d read what they were saying on the little screen. The Spanish-speaking Googler spoke incredibly quickly, and while there was a bit of a lag as I waited for the words to appear on the screen, it worked, and I could read what was being said.<\/p>\n

Google ecosystem<\/p>\n

I\u2019m starting to see the benefits of Android XR in this glasses form factor, compared to something like the Meta Ray-Bans. I\u2019m someone who wears Meta Ray-Bans every single day, and even though they have a lot of AI capabilities, I could definitely see myself using Google\u2019s because of the integration with the tools I already use, like Calendar, Photos, Keep and more. I was told that I could read a recipe in a cookbook, look at the ingredients, and tell Gemini to add everything to my Google Keep grocery list. You can look at a list of upcoming FIFA games and get Gemini to add them to your calendar.<\/p>\n

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This level of integration is great if you\u2019re already using Google\u2019s suite of products, and you control all these features with nothing but your voice.<\/p>\n

Google\u2019s first official Android XR smartglasses<\/a>, in partnership with Samsung, launch this fall. One model is designed by Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster designs the other one.<\/p>\n

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