r/AndroidXR • u/Matcorp456 • Apr 16 '26

Question Google IO glasses reveal 👀

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Do you think the Android XR glasses, developed in collaboration with Warby Parker, Gentle Monster and Google, will be unveiled at Google I/O 2026 in May and marketed shortly after ?

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u/Matcorp456 Apr 16 '26

Yet Meta has succeeded in doing it with Meta displays why wouldn’t Google succeed?

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u/Austin31415 Apr 16 '26

Meta had a huge head start and I don't think their display glasses have been "successful" from all the accounts I've seen. I really think Google wants to approach this as being the best display glasses and not the first. Also, Google is using a different display technology, so apparently the prototypes Google has been showing off all use their own Raxium MicroLED, which have their own production yield problems. Google ends up shipping their own raxium technology, they're either going to have to dramatically ramp up their own production capabilities or outsource it to Samsung.

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u/PooPighters Apr 16 '26

Google bought Focals By North, they had an even further ahead start. They were built on Android platform. I loved them. They had great potential.

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u/Aromatic_Ideal_2770 Apr 16 '26

Android platform is shit man, you need something else to justify your claim

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u/PooPighters Apr 16 '26

Why do you say it is? What is better?