Unveiled at Google I/O on Tuesday, XREAL's Android XR-driven Project Aura XR glasses are the next major milestone for AR glasses — a technology I've been preaching about for some time now.

Today, at Google I/O 2025, both Google and XREAL announced Project Aura. This is XREAL’s next-generation extended reality device, which was designed for the Android XR platform.

Xreal's Project Aura showcases confidence in Google's Android XR platform through smart glasses for mixed reality. Project Aura differs from Google's own AR glasses with OST lenses and Qualcomm ...

Xreal Project Aura will differentiate itself from the company's other glasses by including Qualcomm silicon and Google's new AR/VR operating system, Android XR, under the hood. This will allow the ...

Google has announced a collaboration with XReal to bring Project Aura, a new pair of optical see-through smart glasses, to market. Project Aura is said to be the second device to run Android XR ...

Samsung's Project Moohan, a type of headset that looks to rival Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro, was the first device announced that runs Android XR. Samsung plans to launch the hardware this year.

With Android XR and smart eyewear like Project Aura glasses, the form factor could actually get to the next level, especially with optical passthrough that can superimpose stuff like turn-by-turn ...