The first model of Google's Android XR smart glasses has been compared to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses. These smart glasses are equipped with a camera, speakers, and a microphone, and can interact with Google's AI assistant Gemini. There is no display with this model.

Android XR should have a presence at Google I/O 2026. Here's what we expect to see.

Android 17 rumors point to Motion Assist, App Bubbles, native app locking, Gemini updates, and Android XR news ahead of Google I/O 2026.

Follow along with the Gizmodo crew as we unpack everything Google announces at its annual developer conference in Mountain View, Calif.

Google I/O 2026 takes place on May 19, but today, Google hosted a livestreamed warm-up event called The Android Show: I/O Edition. As you might have guessed, it's mostly focused on Android news. Much of what was shared at The Android Show was fairly small and incremental,

Google I/O could be a major Android XR showcase if we're lucky, but what might we get treated to?

An Android 16 VPN bypass has been confirmed, affecting all VPN apps and exposing your real IP address online, but Google has marked the vulnerability report as won't fix.

And we still haven’t, but a leak is showcasing a lot more of the library.