by dbadmin | Jan 6, 2026 | Android XR, Google, News, XREAL
TL;DR XREAL and Google have announced a multi-year extension of their partnership. XREAL will now be the lead hardware partner for the Android XR ecosystem. The two companies plan to work on more “optical-see-through devices,” including wired XR glasses. CES is in...
by dbadmin | Dec 17, 2025 | Android XR, Meta, Meta Quest, News
TL;DR Last year, Meta introduced Horizon OS, its new branding for Meta Quest OS. The plan was to license Horizon OS to hardware partners, with ASUS and Lenovo initially confirmed as two. Meta now says those plans are on pause as the company focuses more on its own...
by dbadmin | Dec 13, 2025 | Android XR, Authority Insights, Features, Google
This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown discuss a new collaboration between Google and Apple that could make transferring data between Android and iOS much easier. Scott also shares his hands-on experience with Google’s new Android XR glasses prototypes, and we...
by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2025 | Android XR, Polls
Consumer-grade extended reality (XR) powered by Android has been a pipe dream for over a decade. While Google Glass could be considered ahead of its time, Google Cardboard allowed users to experience virtual reality with scrappy hardware. And while it spent the time...
by dbadmin | Dec 8, 2025 | Android XR, Google, News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy XR
TL;DR The Samsung Galaxy XR headset is getting a new “Likeness” feature. It works just like Apple Vision Pro’s Persona, allowing users to create hyper-realistic avatars of themselves to use during video calls. Likeness is rolling out in beta starting today. Google...
by dbadmin | Dec 8, 2025 | Android XR, Google, News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy XR, VR
Credit: Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR Google has confirmed that the Galaxy XR headset will get a travel mode feature. This mode keeps the headset’s view and UI stable when on a moving plane or train. This comes after Apple first introduced a travel mode on the...
