Alongside other Android XR announcements at Google I/O 2026, XREAL has confirmed that its Project Aura glasses will be launching before the end of 2026, with a new program granting developers early access.
XREAL Project Aura was announced a year ago as the first pair of wired Android XR glasses – effectively a lightweight headset compared to something like Galaxy XR, while also allowing for improved passthrough by means of being able to look through the physical display and out to the real world through glass instead of watching a video feed.
At I/O 2026, Project Aura is on
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