Google showcases AI-powered smart glasses with Android XR at I/O 2025

Google is stepping deeper into the world of smart eyewear, debuting a new prototype at I/O 2025 that blends its Android XR platform with Gemini AI. The company demoed the glasses live during its keynote, offering a glimpse into a future where AI-powered assistance is available right from your face—no phone needed.

Designed with style in mind, the prototype was developed in partnership with Gentle Monster, with Warby Parker also joining Google's expanding list of collaborators. The glasses feature a built-in camera, speakers, microphone, and a discreet lens-mounted display that shows contextual information like navigation prompts, incoming messages, and reminders—all powered by Gemini.

During the live demo, Google showed off the glasses handling a variety of real-time tasks: translating languages during a conversation, offering turn-by-turn walking directions, scheduling appointments, and even pulling up information from previous messages and emails. Unlike previous attempts at smart glasses, these interactions felt fluid, voice-driven, and surprisingly practical.

This new hardware sits atop the Android XR platform that Google co-developed with Samsung and Qualcomm. While last year’s announcement focused on the framework, this year’s focus was clearly on bringing that vision to life. Google confirmed it's working closely with Samsung on both software and hardware reference designs for XR wearables and headsets. Project Moohan, Samsung’s upcoming XR headset, is still on track to launch later this year.

Google says it has already seeded units of the smart glasses to select testers for real-world feedback, signaling serious intent to refine the experience ahead of a broader rollout. With a more fashion-forward design, Gemini-powered intelligence, and a platform-first approach, Google's latest take on smart glasses could finally bring the category into the mainstream.