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Google Announces Android XR Operating System Alongside Samsung MR Headset

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Google today announced Android XR, a new core branch of Android, designed as a spatial operating system for XR headsets and glasses. The company is pitching this as a comprehensive spatial computing platform, and hopes to establish its own territory in the XR landscape against incumbents Meta and Apple.

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Google Prepares Support for XR Headsets on Play Store, Marking The Next Chapter in XR Competition

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Code discovered in a recent Google Play update indicates the company may soon roll out support for XR headsets on its Android app store, which would mark a decisive shift in the competitive landscape. Samsung is building the hardware, Qualcomm the chipset, and Google the Android-based XR operating system.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.12.16): Android XR announced, Samsung headset showcased, and more!

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Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announced Android XR The most important news of the week, and one of the most important of the whole year, has been the official announcement by Google of Android XR. Google has entered the field, bringing new validation to XR, and also new competition in the space.

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Google Responds to Developer Concerns About Long-term Commitment to Android XR

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Google’s announcement of Android XR last month was largely met with excitement, but there was a notable undercurrent of concern about Google’s long-term commitment to the platform. The site Killed by Google maintains an active list of the company’s cancelled projects, currently totaling 296.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.12): AI models generate 3D scenes, Samsung may unveil its smartglasses in January, and more!

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Top news of the week (Image by Google) AI models to generate 3D scenes start to surface This week we had the announcement of two AI models dedicated to the generation of 3D worlds. These glasses should be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm and have a similar form factor to the successful Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

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Samsung Shows First Glimpse of Near-final Android XR Headset, But No Controllers Yet

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Samsung Unpacked didn’t have any big XR revelations this year, although the South Korean tech giant has finally shown off the near-final version of its Android XR headset, codenamed Project Moohan. While none of those things materialized, Samsung did show off a near-final version of Moohan, safely positioned out of reach.

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The XR Week Peek (2025.01.29): Google acquires HTC engineers, Meta plans to release Oakley smartglasses, and more!

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Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google acquires HTC Vive engineers for $250M Completely out of the blue (at least from our eyes), Google decided to acquire some XR-related engineers from HTC Vive (together with a non-exclusive license on some HTC IP) for the whopping amount of $250M.

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