Google announces Android XR OS for VR and mixed-reality headsets

12 December 2024
Google has announced a visionOS competitor.

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  • 4 hours ago

I cant wait to see all these people wearing AR Glasses trying to cross the busy New York roads. "Ouch what just hit me, man this game just feels too real now..." Reminds me of covid days when I used to run down the stairs with quest 2 on searching for that power bank. Seeing everything in black an white sure felt trippy. I'm sure this Android XR will be just another heavy Android skin similar to Meta OS except now with Google maps integration, people will be using them more outside crossing streets seeing everything in color high res fish eye lense and hopefully not walking into incoming traffic.

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    • 6 hours ago

    Google announces another resource of revenue, ads and spyware.

    No thanks.

      Oh man... Here we go again with google and his VR/AR ideas that will be dropped after one or two years...
      Any one remember their amazing idea of Youtube VR? Playground AR? VR180 Creator? Google Jump? Google Spotlight VR? Soundstage VR? It was amazing that Cardboard lasted more than 3 years...

        potato4k, 13 Dec 2024And it will be abandoned in what, 5 years tops? I mean just... moreApple already pretty much dropped the Vision Pro. 5 years would still be way better than what Apple currently seems to last

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          • 12 hours ago

          mtox, 13 hours agopeople in general probably don't want to be filmed, yo... moreIt doesn't anything about video recording support. 🤦

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            Anonymous, 13 Dec 2024if they put this on glasses ,i ll buy itpeople in general probably don't want to be filmed, you'll probably have a hard time

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              GAMIR3DH, 13 Dec 2024So will Meta use this version of Android for Quest? Since ... moreMeta is using a forked Android. There is no Google Play services support on their devices.

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                • 13 Dec 2024

                if they put this on glasses ,i ll buy it

                  they're apparently merging chromeOS into android even though chromeOS was decently popular. then why make this new OS?

                    Anonymous, 13 Dec 2024What about regular Quest 3? It is much better than 3s. B... moreyeah true.
                    i bet samsung and google's XR will be like £600

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                      • 13 Dec 2024

                      keep separate OS and application this is a framework and not an OS

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                        • 13 Dec 2024

                        Luke, 13 Dec 2024"Internet has crashed" ;) Microsoft tried with ... moreThen why all are of the top 5 most valuable companies in the world American tech companies? And only 2 out of the top 10 aren't American, and those are heavily subsidized by their local governments (Saudi Aramco and TSMC), unlike Microsoft or Google.

                          Well have metaquest 3 pro its awesome but still its not good for constant use.

                            Anonymous, 12 Dec 2024Android OS is truly living in the future, meanwhile Har... moreSeems like HMOS is living rent free on bro's head.

                              Is this really XR? This is no different than what TCL is doing with the RayNeo X2 AR glasses.

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                                • 13 Dec 2024

                                People are really going to walk around with that huge thing on their heads?

                                  And it will be abandoned in what, 5 years tops? I mean just look at the state of Android tablets and WearOS, going nowhere with zero vision.

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                                    • 13 Dec 2024

                                    jellydaemon, 12 Dec 2024"Reality is not responding""Internet has crashed"
                                    ;) Microsoft tried with that long time ago, turned out it wasn't the Internet, which crashed... ;)
                                    US companies never learn, until they start screaming for gov support

                                      Maybe bring back Google Glass now with this OS

                                        I hope they are also working on AR. I'd love to have something like the Google Glass again.

                                        I don't need VR. I care more about augmenting my reality than replacing it.

                                        Like, I don't wanna sound childish, but it would be really cool to see those futuristic HUD effects, especially if it actually provides meaningful information like object identification and map navigation.

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