We got an early hands-on look at Samsung's mixed-reality headset and Google's glasses, powered by an all-seeing assistant.

Android XR reflects Google's comprehensive approach to XR and delivers what the industry has needed for a long time: a platform to rally around for XR empowered by AI.

Samsung’s ‘Project Moohan’ will also facilitate Gemini and Galaxy AI. It will be the first headset running on Google’s Android XR.

Google said that it is launching a new Android-based XR platform on Thursday to accommodate AI features. The company said the platform, called Android XR, will support app development on different devices,

Remember back when Android was just for phones? That's definitely not the case any longer. Over the years, we've seen it expand to tablets, watches, TVs, vehicles, potentially Chromebooks; and now, Google is taking Android to a whole new dimension: extended reality (XR).

Google's latest push into extended reality is taking shape. While the company isn't entirely ready to show off any products just yet, it has laid out a vision for a unified Android XR ecosystem that will span a range of devices — such as virtual reality headsets and mixed reality glasses — in partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm.