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TL;DR Google’s Dieter Bohn shared a demo of the company’s prototype Android XR display glasses.
In the demo, the glasses are used for live translation, a video call, obtaining walking directions, and more.
Bohn reveals there were clip-on prescriptions for the demo at MWC, but this won’t be done for the final product.
Just like Samsung, Google is currently working on smart glasses that will use its Android XR platform. This includes a range of devices, from a Ray-Ban Meta-like product to Project Aura. At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026, the tech giant offered a demo for its prototype Android XR display glasses, which we got to try out for ourselves. Now Google’s Dieter Bohn has shared an extended version of that demo.
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Over on Reddit, Bohn posted a video of the prototype that appeared at Google’s MWC booth. The glasses feature a single display and are fully integrated with the latest Gemini 3 models. During the demo, Bohn demonstrates the device’s various abilities, like live translation, video calls, and so on.
One of the more impressive feats that was shown off was getting directions by simply looking at a poster. Bohn stares at a poster of a soccer field, then asks Gemini for walking directions to that stadium. Gemini was able to figure out where Bohn wanted to go and not only offered directions in his field of view, but also provided a map when he looked down.
Bohn also used Gemini to identify an album cover. In addition to identifying the album, the AI was able to play music from that album by opening YouTube Music.
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