GoKawiilGoogle Vice President of Android XR Shahram Izadi speaks during the keynote address at Google I/O on May 19, 2026 in Mountain View, California.
Google gave a first look at its first audio smart glasses on Tuesday, as the company tries to crack a corner of the wearables market where rival Meta has been making waves.
At Google's annual I/O conference, the company said it partnered with Samsung and eyewear makers Gentle Monster and Warby Parker for glasses that will embed the Gemini assistant. They'll be compatible with Android and iOS devices and available later this year, Google said.
"These are the first two designs of a bigger collection coming this fall," said Shahram Izadi, head of Android XR products and platform, in a keynote at the developers conference. The glasses are meant to provide information "spoken into your ear privately, rather than shown in a display," he said.
Google unveiled the glasses alongside a number of AI announcements, including new AI models and AI agents, at Tuesday's event.
The reveal shows Google's willingness to place calculated bets on new devices at a time when the future of wearables remains uncertain and investors await new possible form factors for the AI era. Google announced smart display glasses last year, and said in December it was working on audio-only glasses on for its Android XR platform.
For Google, the user data is the source of the real value is, as it can be used to improve AI models. The company didn't talk about privacy terms related to the forthcoming glasses.