Google I/O 2025 Live Blog: All the Android, Gemini, and XR Updates as They Happen
Follow our live coverage of Google's annual developer keynote, where the company will announce updates to Android, the Gemini chatbot, and its Android XR smart glasses.
Welcome to our Google I/O live blog! The keynote address will begin at 10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern, 6 pm British Summer Time. You can watch the livestream on this page, or on Google's YouTube channel. There's also a feed with an American Sign Language interpreter.
Google hasn't talked about this yet at I/O 2025, but it has already shared some news about its Android XR platform.
We first demoed Android XR late in 2024. Like Android, Google will manage the platform, enticing manufacturers and developers to build for it with new hardware and apps. Initially, Google said it was working on a pair of smart glasses with Samsung, and Samsung was working on a mixed reality headset dubbed Project Moohan. Now, there’s a wave of other devices on the way.
Google is partnering with eyewear brands like Gentle Monster and Warby Parker to make “stylish glasses with Android XR,” and Samsung will be collaborating with Google to craft a reference hardware and software platform to help other manufacturers create smart glasses. Xreal, which already makes tethered smart glasses, also announced Project Aura, its first Android XR smart glasses. Google says developers can start building for the platform later this year. Samsung’s Android XR headset may arrive in 2025, but these smart glasses will likely only arrive in 2026.
With Android XR smart glasses, you can use the (optional) camera to let Gemini see what you’re seeing, message friends, make appointments, get turn-by-turn directions overlaid on the built-in display, and snap photos. Expect real-time language translation demos today, where the glasses display will show translated subtitles during a conversation.
It was just over 10 years ago when Google debuted Google Glass—let’s see if things turn out differently this time.
I got a hands-on look at Android XR last year; you can read more here. As mentioned earlier, Samsung's Project Moohan headset will arrive later in 2025, and Google is announcing new smart glass manufacturers for Android XR, from Gentle Monsters and Warby Parker to Xreal.
Wow! Now that's pricey. It's $50 more expensive than OpenAI's most expensive plan, ChatGPT Pro, that costs $200 a month.