Introducing Galaxy XR, the first Android XR headset (blog.google)

Samsung and Google today unveiled the Galaxy XR, the first headset running Android XR — a new OS that pairs Gemini’s multimodal assistant with spatial awareness to create an “infinite screen” XR experience. The device lets you fluidly switch between full immersion and passthrough presence, and supports natural interaction via voice, hand and eye tracking. Galaxy XR brings reimagined Google apps (Maps, Photos, YouTube, Chrome, Meet), millions of Android apps from Google Play, and XR-native experiences from partners like Adobe, Owlchemy Labs and Resolution Games. Gemini Live adds real‑time scene understanding so the assistant can answer questions about what you see, perform actions across apps, and use features like Circle to Search on virtual or real objects. Technically, Android XR is built on open standards (OpenXR, WebXR) and familiar developer tools (Unity), which should accelerate XR content creation and porting. Key demos include immersive 180/360 YouTube and spatial video, converting 2D photos to 3D in Google Photos, Google Maps Immersive View in 3D, and a productivity “infinite workspace” with multi-app layouts, Flow arrangement, PC linking and accessory support. Galaxy XR is available now in the US and Korea for $1,799 or $149/month, with a limited Explorer Pack offering bundled AI and media subscriptions and early-access apps. For the AI/ML community, Android XR marks a major push toward context-aware, multimodal assistants and an open ecosystem that will drive new on-device perception, real‑time inference and interaction paradigms.