{"id":923078,"date":"2026-07-28T08:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/all-the-latest-news-on-android-17-wear-os-7-and-android-xr\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T08:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:18:28","slug":"all-the-latest-news-on-android-17-wear-os-7-and-android-xr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/all-the-latest-news-on-android-17-wear-os-7-and-android-xr\/","title":{"rendered":"All the latest news on Android 17, Wear OS 7, and Android XR"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"updates-section\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTUwNjcx\" role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Stevie Bonifield\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/STEVIE_BONIFIELD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/950671\/wear-os-7-pixel-watches-launch\">Google launches Wear OS 7 with Live Updates and a battery life boost<\/a><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"google-wearos-7-launch-live-updates\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/google-wearos-7-launch-live-updates.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=7.71875%2C0%2C84.5625%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"google-wearos-7-launch-live-updates\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/google-wearos-7-launch-live-updates.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=7.71875%2C0%2C84.5625%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite>Image: Google<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Dominic Preston\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/DOM_BLURPLE-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Android foldables are getting new gamepad controls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/795298\/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-review\">Pixel foldables<\/a> get the new feature first, which is being added to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/950651\/android-17-release-pixel-drop-google-bubble-screen-reaction\">Android 17<\/a> alongside native controller remapping, but only rolls out \u201cin the coming months.\u201d We\u2019ve seen control options like this in other foldables before, but it\u2019s welcome to see Google bake it into the OS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/android-17-foldable-gaming-controls.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"854\" data-pswp-width=\"1280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img alt=\"Google hasn\u2019t said how customizable the bottom-screen controls will be.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/android-17-foldable-gaming-controls.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTUwNjUx\" role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Dominic Preston\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/DOM_BLURPLE-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/950651\/android-17-release-pixel-drop-google-bubble-screen-reaction\">Android 17 arrives on Pixel phones today<\/a><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"android-17\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/android-17.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0.023843586075344%2C100%2C99.952312827849&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"android-17\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/android-17.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0.023843586075344%2C100%2C99.952312827849&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Following its official debut last month, Google is now rolling out Android 17 to compatible Pixel phones, alongside additional exclusive features as part of the June Pixel Drop. Not every feature announced alongside the OS at the pre-I\/O <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/928624\/android-show-2026-all-the-news-and-announcements\">Android Show<\/a> is available today, though.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products-and-platforms\/platforms\/android\/android-17-features\">Android 17<\/a> itself is arriving on Pixel phones today, and Google says other manufacturers will be issuing the update throughout 2026. The biggest user interface update is the introduction of Bubbles, floating app windows that you can open with a long press \u2014 similar floating windows are already found in many Android skins, but are now an official part of 17. Google is making them more useful on bigger screens, with a dedicated \u201cbubble bar\u201d dock at the bottom of the screen for easier multitasking on foldables and tablets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/950651\/android-17-release-pixel-drop-google-bubble-screen-reaction\">Read Article ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTUwNTk3\" role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Jess Weatherbed\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195820\/JESSICA_WEATHERBED.0.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/950597\/xreal-google-aura-xr-glasses-deposit-scheme\">The Google \/ Xreal Aura XR glasses are now available to preorder<\/a><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Xreal Google Aura XR glasses\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Xreal-Google-Aura-XR-glasses.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C4.2025420254203%2C100%2C91.594915949159&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Xreal Google Aura XR glasses\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Xreal-Google-Aura-XR-glasses.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C4.2025420254203%2C100%2C91.594915949159&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Project Aura glasses collaboration between Xreal and Google is now one step closer to being something you can buy. Reservations for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/839392\/project-aura-android-xr-software-headsets-ai-glasses\">the second Android XR device<\/a>, now dubbed the Xreal Aura, are available for <a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/xreal.pxf.io\/c\/482924\/3225795\/36319?u=https%3A%2F%2Fus.shop.xreal.com%2Fproducts%2Fxreal-aura-launch-credit\">$99 starting today<\/a>, with a full launch in the US, UK, Japan, Canada, and South Korea expected sometime this Fall.<\/p>\n<p>The Xreal Aura follows Google\u2019s first Android-powered XR device, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/802299\/samsung-galaxy-xr-hands-on-price-release-date\">Samsung Galaxy XR headset<\/a>, which launched at $1,799 in October 2025. We still don\u2019t have a full price for the Aura \u2014 which Google has previously described as \u201ca headset masquerading as glasses\u201d \u2014 but Best Buy will be the first in-store retail partner when it does become available. Xreal also says that those who reserve within a two-week launch offer will receive $199 credit toward the launch purchase later this year, \u201csaving you $100 on the final price.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/950597\/xreal-google-aura-xr-glasses-deposit-scheme\">Read Article ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTM0NDU3\" role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Dominic Preston\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/DOM_BLURPLE-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/934457\/android-17-continue-on-handoff\">Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple\u2019s Handoff<\/a><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"continue-on-launcher\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/continue-on-launcher.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=3.125%2C0%2C93.75%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"continue-on-launcher\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/continue-on-launcher.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=3.125%2C0%2C93.75%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Google is adding a new Android feature that resembles <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2014\/6\/2\/5765528\/apple-airdrop-now-shares-between-ios-and-os-x-devices\">Apple\u2019s Handoff<\/a>, allowing you to start a task on your Android phone and continue it right where you left off from a compatible tablet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cContinue On\u201d is designed to eventually be bidirectional, but <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/develop\/better-together\/continue-on\">Google says<\/a> that at launch it will only support tasks moving from a smartphone to a tablet. Android tablet users will see the Continue On icon in the dock suggesting the most recently used app from their phone, assuming it\u2019s also installed on the tablet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/934457\/android-17-continue-on-handoff\">Read Article ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTM0MzIz\" role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Jay Peters\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/JAY_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/934323\/google-wear-os-7-smartwatch-battery-life-wear-widgets-io-2026\">Wear OS 7 will keep track of deliveries and sports scores on your wrist<\/a><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"257970_Pixel_Watch_4_AKrales_0441\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/257970_Pixel_Watch_4_AKrales_0441.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"257970_Pixel_Watch_4_AKrales_0441\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/257970_Pixel_Watch_4_AKrales_0441.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Amid the flurry of today\u2019s Google I\/O announcements, Google shared details <a href=\"https:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2026\/05\/whats-new-wear-os-7.html\">about Wear OS 7<\/a>, the next major update to its smartwatch platform. To help you keep track of things like deliveries and sports scores, Wear OS 7 will get the iPhone-style Live Updates that were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/684601\/android-16-launch-live-updates-notifications\">introduced on Android last year<\/a> \u2014 which can appear on your watch or your smartphone \u2014 and you\u2019ll also be able to track automated tasks that an AI is working on right from your watch.<\/p>\n<p>Wear OS is also getting an upgrade from its widget-like Tiles for glanceable information. With the new update, Google is adding \u201cWear Widgets\u201d to the platform, which look more like Android widgets and can appear in small or large layouts that \u201calign perfectly\u201d with Android\u2019s 2&#215;1 and 2&#215;2 widget formats. There are some AI-powered features coming to Wear OS 7 as well, including the introduction of Gemini Intelligence, Google\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/928724\/gemini-intelligence-android-io-autofill\">catch-all branding<\/a> for personalized and proactive Gemini features, on \u201cselect watches\u201d launching \u201clater this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/934323\/google-wear-os-7-smartwatch-battery-life-wear-widgets-io-2026\">Read Article ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTMzMTI1\" role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Victoria Song\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195849\/VICTORIA_SONG.0.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/933125\/android-xr-samsung-warby-parker-gentle-monster-project-aura-xreal-google-io-2026\">A first (and second) look at the Android XR glasses launching this year<\/a><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"ProjectAurahandson-2\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ProjectAurahandson-2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C10.085416666667%2C100%2C66.666666666667&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"ProjectAurahandson-2\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ProjectAurahandson-2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C10.085416666667%2C100%2C66.666666666667&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite>Photo by Victoria Song \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>I first put on a pair of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/12\/12\/24319528\/google-android-xr-samsung-project-moohan-smart-glasses\">prototype Android XR glasses<\/a> nearly a year and a half ago. We still have months to go before any Android-powered smart glasses are available, but Google is finally ready to show off the progress it\u2019s made. That starts with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/839392\/project-aura-android-xr-software-headsets-ai-glasses\">Project Aura<\/a>, a dark pair of sunglasses that sits somewhere between a full headset and a lighter pair of mixed-reality glasses.<\/p>\n<p>There has been a handful of hardware updates since I last tried out Project Aura in October. The glasses, made in collaboration with Xreal, now feature a carrying case and a new design for their compute puck. Google was mum on the chip inside, aside from the fact that it\u2019s more powerful than the previous puck. The puck also has a fingerprint scanner, so you can unlock the device more easily. And in addition to a waist clip, there\u2019s now a lanyard so you can wear the puck around your neck, in case you\u2019d like to channel peak Gadget Dad vibes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/933125\/android-xr-samsung-warby-parker-gentle-monster-project-aura-xreal-google-io-2026\">Read Article ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTI4NjUz\" role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Dominic Preston\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/DOM_BLURPLE-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/928653\/google-android-17-9-biggest-new-features-android-show-io\">The 9 biggest new features in Android 17<\/a><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"google-android-17-gemini-intelligence-create-my-widget\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/google-android-17-gemini-intelligence-create-my-widget.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"google-android-17-gemini-intelligence-create-my-widget\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/google-android-17-gemini-intelligence-create-my-widget.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Would it shock you to hear that Android 17 is filled with new AI-enabled features, like improved dictation and vibe-coded widgets? Fortunately, that\u2019s not all. The platform is getting non-AI updates too, from an emoji overhaul to a new screentime tool that helps you avoid distracting apps.<\/p>\n<p>Google has just revealed the biggest changes coming in its next OS update as part of its dedicated Android Show, ahead of next week\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/880401\/google-io-2026-dates-ai\">big I\/O developer conference<\/a>. The Android software updates came alongside a tease of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/928479\/google-googlebook-laptops-android-tease-aluminium-chromebook\">upcoming Android-powered Googlebook laptops<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/927759\/android-auto-is-now-one-screen-size-fits-all\">a host of Android Auto updates<\/a>. Here are all the new updates that matter and when you can expect them to arrive on your phone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/928653\/google-android-17-9-biggest-new-features-android-show-io\">Read Article ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Richard Lawler\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/RICHARD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A new Android 17 beta reveals plans for \u201cPixel Glow\u201d  light animations.<\/p>\n<p>The Pixel Glow details say it \u201cuses subtle light and color on the back of your device to inform you of important activity when it\u2019s face down,\u201d when interacting with Gemini, or when favorite contacts are calling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Jay Peters\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/JAY_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Android 17 will let you share one-time location data with apps.<\/p>\n<p>If you choose the option, you\u2019ll be able to share your precise location until you close an app, which might be a good choice if you just need to give your location to an app to quickly check one thing.<\/p>\n<p>Android 17 will <a href=\"https:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2026\/03\/location-privacy.html\">also add<\/a> a persistent indicator that tells you when a \u201cnon-system app\u201d accesses your location.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/HEwgZAha8AApW9M.jpeg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"984\" data-pswp-width=\"1111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img alt=\"A screenshot of Android 17\u2019s one-time location sharing feature.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/HEwgZAha8AApW9M.jpeg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite>Image: Google<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Richard Lawler\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/RICHARD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The second Android 17 beta is out now for Google Pixel.<\/p>\n<p>There are also cross-device app handoffs, which can work with a web app even if it isn\u2019t installed on the second device.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/android17-app-bubble.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"625\" data-pswp-width=\"601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img alt=\"Screenshot showing Google Calendar opened in a small window over Gmail on an Android device.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/android17-app-bubble.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Cameron Faulkner\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195800\/CAMERON_FAULKNER.0.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Google and Xreal extend hardware partnership for Android XR.<\/p>\n<p>Google enlisted Xreal to bring Android XR to life in a compact set of AR glasses, resulting in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/839392\/project-aura-android-xr-software-headsets-ai-glasses\">Project Aura<\/a>. They\u2019ll launch in 2026, but Google is already locking down Xreal\u2019s hardware chops for another couple years. It\u2019s now designated as a lead hardware partner for Android XR.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6ODM5Mzky\" role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Victoria Song\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195849\/VICTORIA_SONG.0.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/839392\/project-aura-android-xr-software-headsets-ai-glasses\">A first look at Google\u2019s Project Aura glasses built with Xreal<\/a><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Aura_4_TAS_XR_ Nov 06 2025_113\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Aura_4_TAS_XR_-Nov-06-2025_113.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Aura_4_TAS_XR_ Nov 06 2025_113\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Aura_4_TAS_XR_-Nov-06-2025_113.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Teased at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/669338\/xreal-project-aura-smart-glasses-android-xr\">Google I\/O<\/a>, Project Aura is a collaboration between Xreal and Google. It\u2019s the second Android XR device (the first being <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/802299\/samsung-galaxy-xr-hands-on-price-release-date\">Samsung\u2019s Galaxy XR headset<\/a>) and is expected to launch in 2026. Putting it on, I get why the term \u201csmart glasses\u201d doesn\u2019t exactly fit.<\/p>\n<p>Is it a headset? Smart glasses? Both? Those were the questions running through my head as I held Project Aura in my hands in a recent demo. It <em>looked<\/em> like a pair of chunky sunglasses, except for the cord dangling off the left side, leading down to a battery pack that also served as a trackpad. When I asked, Google\u2019s reps told me they consider it a headset masquerading as glasses. They have a term for it, too: wired XR glasses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/839392\/project-aura-android-xr-software-headsets-ai-glasses\">Read Article ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6NDM0MA==\" role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"David Pierce\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195807\/DAVID_PIERCE.0.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/12\/12\/24319538\/google-android-xr-ar-vr-smart-glasses\">Google announces Android XR, a new OS for headsets and smart glasses<\/a><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"The Android XR logo over several app screenshots.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25786862\/Keyword_Blog_Hero.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=7.666015625%2C0%2C84.66796875%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The Android XR logo over several app screenshots.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25786862\/Keyword_Blog_Hero.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=7.666015625%2C0%2C84.66796875%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Google is taking another run at making headsets work. The company <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/android\/android-xr\">just announced Android XR<\/a>, a new operating system designed specifically for what Google calls \u201cextended reality\u201d devices like headsets and glasses. It\u2019s working with Samsung and lots of other hardware manufacturers to develop those headsets and glasses, is making the new version of Android available to developers now, and hopes to start shipping XR stuff next year.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t yet have a ton of details on exactly how Android XR will work or how it might differ from the Android on your phone. (<em>The Verge<\/em>\u2019s Victoria Song got to try a few demos and prototypes \u2014 make sure you read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/e\/24083569\">her story<\/a>.) Google is making immersive XR versions of apps like Maps, Photos, and YouTube and says it\u2019s developing a version of Chrome that lets you do multiwindow multitasking in your browser. It will also support existing phone and tablet apps from the Play Store, much in the same way Apple supports iPad apps <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/24054862\/apple-vision-pro-review-vr-ar-headset-features-price\">in the Vision Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/12\/12\/24319538\/google-android-xr-ar-vr-smart-glasses\">Read Article ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/950936\/google-android-17-wear-os-android-xr\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google launches Wear OS 7 with Live Updates and a battery life boost Image: Google Android foldables are getting new gamepad controls. Pixel foldables get the new feature first, which is being added to Android 17 alongside native controller remapping, but only rolls out \u201cin the coming months.\u201d We\u2019ve seen control options like this in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":923079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3373,518],"tags":[5753,5215],"class_list":["post-923078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-android","category-latest","tag-android","tag-latest"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/923079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}