Xreal introduced a strategic partnership with Google — constructed round Undertaking Aura — to develop the ecosystem of spatial computing units constructed on Android XR.
As a part of this collaboration, Xreal unveiled Undertaking Aura on the Google I/O developer convention — Xreal’s next-generation prolonged actuality (XR) system designed particularly for the Android XR platform.
Undertaking Aura is the second official system introduced for Android XR and marks a serious milestone for the platform: the introduction of an optical see-through (OST) XR system. A light-weight and tethered, cinematic, and Gemini AI-powered system, Undertaking Aura brings a big field-of-view expertise to the Android XR household — setting a brand new commonplace for immersive, wearable computing.
This collaboration additionally consists of Qualcomm, bringing collectively main innovation throughout {hardware}, silicon, and software program to construct the subsequent wave of XR experiences. Undertaking Aura makes use of Xreal’s confirmed observe file in light-weight XR {hardware}, the Android XR software program stack, and Qualcomm Snapdragon XR chipsets optimized for spatial computing.
“Google is thrilled to welcome Xreal to the Android XR family and to build great XR experiences on Project Aura,” stated Hugo Swart, senior director of the XR ecosystem at Google, in an announcement. “Android XR is the primary Android platform constructed within the Gemini period, and it’ll assist a wealthy ecosystem of immersive units, each Digital see-through (VST) and Optical see-through (OST). By combining our platform with Xreal’s management in transportable XR {hardware}, we’re increasing spatial experiences to OST form-factors which can be actually intuitive and accessible, representing a pivotal second in our ecosystem.
“At XREAL, we’ve always pushed the boundaries of what XR hardware can do — combining performance, comfort, and design into something people can wear every day,” stated Chi Xu, CEO of Xreal, in an announcement. “Partnering with Google on Android XR takes this vision to the next level. Project Aura reflects the power of this collaboration — merging a robust platform with advanced chipsets and our expertise in optical systems. We believe this is a breakthrough moment for real-world XR.”
“Qualcomm Technologies is excited to be powering Xreal’s new Android XR device,” stated Ziad Asghar, senior vp of XR at Qualcomm, in an announcement. “This collaboration marks a significant step forward in the expansion of the Android XR ecosystem. Working with Xreal, Snapdragon allows amazing immersive experiences to come to life in a unique optical see-through product. We are thrilled to see immersive experiences coming to more verticals opening up new possibilities for both consumers and developers.”
The revealing of Undertaking Aura marks a call-to-action for builders, Xreal stated. Xreal, Google, and Qualcomm invite the developer group to start envisioning new purposes and use instances for this subsequent technology of XR. Builders already constructing for headsets on the platform will have the ability to simply deliver their apps to Undertaking Aura.
Whereas Undertaking Aura makes its public debut as we speak, additional particulars will probably be introduced at Augmented World Expo (AWE) in June 2025, and later this 12 months.
