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A New Era of XR Begins: XREAL Launches XREAL AURA, Powered by Android XR, This Fall
XREAL says more than 100 Android XR apps are in development as reservations open with a $99 deposit and 2,000 launch-day delivery spots.
- On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, XREAL officially unveiled XREAL AURA at the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California, announcing the Android XR and Snapdragon Reality Elite-powered glasses will launch this Fall across the U.S., U.K., Japan, Canada, and South Korea.
- Formerly known as Project Aura, the optical see-through glasses feature a 70-degree field of view, sub-95g weight, and 6 degrees of freedom tracking powered by a split-compute architecture with Snapdragon Reality Elite.
- XREAL opened reservations today with a $99 deposit that provides $199 credit toward the final purchase price, while announcing Best Buy as its first in-store retail partner for the U.S. launch.
- Developers have created over 100 Android XR apps for the platform, with immersive titles including "The Nutcracker: A Spatial Awakening" and "Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars" launching on XREAL AURA.
- Wave 1 launch targets the U.S., U.K., Japan, Canada, and South Korea this Fall, with additional European markets following; XREAL is distributing hundreds of developer kits globally to accelerate ecosystem growth.
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XREAL's Android XR glasses launch 'this fall' with Project Hail Mary & Fallout games, $99 reservations open
Following a first look at Google I/O last month, XREAL has today confirmed that its Android XR glasses, Aura, will be launching this Fall with reservations open today, and a list of confirmed apps and games too.
The Google / Xreal Aura XR glasses are now available to preorder
There’s still no word on the final launch price, however. | Image by Xreal The Project Aura glasses collaboration between Xreal and Google is now one step closer to being something you can buy. Reservations for the second Android XR device, now dubbed the Xreal Aura, are available for $99 starting today, with a full launch in the US, UK, Japan, Canada, and South Korea expected sometime this Fall. The Xreal Aura follows Google's first Android-po…
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