By Sergio De Simone
Publication Date: 2025-12-15 11:00:00
With the release of the Android XR SDK Developer Preview 3, Google has introduced two new libraries to help developers create AI Glasses experiences, Jetpack Projected and Jetpack Compose Glimmer. ARCore for Jetpack XR has also been expanded to work with AI Glasses, adding motion tracking and geospatial capabilities.
The new libraries introduced with Android XR SDK Developer Preview 3 allow developers to extend existing mobile apps to interact with AI Glasses by leveraging their built-in speakers, camera, and microphone, as well as presenting information through the glasses’ display, where available.
There are many scenarios where your app might want to use AI glasses hardware. For example, a video conferencing app could add a UI control that allows the user to switch their video stream from the phone’s camera to the AI glasses’ camera, offering a first-person point of view.
The first library, Jetpack Projected, enables a host device, such as an Android phone, to…
