Warby Parker confirmed that it will open pre-orders for the first collection of Android XR glasses on November 12, expected to ship during the year-end holiday season. The point to know right away is that these are glasses with a camera and sound, there is no screen in the lens. Those who are waiting for information to appear before their eyes like AR glasses will have to distinguish these two product lines.

Warby Parker glasses model in the photo introduced at Google I/O. Photo: Google

Pre-order date is available, price has not been announced yet

A Warby Parker design from the Intelligent Eyewear line. Photo: Google

According to 9to5Google, Warby Parker set the 11/12 mark in the business results announcement meeting on November 5. The company calls the collection Intelligent Eyewear and says it expects to ship orders during the holiday season. This is not a specific delivery date, so ordering before next week does not mean you will receive the glasses immediately after that.

The selling price has also not been announced. Gentle Monster is a glasses design partner in the same ecosystem, but there is no confirmation that this company will open pre-orders on the same day as November 12. The current announcement also does not have a price or distribution schedule in Vietnam.

Has camera and Gemini, but answers with sound

Gentle Monster's acoustic glasses design was introduced by Google. Photo: Google

These pre-order glasses run Android XR, have a camera and receive voice control or a touch pad on the side of the glasses. Because there is no screen in the lens, the main way to receive information is to listen, instead of reading words or looking at a floating map in front of your eyes.

Google has introduced two separate development directions: audio glasses and glasses with screens. The sound stream goes first. Therefore, when talking about translation or directions on these glasses, you should imagine the instructions being read in your ear, not subtitles or arrows appearing right on the lenses.

Samsung produces the hardware, Qualcomm provides the chips, and Warby Parker and Gentle Monster are in charge of the design. This way of cooperation is quite easy to understand: the technology side takes care of the platform and components, the glasses brand takes care of the shape of the item the user will wear on their face every day.

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What's worth waiting for is using Gemini without taking out your phone

Gentle Monster glasses in the photo introduced at Google I/O. Photo: Google

At Google I/O, Google introduced the ability to ask Gemini about what the camera sees, hear directions, manage calls and messages, take photos, record video, and translate speech or writing. The introduced glasses can be paired with both Android phones and iPhones.

Examples like looking at a sign and asking the meaning, hearing a line of text translated, or asking for directions show the direction of use quite clearly: handle a short task without having to take out your phone. I think this is the notable point of AI glasses, rather than expecting it to replace the entire phone screen.

However, those are the capabilities Google has introduced for the audio glasses line, not confirmation that every feature will be available on the first Warby Parker model delivered. November 12 will be a milestone worth watching to know more prices, frame options and features that are actually available when on sale.

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Source: https://9to5google.com/2026/11/05/android-xr-glasses-pre-order/

https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/android-xr-io-2026/

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