Google and Samsung's first Android XR glasses open for preorder Nov. 12
Warby Parker says its Intelligent Eyewear collection, built with Google and Samsung, opens for preorder Thursday. No price yet.
The skim
- The date: Warby Parker says preorders for its first "Intelligent Eyewear" collection, the Android XR glasses built with Google and Samsung, open Thursday, Nov. 12.
- The unknowns: price hasn't been announced. Warby Parker says it will unveil the full collection, with pricing, on Nov. 12.
- Delivery: the press release says "during the holiday season." On the earnings call, executives said initial deliveries begin in mid-December, according to a transcript.
What happened
Warby Parker revealed the date in its third-quarter earnings release on Nov. 5. "One week from today, on November 12, we'll begin accepting pre-orders for our first Intelligent Eyewear collection and look forward to delivering customer orders during the holiday season," co-CEO Dave Gilboa said in the release.
It's the first firm date for the glasses Google, Samsung, Warby Parker and Gentle Monster have been previewing since 2025. Engadget reports Google hasn't separately confirmed the date, and Gentle Monster's own frames have only a vague fall window.
What we know about the glasses
- They run an audio-focused version of Android XR with Google's Gemini assistant, and they have cameras, according to 9to5Google and Engadget.
- 9to5Google describes them as audio-only, with no display in the lenses, controlled by voice and a side touchpad. Samsung makes the hardware with Qualcomm chips, and Warby Parker and Gentle Monster handle the frame designs.
- Warby Parker says in-store demos start the week of Nov. 9 at 65 locations and expand to its 360-plus stores the following week, according to the call transcript.
What we don't know
There is no price, no spec sheet and no confirmed battery life or camera resolution yet. Whether prescription lenses will cost extra, and which countries get the glasses first, hasn't been announced. We'll update when Warby Parker publishes the details on Nov. 12.
Why it matters
Meta's Ray-Ban glasses have been the best-known camera-and-assistant glasses. A launch with Warby Parker's 360-plus stores, where you can try frames on and get prescription lenses, is a real retail test for Google's answer.
Sources: Warby Parker Q3 2026 earnings release (SEC filing), Motley Fool call transcript, 9to5Google, Engadget.
