It also released some tools and documentation to help developers get started on bringing their VR games and apps to Android XR ahead of the launch of Samsung’s VR headset next year.

Many of the other companies already offer XR apps or experiences on other platforms, but it remains to be seen exactly what they’ll release for the new Android XR platform.

LAS VEGAS—Over the last 18 months, the boom in virtual production has shaken up the way filmmakers, broadcasters, mobile video designers and more conduct their creative business. Those technologies ...

But Android XR will also work with Android phones and other headsets and glasses ranging from VR to AR to Meta Ray-Ban -like smart glasses. Glasses are very much on Google's roadmap.

More great apps, things to do in social VR, as XR momentum builds.