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Kering Eyewear Android XR glasses (Gucci-branded, expected)
Kering Eyewear Android XR glasses (Gucci-branded, expected) is a wearable controller from Kering Eyewear with Google. Kering Eyewear Android XR glasses (Gucci-branded, expected) has been announced (20 May 2025) but is not on sale yet.
Kering Eyewear's Android XR glasses are an announced partnership, not an announced product. Google named Kering Eyewear as a future Android XR glasses partner at I/O on 2025-05-20, alongside Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. Since then Gentle Monster and Warby Parker have shown frames; Kering has not. The only timing on record comes from Kering CEO Luca de Meo, who told Reuters in April 2026 that Gucci-branded glasses would launch 'probably next year, 2027', as reported by Road to VR. Kering Eyewear had announced its own partnership with Google in May 2025, and de Meo's remark came during Kering's capital markets day in Florence. Nobody has said whether they will have a display or a camera, which chip they use or what they will cost. This page collects that record so you can check back as it changes.
Good fit
Luxury-frame buyers who would rather wait for a fashion house's design than pick from the Android XR frames shown so far, and who are happy to wait into 2027.
Look elsewhere if
Don't wait if you want Android XR glasses within months. The Gentle Monster and Warby Parker versions are reported for November 2026.
Key facts
Published figures only. Where Kering Eyewear with Google hasn't published a number, the row is left out rather than estimated.
| Type | wearable controller |
|---|---|
| Prescription | not published[3] |
Limitations to know before you buy
- No product has been shown. There are no photos, names or frame styles from Kering or Google.
- Display or not is unknown. Google hasn't said whether Kering's glasses fall in the audio or display category.
- The 2027 timing is hedged. 'Probably' is the CEO's own word, and it reached us second-hand through press.
- Price, prescription and phone support are all unpublished. Neither Kering nor Google has named launch countries either.
- Later than the Samsung-built frames. Kering's own CEO points to 2027, after the Gentle Monster and Warby Parker glasses reported for November 2026.
- Not part of this fall's launch. Google's I/O 2026 post names Gentle Monster and Warby Parker as the eyewear brands for the audio glasses arriving this fall. Kering's CEO points to 2027.
- Platform promises may not carry over. Google says its glasses pair with both Android and iOS phones, but that line describes this fall's eyewear, not a 2027 Kering model.
Questions people ask
Will Kering's Android XR glasses carry the Gucci name?
Kering's CEO referred to Gucci-branded glasses in comments reported by Reuters in April 2026. No product has been shown to confirm the branding.
Who builds the electronics for Kering's glasses?
Not announced. The Gentle Monster and Warby Parker glasses use Samsung hardware, but no hardware maker has been named for Kering's.
What do we know for sure about Kering's Android XR glasses?
Three things, as of 2026-10-06. Google named Kering Eyewear as a future Android XR glasses partner at I/O 2025. Kering Eyewear announced a partnership with Google that May to develop AI-powered glasses with Android XR, per Android Authority. And Kering's CEO told Reuters in April 2026 that Gucci-branded glasses would launch 'probably next year, 2027'.
What hasn't been confirmed?
Almost everything a buyer needs: the product name, whether it has a display or a camera, which company builds the hardware, the price, prescription options, launch countries and a date firmer than 'probably'. We found no newer statement from Kering or Google after the April 2026 comments.
How would Gucci glasses compare with Ray-Ban Meta?
There is nothing to compare yet beyond positioning. Android Authority framed the project as putting Gucci up against Meta and EssilorLuxottica, and said it could make Gucci one of the first luxury brands on Android XR. If you want a fashion-led frame you can buy today, see the Ray-Ban Meta lineup.
Can I get Kering Eyewear Android XR glasses (Gucci-branded, expected) with prescription lenses?
Yes. not published
Related
- Galaxy XR
- Warby Parker Intelligent Eyewear (Samsung / Google, Android XR)
- Gentle Monster Intelligent Eyewear (Samsung / Google, Android XR)
- Android XR display glasses (Google / Samsung)
- Which phones and devices work with it
- Samsung smart glasses: release date, countries and phones
Sources
- Android Authority, 2026-04-16(androidauthority.com)
- Google: intelligent eyewear with Gemini (I/O 2026)(blog.google)
- Google I/O 2025: Gemini on Android XR coming to glasses, headsets (names Kering Eyewear as future partner)(blog.google, read 4 October 2026)
Last verified 5 October 2026 against the sources listed on this page.