Google has recently kicked off its Android Dev Summit 2026, where they announced several things, including the expansion of its AI ecosystem across smart glasses, search, and web browsing. The tech giant also shared new details about the XREAL Aura and Android XR-powered smart glasses while confirming that its connected apps platform will help businesses bring their services to Search and Gemini. Meanwhile, Chrome has started rolling out an AI-powered autofill feature that retrieves relevant information from Gmail to help users complete online forms. If you missed the keynote, here’s everything you need to know.
Google announced XREAL Aura, which combines display glasses with a separate compute puck that clips to a user’s waistband. The glasses weigh under 95 grams and feature Sony micro-OLED displays with a 120 Hz refresh rate. They also offer a 70-degree field of view, built-in Bose speakers and adjustable electrochromic dimming.
The device is powered by a Snapdragon Reality Elite chipset, and users can interact through voice commands, hand tracking, a trackpad, keyboards, and game controllers. It also supports spatial tracking and wired connections to laptops and gaming consoles.
XREAL Aura will launch with 150 XR experiences. Preorders start today, October 28, at XREAL.com and, in the US, Best Buy. Availability is initially planned for the United States, Canada, Japan, and South Korea, and shipping is expected to begin in mid-November.
The regular price is $1,279 (approx. Rs 121,000) for the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage model and $1,499 (approx. Rs 142,000) for the 16GB RAM and 512GB version. Through December, XREAL is offering launch pricing of $1,099 (approx. Rs 104,000) and $1,299 (approx. Rs 123,000), respectively.
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Google’s Connected Apps Platform allows businesses and developers to connect their services to Google Search and Gemini. Developers can integrate their apps using a cloud-hosted Model Context Protocol server or Android MCP with AppFunctions APIs, then register, test, and submit them through the Google Connected Console.
Once approved, developers can choose where their apps appear (Search, Gemini, or both) and monitor traffic and error rates. Google says it has launched more than 50 connected apps across Search and Gemini. Partners such as Adobe, Experian, Localiza, and Peloton are already live in Gemini, and Google plans to bring these integrations to Search in the coming weeks. A new Calm integration will launch across both. The platform is in preview, and developers can sign up now, with access widening in phases.
Google is also updating Chrome with enhanced autofill that can suggest information found in Gmail. This includes order numbers, package tracking details, and flight bookings. It works alongside the details Enhanced Autofill already handles things such as addresses and payment cards, which come from your Google Account and services like Google Wallet rather than Gmail.
The feature builds on Google’s Personal Intelligence efforts to make connected services more useful. Users can enable or disable enhanced autofill through Chrome settings, and Google says sensitive information is encrypted. It requires Gemini in Chrome with Personal Intelligence turned on. Do note that at the time of writing the feature is rolling out to users in the United States on desktop, Android, and iOS.