Android XR’s second device already looks interesting

Saw Project Aura and, weirdly, Android XR got a lot more interesting to me.
Not because I trust Google. I’ve been using Android since the Nexus days. I know the drill.
Glass died. Daydream died. Half of Google’s “future” platforms die. And now Android itself is getting more annoying with sideloading restrictions and AI bloat.
So yeah, I’m not exactly all-in on Google here.
But I do want Android XR to work.
Mostly because the alternative is Meta owning XR, and 🙄 that.
I never believed the whole “Horizon OS is opening up” thing. Meta’s version of “open” always feels like: open, as long as they still control the store, accounts, rules, and money.
That’s not Android. That’s just a cheaper walled garden.
Aura caught my eye because it’s not another Quest clone. It’s glasses + puck. Different shape, different use case, different assumptions.
That alone makes Android XR feel more interesting than Horizon OS to me.
Google can still screw this up. They probably will, in some very Google way.
But I’d still rather gamble on messy Android XR than let Meta own the whole category.
I don’t need Google to be perfect.
I just need them to be less Meta.

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Android developer verification: Building a safer ecosystem together
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Nothing wants you to review its next products before they launch
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OnePlus Pad 3 Pro unveiled in China with 13.2" 144Hz LCD, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset
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Google reveals new timeline for Android's app sideloading changes | September in certain markets and 2027 globally | Beginning of the end?
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Google will fix Android 17 bug that deletes homescreen widgets for some Pixel owners
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What are the most reliable android phones in the US?

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Android 17 desktop also runs the Linux desktop

Hi,

We make a Debian based desktop distribution that runs as an application on top of any Android device. The only requirement is that the Android device needs to be rooted and use Google's standardized GKI kernel. The latest Android 17 release has excellent support for desktop mode and will be the basis for Googlebook laptops. Here is video of Linux desktop running on an Android 17 phone:
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Our latest Linux desktop is now based on Debian Trixie (13.5). You can download a free evaluation version from www.volkspc.org.

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How come back in the days (Android 2.3 - Cyanogen mod) I had much more possibilities than today?

I remember that my hotspot would show me all the connected devices and I could manage them. Today, I can't even see how many devices are connected to my Android hotspot.

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What's the most underrated Android phone right now?

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This is almost a perfect phone
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Samsung confirms the Galaxy M47 is coming soon, design teased
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Samsung’s Exynos 2700 Progresses Smoothly Despite Heavy Losses, Set to Power 50% of Galaxy S27
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Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 leaks reveal more changes, no Classic after all [Gallery]
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