Google and Samsung Advance XR Efforts With HTC Partnership and New Headset Tease

Google acquires HTC Vive engineers for $250 million to accelerate Android XR platform development, as Samsung previews its upcoming XR headset and smart glasses.

Google has acquired part of HTC's XR engineering team for $250 million, gaining expertise and a non-exclusive license to HTC's XR intellectual property.
The acquisition aims to accelerate the development of the Android XR platform, which is designed for headsets and smart glasses, in collaboration with Samsung and Qualcomm.
Samsung's 'Project Moohan' XR headset, unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked 2025, will run on Android XR and features advanced AI, 4K microOLED displays, and Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chips.
Samsung and Google are also co-developing augmented reality glasses, though no specific timeline or details have been confirmed for their release.
Both companies emphasize the importance of exclusive content and third-party developer partnerships to compete with Meta and Apple in the XR space.