Google Translate Adds Support for Android XR (v9.26)

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Key Points of This Article

• The Android version of the Google Translate app appears set to support a “live translation” feature using smart glasses.
• An analysis of the in-app code from the v9.26 update for the Android Google Translate app confirmed the addition of “Glasses (Glass),” signifying smart glasses, as a device for using the “live translation” feature.
• It is presumed these will be smart glasses compatible with “Android XR,” Google’s operating system for cross-reality XR.

The Android and iOS versions of the Google Translate app are equipped with a “live translation” feature that automatically translates conversations between two languages, enabling communication across different languages.

The Android Google Translate app also allows users to use the “live translation” feature with the Google Pixel Buds series of Bluetooth earphones. Furthermore, it appears the Android app will also support a “live translation” feature using smart glasses.

An analysis of the in-app code from the Android Google Translate app v9.26 update, released on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, has confirmed that “Glasses (Glass),” signifying smart glasses as a device for “live translation,” has been added to the relevant code.

<string name="cl_audio">Audio: %1$s</string>
    <string name="cl_got_it">Got it</string>
    <string name="cl_language_audio_glasses">%1$s: glasses</string>
    <string name="cl_language_audio_headphones">%1$s: headphones</string>
    <string name="cl_language_audio_off">%1$s: off</string>
    <string name="cl_language_audio_this_device">%1$s: this device</string>
    <string name="cl_live_translate_with_headphones">Live translate with headphones</string>
    <string name="cl_live_translate_with_headphones_prompt">Connect headphones to hear translations in real-time.</string>
    <string name="cl_off">off</string>
    <string name="cl_on">on</string>
    <string name="cl_playing_on_headphones">Playing on: headphones</string>
    <string name="cl_their_language">Their language:</string>
    <string name="cl_try_live_translate">Try live translate with headphones</string>
    <string name="cl_user_education_body_4">Translate any language into your ear in real time. Point your phone at whoever is talking and hear their voice in your language.</string>
    <string name="cl_your_language">Your language:</string>
    <string name="device_picker_device_name_glasses">Glasses</string>
    <string name="device_picker_device_name_headphones">Headphones</string>
    <string name="device_picker_device_name_off">Off</string>
    <string name="device_picker_device_name_this_device">This device</string>

<string name="cl_audio">音声: %1$s</string>
    <string name="cl_got_it">OK</string>
    <string name="cl_language_audio_glasses">%1$s: glasses</string>
    <string name="cl_language_audio_headphones">%1$s: ヘッドフォン</string>
    <string name="cl_language_audio_off">%1$s: OFF</string>
    <string name="cl_language_audio_this_device">%1$s: このデバイス</string>
    <string name="cl_live_translate_with_headphones">ヘッドフォンでのライブ翻訳</string>
    <string name="cl_live_translate_with_headphones_prompt">ヘッドフォンを接続すると、翻訳をリアルタイムで聞くことができます。</string>
    <string name="cl_playing_on_headphones">再生中のデバイス: ヘッドフォン</string>
    <string name="cl_try_live_translate">ヘッドフォンでライブ翻訳をお試しください</string>
    <string name="cl_user_education_body_4">あらゆる言語をリアルタイムで翻訳して聞くことができます。話している人にスマートフォンを向けると、その人の声をあなたの言語で聞くことができます。</string>
    <string name="cl_your_language">あなたの言語:</string>
    <string name="cl_their_language">相手の言語:</string>
    <string name="device_picker_device_name_glasses">Glass</string>
    <string name="device_picker_device_name_headphones">ヘッドフォン</string>
    <string name="device_picker_device_name_off">OFF</string>
    <string name="device_picker_device_name_this_device">このデバイス</string>

<activity
    android:label="Google Translate"
    android:name="com.google.android.libraries.translate.translatekit.kmp.accessory.glasses.GlassesActivity"
    android:exported="false"
    android:requiredDisplayCategory="@string/display_category_xr_projected"/>

Details about “Glasses (Glass)” being added as a device for “live translation” are still unknown, but it is presumed to be smart glasses compatible with “Android XR,” Google’s operating system for cross-reality XR. When using “live translation” on “Android XR” smart glasses, the translated content will likely be displayed on the glasses’ display. This is the future.

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