Google reportedly working on smart glasses that can hold prescription lenses

After Google Glass bombed, it appeared but the Mountain View-company was done with smart glasses, but it’s becoming quite clear that Google is ready to take another stab at the AR wearables category.

Already, Google announced its new Android XR platform that will support headsets like one coming from Samsung in 2025 as well as glasses. And that news came in the wake of Android announcing a wave of AI updates including Gemini 2.0 and an upgraded Project Astra that teased how the universal AI agent would work on smart glasses.

Google appears to be partnering with manufacturers to get Android XR on as many devices as possible including future offerings from Sony, Xreal and Lynx, to name a few. However, several patents were recently discovered by Patently Apple that covers an array of smart glasses applications, hinting at the return of Google-made glasses.

The most significant of the discovered patents involves filings describing how Google could build smart glasses that support prescription lenses and how those lenses could be put in the frames at an eyeglasses store or via the manufacturer.