Warby Parker's Android XR Intelligent Eyewear goes on pre-order Nov. 12

Warby Parker said Nov. 5 that it will begin taking pre-orders for its first Intelligent Eyewear collection on Nov. 12, one week from the announcement. The line appeared in the company's third-quarter 2026 results release, which also reported revenue of $244.7 million, up 10.4%.

"One week from today, on November 12, we'll begin accepting pre-orders for our first Intelligent Eyewear collection and look forward to delivering customer orders during the holiday season," said Dave Gilboa, Warby Parker's co-founder and co-CEO.

Who is announcing, and who makes the glasses

Two outlets describe the news differently. Android Authority frames it as Samsung's glasses opening for pre-order. 9to5Google says Warby Parker made the announcement. The release supports 9to5Google on who spoke: Warby Parker made the pre-order announcement. We did not find Samsung publishing the Nov. 12 date itself.

Both descriptions of the product hold, because three companies are involved. Warby Parker's own page says the product "combines Warby Parker's signature design and prescription expertise with Google's AI and Samsung's leadership in hardware engineering." Samsung's May 20 announcement said Samsung and Google unveiled the eyewear at Google I/O 2026, created with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. According to 9to5Google, the hardware is manufactured by Samsung and powered by Qualcomm chips, with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster handling design.

The companies call the product "Intelligent Eyewear," according to 9to5Google, and none of the company sources we read gives a model name or number. The "audio glasses" label comes from the press. 9to5Google describes these as audio-only glasses without an in-lens display, paired with a camera, and Android Authority says Samsung models with integrated displays will come later. The companies themselves have not used the term "audio glasses" in anything we read.

What the glasses do, per the companies

Samsung describes the eyewear as a companion device to a phone. Its release lists navigation by asking Gemini with your voice, notification summaries, calendar events and photo capture without taking the phone out. It also lists real-time translation with audio that matches the speaker's voice.

Warby Parker's page lists the same kind of features: real-time translation, turn-by-turn navigation, photo capture, open-ear audio, Gemini questions, and voice calls and texts. It describes the glasses as designed for all-day wear.

Price, countries and availability

Here is what is confirmed and what is not, as of Nov. 5.

The country question matters most for readers outside the US. Samsung's May release said the first collections would launch "this fall in select markets" and named none. A report from Chosunbiz, which cites unnamed industry sources, says Samsung will begin sales in mid-December in South Korea and the US. We covered that in our report on the December timing. Neither Warby Parker nor Samsung has confirmed those countries or that date, and nothing we read says where the Nov. 12 pre-orders will be available.

The timing is also open. A Samsung official told The Korea Herald on Oct. 1 that the glasses would launch in November. Warby Parker's "holiday season" wording does not settle that. 9to5Google says it is unclear whether the glasses ship just before Thanksgiving week or in December.

What is still unknown

• The price, and whether it varies by frame or lens.
• Which countries can pre-order, and where the glasses ship.
• Battery life, weight, lens options and prescription support. Warby Parker has said only "prescription expertise" and "all-day wear."
• Whether Warby Parker will sell the glasses in stores as well as online. Its page offers an in-store demo, without purchase details.
• The model name. Our Samsung smart glasses page tracks the FCC filings and what Samsung has and has not said.

Warby Parker's product page still asked visitors to sign up for updates and did not show the Nov. 12 date when we read it on Nov. 5.

Where it fits in Android XR

These glasses run on Google's Android XR. Our Android XR device list tracks every device announced for the platform and its status. Its entries for the Warby Parker and Samsung glasses predate this date.