Did you know that adding XR-differentiated features, can help adaptive apps shine on Android’s newest form factor? Dereck Bridié shares the basics of developing for Android XR, including the ABCs of XR, spatial layouts, displaying 3D models and showing spatial videos. 

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:23 - What is Android XR?
3:21 - Jetpack XR libraries for immersive experiences
4:56 - Adding spatial capabilities to a 2D app
6:04 - App spaces: Home Space and Full Space
8:18 - Material Design for XR
9:08 - Subspace for fine-grained control
10:16 - Spatial panels and Orbiters
11:51 - Subspace modifiers
15:15 - 3D models, animations, and glTF introspection
18:13 - Spatial external surfaces and stereoscopy
20:42 - Android XR Developer Catalyst Program
21:16 - Session recap

Resources:
Develop with the Android XR SDK → https://goo.gle/4aQGz7h


Watch more Android sessions from I/O Connect Berlin → GFD IOC Playlist (Link TBD)
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Event: Google I/O Connect Berlin 2026

Speaker: Dereck Bridié
Products Mentioned: Android, Android XR

Android Developers

A session from I/O Connect '26 covering how to build 3D spatial experiences using Jetpack XR libraries. Topics include the layered Jetpack XR SDK stack (ARCore for XR, Jetpack Scene, Jetpack Compose for XR, Material Design for XR), spatial UI concepts like panels, orbiters, subspaces, and spatial rows/columns, 3D model loading via glTF with animation and introspection support, stereoscopic video playback using SpatialExternalSurface and ExoPlayer, and the Android XR Developer Catalyst program for getting hands-on hardware.

Build 3d experiences using Jetpack XR (I/O Connect ‘26)