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Lynx Teases Its Next Headset – Will It Run Google's Android XR?

October 10, 2025 3 Min Read
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Lynx teased its subsequent headset, which may run Google’s Android XR, with a darkish picture.

For those who’re unfamiliar, Lynx is a French startup that in 2020 introduced Lynx-R1, a standalone blended actuality headset with an open periphery design, and ran a Kickstarter for it in 2021.

Had it shipped on time, in 2022, Lynx-R1 would have been the primary client standalone headset with colour passthrough. However after repeated delays it was overwhelmed to market by Meta Quest Professional, and by the point most backers had acquired their headset, Quest 3 and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional had shipped too.

Additional, on the time of the Kickstarter Lynx R1 was envisioned as a roughly $500 client product, immediately competing with Meta Quest headsets, and backers did finally obtain their headsets for this worth. However the worth for brand spanking new orders rose to $850 after which $1300 as the corporate pivoted to primarily concentrating on companies.

Lynx-R1 Manufacturing Has Been “An Absolute Mess”

Lynx-R1 manufacturing has been “an absolute mess”, says the founder & CEO in a brand new weblog put up explaining the explanations.

Lynx founder Stan Larroque tells UploadVR that his firm has “realized a lot with the R1” with regard to electronics provide chains, and won’t do a Kickstarter for the brand new headset.

He is staying tight-lipped with regard to specs and particulars, however will share extra “early subsequent month”.

When Google revealed its Android XR working system again in December, it introduced that Sony, Lynx, and Xreal had been constructing units for it too. Whereas Samsung is ready to introduce Android XR with Galaxy XR, the announcement means that Lynx’s new headset may very well be the second gadget to run it.

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Sony, Lynx, And Xreal Are Constructing Android XR Gadgets Too

Whereas Samsung’s headset would be the first, Sony, Lynx, and Xreal are constructing Android XR units too.

We anticipate the brand new Lynx headset to make use of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 or XR2+ Gen 2, the chipsets in Quest 3 and upcoming Samsung Galaxy XR respectively, provided that the present Lynx-R1 makes use of the unique Snapdragon XR2 (additionally utilized in Quest 2).

Lynx additionally has a powerful deal with openness and open-source, and lately launched an open-source 6DoF positional monitoring system that ought to work on any Android headset with a Qualcomm chip.

Lynx Releases Open-Supply Android 6DoF Positional Monitoring System

Lynx launched an open-source 6DoF positional monitoring system that ought to work on any Android headset with a Qualcomm chip.

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