--- title: "Android XR headsets for training: mixed reality by default" description: "What Android XR headsets do in a training room, which PTR builds suit them, what an Android fleet needs, and who chooses the platform." canonical: https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/android-xr --- [XR](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr) / [Headsets and devices](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices) / Android XR headsets # Android XR headsets for training programs The newer headsets on Google’s platform: mixed reality by default through full-colour passthrough, built with the tools PTR already uses. In a real room ## Mixed reality by default An Android XR headset keeps the real room in view and adds the scenario to it, with a virtual space a tap away. Guides stand among forms fitted to the room. Gathered around a terrain model. Inspecting a virtual panel on a wall. Programs ## Which programs run on it Google names Unity, Unreal Engine, OpenXR and WebXR as the ways to build for Android XR; PTR builds in Unity, Unreal Engine and WebXR. Aligning a virtual part on a table. ### Custom mixed reality builds, and the engines PTR builds in So a [de-escalation](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/de-escalation) scene at your real counter, a [clinical conversation](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/clinical-and-patient-conversations) at a real bedside or an [induction](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/induction-and-onboarding) on the real floor is a custom build for this class, scoped with you at planning ([Android XR for developers](https://developer.android.com/xr)). A ball rolls through the real room. ### What it does in a real room Google describes the headset class as able to "transport users to a fully-virtual space, or blend semi-immersive digital content with the user’s environment", so the same scenario runs with the room kept or replaced. [Mixed reality at PTR](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/mixed-reality) covers what the kept room adds to practice. The fleet ## What a fleet needs An Android XR headset is an Android device, so the mobile device management an IT team already runs is the starting point. A build checked across desks and devices. ### Android device management, already in the building Which manager, which accounts and how updates are held are the questions to settle before a pilot; [headsets and equipment](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/headsets-and-equipment) lists them, and [governance](https://peopletechrevolution.com/about/governance) covers where the data lives. A room gives way to a virtual landscape. ### Who chooses it Organisations standardised on Android and Google Workspace, and innovation leads who want mixed reality on a headset their IT team already knows how to manage. [Innovation and digital leads](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/for-innovation-and-digital-leads) and [innovation teams](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/innovation-teams) describe the fit from their side. What PTR ships ## What PTR ships on it A build for OpenXR or WebXR reaches the class without a rewrite, and a WebXR scene opens in the headset browser with no install. Visitors inspect tabletop forms, seen through the headset. ### Builds in Unity, Unreal Engine and WebXR An [XR fast build](https://peopletechrevolution.com/fast-builds/xr-ar-mr-vr-builds) puts a working mixed reality scene in the room before production begins. The [Vision Pro](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/apple-vision-pro) page covers the other headset built around mixed reality. Compare it with ## Sibling devices, each on its own page [Apple Vision Pro: the room kept in view](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/apple-vision-pro) [Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/meta-quest-3) [Smart glasses: augmented reality, hands free](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/smart-glasses) [Every headset and device, compared](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices) Questions ## What do buyers ask about Android XR headsets? Short answers, each with a link to the page that answers in full. Forms above a mannequin. ### Which headsets run Android XR? Google’s developer site describes XR headsets, wired XR glasses, and audio and display glasses as the device classes. PTR agrees suitable hardware with you when a session is planned; [headsets and equipment](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/headsets-and-equipment) covers the routes. A visual layer over an exhibit. ### Does a Meta Quest build run on Android XR? A build on OpenXR or WebXR is written to move between headset platforms; a build on a platform SDK is ported. Both are scoped in an [XR fast build](https://peopletechrevolution.com/fast-builds/xr-ar-mr-vr-builds). A holographic instrument rests on a table. ### Can a Library title run on it? The [PTR VR Library](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/ptr-vr-library) titles ship on standalone Meta Quest and PICO headsets. An Android XR program is a custom build, and [Meta Quest 3](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/meta-quest-3) is the ready-to-run route today. Observers watch a participant rehearse. ### Bring us the room the scenario belongs in Tell us the space, the people and the decision the build has to support. [Talk to us](https://peopletechrevolution.com/talk-to-us) or [book a time with our team](https://calendly.com/simon-ptrvr/30min?utm_content=xrdevandroidxr). Planning mixed reality on Android XR? [Open the contact form](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/android-xr#contact) Ask our CEO Simon Lowe’s Digital Twin a question [Schedule an Intro Call](https://calendly.com/simon-ptrvr/30min?utm_content=xrdevandroidxr) Related pages - [XR at PTR](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr) - [Headsets & devices](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices) - [Headsets & equipment for a session](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/headsets-and-equipment) - [Mixed reality at PTR](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/mixed-reality) - [PTR VR Library](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/ptr-vr-library) - [What is mixed reality](https://peopletechrevolution.com/learn/xr/what-is-mixed-reality) - [XR builds](https://peopletechrevolution.com/fast-builds/xr-ar-mr-vr-builds) ## Sources Each manufacturer statement at its source. ### [Android XR for developers](https://developer.android.com/xr) Google Device classes, engines and open standards, in Google’s words.