Meta Locks AI Glasses Features Behind $19.99 Monthly Subscription
Meta is putting a core hardware feature behind a subscription paywall, drawing criticism that the rate limit applies to on-device processing that does not use company servers.
Reporting from 1 sources: GIGAZINE.
Meta updated its AI glasses help center on July 1, 2026, revealing that some features of its Ray-Ban Meta and Meta Glasses hardware will be restricted unless users subscribe to Meta One Premium at $19.99 per month. The Conversation Focus feature, which amplifies a speaker's voice, is capped at 3 hours per month for free users but extends to 15 hours for subscribers. The Verge criticized the move, noting the feature runs on-device and should not require a subscription.
Meta updated its AI glasses help center on July 1, 2026, adding a subscription requirement for features on its Ray-Ban Meta and Meta Glasses hardware. The Conversation Focus feature, which amplifies the voice of the person the wearer faces in noisy environments, is limited to three hours per month for free users. Subscribers to Meta One Premium, priced at $19.99 per month, get 15 hours of use. The help center states that no subscription is required to use the glasses themselves, but the rate limit applies to a feature that runs on a chip built into the device, not on Meta's servers. The Verge reported the change and noted it has asked Meta for an explanation, but the company has not responded as of publication.
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