Meta Locks AI Glasses Features Behind $19.99 Monthly Subscription
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.