Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses now let users type texts by waving fingers in air
Meta has introduced several features for its AI-smart glasses — Meta Ray-Ban Display. Users can now write messages without any physical or digital keyboard, but rather by hand gesture for apps like WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, as well as native Android and iOS messaging apps.
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is trying something new. A little over six months after launching the Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, the tech giant has now introduced several new AI-powered and communication-focused features for the device. Among the updates, neural handwriting is one of the biggest additions. It will allow users to type messages without pulling out a smartphone or using a physical or digital keyboard; instead, they can write messages in the air or through subtle hand movements.
This all can happen with the help of a neural wristband, which the company introduced to support the Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, and which can track users’ hand gestures to understand their inputs and translate them into actions like typing messages or controlling the interface. Now, in the latest update, it’s allowed to write across apps like WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, as well as native Android and iOS messaging apps.
Apart from gesture-based typing, the company has also added features such as display recording, improved navigation, and expanded live caption support. Meta had previously offered some of these features in limited early access earlier this year.
Meta wants its smart glasses to feel more useful every day
There is no doubt that Meta’s smart glasses give a futuristic feel, but the company is apparently trying to make the gadget feel more useful in everyday life. The company is introducing features like “display recording” that capture what users see through the in-lens display alongside the real-world view and surrounding audio in a single video. Meta says the idea is to make it easier for users to create and share content directly from the glasses.
Other updates include expanded walking directions support across the US and in major international cities like London, Paris, and Rome. Live captions are also being extended to voice conversations on WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram Direct, allowing the glasses to transcribe speech in real time.
Meta says it has already shipped four major software updates for the glasses since launch. The company has added more widgets like Weather, Stocks, Calendar, and Reminders, along with faster Spotify access and Instagram Reels support to the AI Glass.
Meta opens the platform to developers
Alongside consumer-focused updates, Meta is also opening up developer preview access for the Meta Ray-Ban Display platform. Developers can now build lightweight web apps for the glasses using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, which can be deployed directly through URLs.
The company is also launching a Wearables Device Access Toolkit that lets developers extend existing mobile apps onto the smart glasses display. According to Meta, developers can add interface elements such as text, images, buttons, lists, and even video playback.
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is trying something new. A little over six months after launching the Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, the tech giant has now introduced several new AI-powered and communication-focused features for the device. Among the updates, neural handwriting is one of the biggest additions. It will allow users to type messages without pulling out a smartphone or using a physical or digital keyboard; instead, they can write messages in the air or through subtle hand movements.
This all can happen with the help of a neural wristband, which the company introduced to support the Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, and which can track users’ hand gestures to understand their inputs and translate them into actions like typing messages or controlling the interface. Now, in the latest update, it’s allowed to write across apps like WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, as well as native Android and iOS messaging apps.
Apart from gesture-based typing, the company has also added features such as display recording, improved navigation, and expanded live caption support. Meta had previously offered some of these features in limited early access earlier this year.
Meta wants its smart glasses to feel more useful every day
There is no doubt that Meta’s smart glasses give a futuristic feel, but the company is apparently trying to make the gadget feel more useful in everyday life. The company is introducing features like “display recording” that capture what users see through the in-lens display alongside the real-world view and surrounding audio in a single video. Meta says the idea is to make it easier for users to create and share content directly from the glasses.
Other updates include expanded walking directions support across the US and in major international cities like London, Paris, and Rome. Live captions are also being extended to voice conversations on WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram Direct, allowing the glasses to transcribe speech in real time.
Meta says it has already shipped four major software updates for the glasses since launch. The company has added more widgets like Weather, Stocks, Calendar, and Reminders, along with faster Spotify access and Instagram Reels support to the AI Glass.
Meta opens the platform to developers
Alongside consumer-focused updates, Meta is also opening up developer preview access for the Meta Ray-Ban Display platform. Developers can now build lightweight web apps for the glasses using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, which can be deployed directly through URLs.
The company is also launching a Wearables Device Access Toolkit that lets developers extend existing mobile apps onto the smart glasses display. According to Meta, developers can add interface elements such as text, images, buttons, lists, and even video playback.
