Meta’s current Ray-Ban glasses only start recording when you press a button or say “Hey Meta.” A small LED lights up the moment they do. According to the Financial Times (paywall), Meta Super Sensing Glasses would do away with that whole system. The prototype reportedly captures photos and audio nonstop, no button required.
Sources told the Financial Times the glasses snap photos every few seconds throughout the day. They also record audio the entire time. That constant stream would let Meta’s AI answer questions like where you left your keys. It could also recall what someone said to you an hour ago. There’s one catch. Meta reportedly hasn’t decided whether the recording light would even turn on during this mode.
None of this is close to shipping yet. Meta told the Financial Times it doesn’t comment on internal prototypes. A spokesperson added that the company builds privacy into its glasses from the ground up.
This could reach glasses you already own
Here’s the part that matters if you’re already wearing a pair of Ray-Ban Meta glasses. If Meta Super Sensing Glasses move past testing, they reportedly wouldn’t need new hardware to reach the market. The feature could arrive through a software update instead of requiring a new purchase.
Meta has been pushing hard into wearables lately. It recently added full-color displays to its Ray-Ban Display glasses, and it’s now facing real competition from Samsung’s partnerships with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. Apple is reportedly building its own camera-equipped wearable to compete in the same space.
Meta has already dealt with privacy fallout from its current glasses. A report earlier this year revealed that contractors reviewed footage captured by Ray-Ban Meta wearers, including moments people almost certainly didn’t mean to record. An always-on version would raise that risk considerably.
