The Evolution of Meta Smart Glasses: A New Platform to Support Applications

Evolution of Meta Smart Glasses Software and the Announcement of Developer Tools

Significant Evolution: Meta smart glasses have undergone significant software development, and the company is expected to announce a "new developer toolkit" at Connect 2025. Information from an UploadVR report and Meta Connect agendas, in addition to LinkedIn profiles of Meta employees, points to these preparations. The conference schedule includes several sessions explaining how to leverage this toolkit, and the hosts' LinkedIn profiles show them to be experts in developing applications for Meta glasses, having previously contributed to the company's augmented reality platform and helped external partners create augmented reality and AI content for Meta's wearables.

External Collaboration and Application Support

Expanded Partnerships: A CNBC report also indicates that Meta is collaborating with external developers to create experimental applications for its upcoming smart glasses equipped with a display and wrist controller. These combined indications suggest that Meta's glasses software will undergo a radical evolution, enabling actual application support for the first time.

Transition Towards an Integrated Operating System

Radical Transformation: Typically, updates to developer toolkits do not garner significant attention from non-specialists, but in this case, it is expected to be different. The current Meta glasses platform primarily relies on voice assistant and integration with other applications like Spotify for music playback, rather than running applications in a fully interactive manner. The details mentioned above suggest that the new glasses will run a type of operating system to support applications more naturally, which may closely resemble the way smartphones operate. Source for more: You can visit UploadVR.

Mechanism of Operation and Expected Enhancements

Mechanisms of Operation: It is not yet clear how this functionality will work exactly, but it is expected to involve a combination of on-glasses processing, smartphone processing, and possibly external server connection to provide the widest range of tools. Regardless of the form it takes, this will be a significant improvement for the utility of Meta smart glasses. For details: CNBC.

Application Forecasts, Prices, and Launch Date

Application Type and Prices: It is expected that the applications will not initially be full augmented reality applications, as is the case with Orion or Snap AR glasses, but if these new glasses with a Head-Up Display (HUD) provide an integrated platform instead of just a smart accessory, it is reasonable for their initial prices to range around $800 (approximately £600 / AU$1200). For more, visit Tom's Guide.

Expected Date: As with all leaks and speculations, we will have to wait to see what Meta actually announces at Connect conference on September 17 to know its plans. Nevertheless, this event seems important and should not be missed. Track the news: PYMNTS.com.