Meta this week announced new features coming to its smart glasses designed in partnership with Ray-Ban. Ray-Ban Meta glasses will soon gain new AI capabilities as well as integration with Apple’s Shazam to identify songs.
As announced by the company, software update v11 for the Ray-Ban Meta adds integration with Shazam, Apple’s song identification app. Once available, users will be able to simply use their voice to say “Hey Meta, what is this song?” and the glasses will use Shazam to recognize the song and answer the question.
“We all know the feeling: You’re out on the town when an absolute banger starts playing—but either it’s new, obscure, or even an old favorite whose track name or artist just happens to escape you at that particular moment. Now, your glasses can do the heavy lifting for you,” Meta said in a blog post.
This comes after Meta added Apple Music integration to its Ray-Ban smart glasses earlier this year. With this integration, those who own the glasses can ask Meta’s virtual assistant to play a song, playlist, album, station, or even artist – all hands-free.
In addition to Shazam integration, Ray-Ban Meta glasses will also receive some new AI features with the update. One of them is Live AI, which will let users share what they’re seeing with their glasses in real time so that Meta AI can help them with everyday activities. With Live AI, users can ask questions without having to say “Hey Meta” all the time.
In addition, Meta is also bringing Live Translation to its smart glasses. When talking to someone in another language, you’ll hear what they’ve said in your language through the glasses’ speakers. The feature was teased live earlier this year by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
According to Meta, the v11 software update will begin rolling out starting today to Ray-Ban Meta glasses users. However, the AI features will only be available in beta for those registered in Meta’s Early Access Program.
If you own a Ray-Ban Meta, here’s how to upgrade your smart glasses:
- Open the Meta View app on your phone
- Tap the Settings menu
- Choose the Your Glasses option
- Tap Updates
Make sure your glasses are nearby, paired to your phone, and recharged before installing an update.
