Updated
Updated · Gizmodo · Aug 31
Meta Adds Turn-by-Turn Navigation to Smart Glasses in 4 Markets as Spatial Audio Arrives
Updated
Updated · Gizmodo · Aug 31

Meta Adds Turn-by-Turn Navigation to Smart Glasses in 4 Markets as Spatial Audio Arrives

3 articles · Updated · Gizmodo · Aug 31

Summary

  • Version 128 lets Meta smart-glasses users start turn-by-turn walking directions by voice, including commands such as navigating to a destination hands-free.
  • The update fixes a key limitation on Meta’s non-display glasses, which previously relied on phone apps, Bluetooth playback, or Siri and Google Assistant to launch navigation.
  • Meta said walking directions are rolling out in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada and select cities, expanding a feature that had been limited on the Ray-Ban Display model.
  • Version 128 also adds spatial audio, an AI feature that creates a 3D effect from stereo sound and can be enabled in the glasses’ audio settings.

Insights

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