Meta rolls out AI glasses update with conversation boosting feature

Back at Meta Connect, Meta teased that its AI glasses would soon support a conversation boosting feature to help folks hear better in noisy environments. That feature is rolling out starting today for Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta HSTN glasses owners who’ve opted into the company’s Early Access Program.

The feature, dubbed Conversation Focus, is straightforward. Using the glasses’ directional mics, it amplifies the voice of the person you’re speaking to. You can also adjust it by swiping the right arm of the glasses or in device settings. This isn’t overtly an accessibility feature, but it’s a nice update for folks who use these glasses primarily as headphones.

Also rolling out is a new Spotify integration with Meta AI… so you can have Meta AI play songs based on what you’re looking at. The company’s blog ties this in with the holiday season — as in you can prompt Meta to play festive tunes if you’re looking at a Christmas tree by saying something like “Hey Meta, start a playlist that matches this environment.” (Or, you could just ask it to play a holiday playlist.) It might sound silly, but to be fair, Google also recently demoed a similar feature for me at a sneak peek of Project Aura and Android XR prototype glasses.