Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses
Meta adds subscription fees and rate limits to smart glasses features
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Meta is introducing a soft paywall and rate limits to its smart glasses. The 'Conversation Focus' feature will be capped at three hours of free use, with a paid tier offering 15 hours for $20.
Coverage from outlets like The Verge, Engadget, and Gizmodo emphasizes that this move may limit accessibility features. Multiple sources, including Android Police and Digital Trends, report on the $20 subscription fee for extended use.
The impact of these changes on user adoption and potential competition with other smart glasses, such as Apple Glasses, remains to be seen.
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Quick answers
What features are being limited or charged for?
Conversation Focus feature on Meta smart glasses
How much does the paid tier cost?
$20
What is the free usage limit?
3 hours
Coverage (12)
- Meta Is Slapping Subscriptions on Its Smart Glasses Gizmodo · 1d ago
- Meta AI Glasses lock offline feature behind expensive subscription Notebookcheck · 1d ago
- Meta Puts Rate Limits On Its Smart Glasses' Conversation Focus Feature Engadget · 1d ago
- Three hours free, then pay: Meta restricts local AI glasses feature heise online · 1d ago
- Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses The Verge · 1d ago broke it first
- Meta Rolls Out A Soft Paywall For Smart Glasses Feature 2oceansvibe News · 1d ago
- An accessibility paywall on Meta Glasses could be good news for Apple Glasses 9to5Mac · 1d ago
- Meta adds $20 subscription to the Ray-Ban Meta's best accessibility feature Android Police · 1d ago
- Meta Puts AI Features Behind $20 Paywall in Smart Glasses The Tech Buzz · 1d ago
- Meta now caps Conversation Focus on its smart glasses: 3 hours free, 15 with Meta One en.softonic.com · 1d ago
- Meta will now charge you for the best AI feature on its smart glasses, and there's a limit even if you pay Digital Trends · 1d ago
- Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses The Verge · 1d ago broke it first
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