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
📍 Where it landed
Meta introduced rate limits and a soft paywall for the Conversation Focus feature on its smart glasses. The company restricted the local AI feature to three free hours, requiring a $20 subscription for extended access.
Epilogue added 44d ago, after coverage quieted.
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
The brief
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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The reporting (12)
- Meta Is Slapping Subscriptions on Its Smart Glasses Gizmodo · 50d ago
- Meta AI Glasses lock offline feature behind expensive subscription Notebookcheck · 50d ago
- Meta Puts Rate Limits On Its Smart Glasses' Conversation Focus Feature Engadget · 50d ago
- Three hours free, then pay: Meta restricts local AI glasses feature heise online · 50d ago
- Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses The Verge · 50d ago broke it first
- Meta Rolls Out A Soft Paywall For Smart Glasses Feature 2oceansvibe News · 50d ago
- An accessibility paywall on Meta Glasses could be good news for Apple Glasses 9to5Mac · 50d ago
- Meta adds $20 subscription to the Ray-Ban Meta's best accessibility feature Android Police · 50d ago
- Meta Puts AI Features Behind $20 Paywall in Smart Glasses The Tech Buzz · 50d ago
- Meta now caps Conversation Focus on its smart glasses: 3 hours free, 15 with Meta One en.softonic.com · 50d 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 · 50d ago
- Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses The Verge · 50d ago broke it first
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