Meta Connect 2026

Leak accuracy for the products Meta announced at Connect 2026. Scores are based on Meta's own announcements, published 23 September 2026.

AnnouncedSeptember 23, 2026
Live eventMenlo Park, California
Details checked18 of 29
Last updatedSep 23, 6:34 PM PDT
A photo illustration of Meta's current lineup: Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Meta Ray-Ban Display, Oakley Meta Vanguard and a Quest 3 headset

All 29 reported details, by outcome

  • 13 Right
  • 4 Partly right
  • 1 Wrong
  • 11 Still open or not checked
Got it right
94%
17 of 18 checked details
Right
13
72% of 18
Partly right
4
22% of 18
Wrong
1
6% of 18
Meta never said
11
still open either way
8named sources
every detail traced to one
3ways they got out
code, memos, supply chain
756days of longest lead
first report August 28, 2024
52% from two accounts
The Information and Jyoti Mann

Results

Product results

Breakdown by product. Click a row to read every reported detail and how it was checked.

Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3)Aperol, Bellini, RBM2 refresh13reports7 graded · 6 open6 of 13right or close, of 7 graded so far
XR Research InstituteKalley HuangThe Information
Wrong
XR Research Institute · July 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
They said 2025. Meta released it on September 23, 2026. Source: about.fb.com
Partly right
XR Research Institute · July 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Battery life did improve, but by one hour: Gen 3 gets up to nine hours, an hour more than Gen 2. That is a modest gain rather than a significant one. Source: about.fb.com
Partly right
September 23, 2026 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · Ray-Ban India (test store)
Meta confirmed the Wayfarer style, up to nine hours of battery and a 6-mic array. It has not announced an Indian price, so the ₹50,100 figure is not confirmed. Source: about.fb.com
Right
Kalley Huang · May 7, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta (Aperol and Bellini) · UploadVR
Meta released its next Ray-Ban Meta generation in 2026: Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3), available 23 September. Meta does not publish codenames, so Aperol and Bellini themselves stay unconfirmed. Source: about.fb.com
Right
The Information · May 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) has no display and was announced as its own line, separate from Meta Ray-Ban Display. Source: about.fb.com
Right
Jyoti Mann · May 29, 2026 · Ray-Ban Meta (RBM2 Refresh) · Engadget
Meta shipped the Ray-Ban Meta refresh in autumn 2026: Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3), available 23 September. The RBM2 Refresh codename is unconfirmed. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
The Information · May 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Meta did not say the LED stays off during Live AI; its post stresses the LED that shows when photos or video are being taken. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
The Information · May 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Meta did not announce facial recognition for Gen 3. Source: about.fb.com
Show all 13 reports for Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) →Show fewer ↑
Never settled
The Information · May 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Meta did not describe background Live AI or super sensing for Gen 3 at Connect. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
XR Research Institute · July 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta (Aperol and Bellini) · UploadVR
Meta does not use codenames, so which Gen 3 design was Aperol and which was Bellini cannot be checked. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
XR Research Institute · July 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Meta did not announce scene understanding as a new Gen 3 feature. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
XR Research Institute · July 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Meta did not announce real-time object recognition as a new Gen 3 feature. Source: about.fb.com
Right
iDevice predicted Meta would unveil Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 at Meta Connect 2026.
iDevice · July 9, 2026 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · iDevice
Meta unveiled Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) at Connect on September 23, 2026, and it went on sale the same day. Source: about.fb.com
Ray-Ban Meta AudioCamera-free, codename Luna2reports2 graded2 of 2right or close, of 2 graded so far
Jyoti MannThe Information
Right
Jyoti Mann · May 29, 2026 · Meta glasses (Luna, 2026) · Engadget
Meta's camera-free glasses, Ray-Ban Meta Audio, were announced at Connect and ship 13 October, in autumn 2026. Meta does not confirm the Luna codename. Source: about.fb.com
Right
The Information · September 16, 2026 · Meta glasses (Luna, 2026) · Road to VR
Right. Ray-Ban Meta Audio has no camera ("Without cameras", Zuckerberg on stage), was revealed at Connect and ships October 13. The six microphones were said on stage at Connect, as observed by iDevice watching the keynote; Tom's Guide's hands-on also reports "Both the Audio and Gen 3 Ray-Bans come with six microphones". Meta's newsroom post gives a mic count only for Gen 3. Sources: about.fb.com ; tomsguide.com
Meta VR GlassesCodenames Phoenix, Puffin5reports4 graded · 1 open4 of 5right or close, of 4 graded so far
Sylvia Varnham O'ReganToastConcernThe Information
Partly right
June 2, 2025 · Puffin · UploadVR
The ultralight headset with a separate compute puck is real: Meta VR Glasses pair with a puck on an optical tether. The 2026 timing slipped: it was announced in 2026 and goes on sale in spring 2027. Source: about.fb.com
Right
Sylvia Varnham O'Regan · August 28, 2024 · Meta Puffin (mixed reality glasses) · The Information
Meta VR Glasses are a glasses-shaped mixed reality device of about 100 grams, under the reported 110, going on sale in spring 2027 as reported. The Puffin codename is unconfirmed. Source: about.fb.com
Right
ToastConcern · July 29, 2026 · Meta Phoenix, formerly Puffin and Loma (thin puck-tethered headset) · Road to VR
Meta VR Glasses are the thin, puck-tethered, glasses-like headset the setup video showed. Source: about.fb.com
Right
The Information · September 16, 2026 · Meta Project Phoenix · Road to VR
Meta introduced photorealistic hologram video calling on Meta VR Glasses at Connect, as reported. Meta did not use the Codec Avatars name. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
Luna / @Lunayian · September 11, 2026 · Meta Project Phoenix · Road to VR
Meta's post does not mention Zenni prescription lenses or the sideways and downward sensors. Source: about.fb.com
Muse on glassesAgents and software2reports2 graded2 of 2right or close, of 2 graded so far
Jane Manchun WongJyoti Mann
Partly right
Jane Manchun Wong · September 23, 2026 · Meta Muse on smart glasses · Android Authority
Muse is coming to Meta's AI glasses "in the coming months", activated by saying your agent's name. Meta did not say it becomes the default assistant (Gen 3's action button still opens Meta AI), and it did not name navigation, Strava or Shazam for Muse. Source: meta.com
Right
Jyoti Mann · May 29, 2026 · Meta AI agent (Hatch) · SamMobile
Meta is bringing Muse, its personal AI agent, to its AI glasses, which is the agent-runs-the-glasses plan this report described. The Hatch codename is unconfirmed. Source: about.fb.com
Next Ray-Ban DisplayCodename Hypernova 21reports0 graded · 1 opennone checked—
Never settled
September 18, 2026 · Meta Ray-Ban Display (Hypernova 2) · Engadget
Meta announced new features and new markets for the current Meta Ray-Ban Display at Connect, not a new model. A two-lens Display may still come; not yet. Source: about.fb.com
Other glassesThe rest of the 2026 slate6reports3 graded · 3 open3 of 6right or close, of 3 graded so far
The InformationJyoti Mann
Right
Jyoti Mann · May 29, 2026 · Meta glasses (first 2026 launch) · Engadget
Meta launched its first glasses of 2026, Meta Glasses, on June 23, 2026, 25 days after this report. Meta never confirmed the Modelo codename, so only the timing is graded.
Right
The Information · May 30, 2026 · Meta smart glasses lineup · Engadget
Meta's lineup now reaches beyond Ray-Ban and Oakley: it expanded its own Meta Glasses collection with Capri and Nova styles. Source: about.fb.com
Right
The Information · May 30, 2026 · Meta smart glasses lineup · Engadget
Meta's glasses run Meta's own AI, with Muse coming to them, as reported. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
Jyoti Mann · May 29, 2026 · Meta glasses (Mojito VIP) · Engadget
December 2026 has not arrived.
Never settled
The Information · May 30, 2026 · Meta glasses SSG · Engadget
Meta did not announce supersensing glasses. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
The Information · May 30, 2026 · Meta glasses Artemis · Engadget
Meta did not announce an Artemis model. Source: about.fb.com

Source results

Ordered by volume of reports, not by accuracy. Ranking a source who made one correct call above one who made forty is how a leaderboard lies. Bars are drawn to scale, so 10 reports is a bar 10× the length of 1. Click any row to read that source’s reports.

WrongPartly rightRightNever settled
1The Informationoutlet
5
5
5 of 510 reports
Right
May 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) has no display and was announced as its own line, separate from Meta Ray-Ban Display. Source: about.fb.com
Right
May 30, 2026 · Meta smart glasses lineup · Engadget
Meta's lineup now reaches beyond Ray-Ban and Oakley: it expanded its own Meta Glasses collection with Capri and Nova styles. Source: about.fb.com
Right
May 30, 2026 · Meta smart glasses lineup · Engadget
Meta's glasses run Meta's own AI, with Muse coming to them, as reported. Source: about.fb.com
Right
September 16, 2026 · Meta Project Phoenix · Road to VR
Meta introduced photorealistic hologram video calling on Meta VR Glasses at Connect, as reported. Meta did not use the Codec Avatars name. Source: about.fb.com
Right
September 16, 2026 · Meta glasses (Luna, 2026) · Road to VR
Right. Ray-Ban Meta Audio has no camera ("Without cameras", Zuckerberg on stage), was revealed at Connect and ships October 13. The six microphones were said on stage at Connect, as observed by iDevice watching the keynote; Tom's Guide's hands-on also reports "Both the Audio and Gen 3 Ray-Bans come with six microphones". Meta's newsroom post gives a mic count only for Gen 3. Sources: about.fb.com ; tomsguide.com
Never settled
May 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Meta did not say the LED stays off during Live AI; its post stresses the LED that shows when photos or video are being taken. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
May 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Meta did not announce facial recognition for Gen 3. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
May 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Meta did not describe background Live AI or super sensing for Gen 3 at Connect. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
May 30, 2026 · Meta glasses SSG · Engadget
Meta did not announce supersensing glasses. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
May 30, 2026 · Meta glasses Artemis · Engadget
Meta did not announce an Artemis model. Source: about.fb.com
2Jyoti Mannjournalist · The Information
4
4 of 45 reports
Right
May 29, 2026 · Meta glasses (first 2026 launch) · Engadget
Meta launched its first glasses of 2026, Meta Glasses, on June 23, 2026, 25 days after this report. Meta never confirmed the Modelo codename, so only the timing is graded.
Right
May 29, 2026 · Meta glasses (Luna, 2026) · Engadget
Meta's camera-free glasses, Ray-Ban Meta Audio, were announced at Connect and ship 13 October, in autumn 2026. Meta does not confirm the Luna codename. Source: about.fb.com
Right
May 29, 2026 · Ray-Ban Meta (RBM2 Refresh) · Engadget
Meta shipped the Ray-Ban Meta refresh in autumn 2026: Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3), available 23 September. The RBM2 Refresh codename is unconfirmed. Source: about.fb.com
Right
May 29, 2026 · Meta AI agent (Hatch) · SamMobile
Meta is bringing Muse, its personal AI agent, to its AI glasses, which is the agent-runs-the-glasses plan this report described. The Hatch codename is unconfirmed. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
May 29, 2026 · Meta glasses (Mojito VIP) · Engadget
December 2026 has not arrived.
3XR Research Instituteanalyst
3
1 of 25 reports
Wrong
July 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
They said 2025. Meta released it on September 23, 2026. Source: about.fb.com
Partly right
July 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Battery life did improve, but by one hour: Gen 3 gets up to nine hours, an hour more than Gen 2. That is a modest gain rather than a significant one. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
July 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta (Aperol and Bellini) · UploadVR
Meta does not use codenames, so which Gen 3 design was Aperol and which was Bellini cannot be checked. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
July 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Meta did not announce scene understanding as a new Gen 3 feature. Source: about.fb.com
Never settled
July 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Meta did not announce real-time object recognition as a new Gen 3 feature. Source: about.fb.com
4Jane Manchun Wongleaker
1 of 11 reports
Partly right
September 23, 2026 · Meta Muse on smart glasses · Android Authority
Muse is coming to Meta's AI glasses "in the coming months", activated by saying your agent's name. Meta did not say it becomes the default assistant (Gen 3's action button still opens Meta AI), and it did not name navigation, Strava or Shazam for Muse. Source: meta.com
5Kalley Huangjournalist · The Information
1 of 11 reports
Right
May 7, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta (Aperol and Bellini) · UploadVR
Meta released its next Ray-Ban Meta generation in 2026: Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3), available 23 September. Meta does not publish codenames, so Aperol and Bellini themselves stay unconfirmed. Source: about.fb.com
6Luna / @Lunayianleaker
—1 reports
Never settled
September 11, 2026 · Meta Project Phoenix · Road to VR
Meta's post does not mention Zenni prescription lenses or the sideways and downward sensors. Source: about.fb.com
7Sylvia Varnham O'Reganjournalist
1 of 11 reports
Right
August 28, 2024 · Meta Puffin (mixed reality glasses) · The Information
Meta VR Glasses are a glasses-shaped mixed reality device of about 100 grams, under the reported 110, going on sale in spring 2027 as reported. The Puffin codename is unconfirmed. Source: about.fb.com
8ToastConcernleaker
1 of 11 reports
Right
July 29, 2026 · Meta Phoenix, formerly Puffin and Loma (thin puck-tethered headset) · Road to VR
Meta VR Glasses are the thin, puck-tethered, glasses-like headset the setup video showed. Source: about.fb.com

How the information got out, where the source’s own post says. Most posts do not say, and those are counted under Not stated rather than dropped. A breakdown computed only over the claims that name an origin would describe the reporting, not Meta.

Internal documentsPlanning decks and spec sheets a reporter was shown100%5 of 5 checked82
A human sourceSomebody with access told a reporter100%1 of 1 checked11
We could not read itThe page refuses us; nobody here has read it100%1 of 1 checked11
Meta's own systemsIts code, apps, teardowns, consoles and marketing assets100%1 of 1 checked11
Not statedThe post does not say where it came from89%8 of 9 checked177

What they got wrong

The misses first, with the distance stated. Most are near-misses on a number rather than an invented feature, and that distinction is the whole point of grading partial credit separately from a miss.

Wrong
XR Research Institute · July 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
They said 2025. Meta released it on September 23, 2026. Source: about.fb.com
Partly right
June 2, 2025 · Puffin · UploadVR
The ultralight headset with a separate compute puck is real: Meta VR Glasses pair with a puck on an optical tether. The 2026 timing slipped: it was announced in 2026 and goes on sale in spring 2027. Source: about.fb.com
Partly right
XR Research Institute · July 8, 2025 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · UploadVR
Battery life did improve, but by one hour: Gen 3 gets up to nine hours, an hour more than Gen 2. That is a modest gain rather than a significant one. Source: about.fb.com
Partly right
September 23, 2026 · Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 · Ray-Ban India (test store)
Meta confirmed the Wayfarer style, up to nine hours of battery and a 6-mic array. It has not announced an Indian price, so the ₹50,100 figure is not confirmed. Source: about.fb.com
Partly right
Jane Manchun Wong · September 23, 2026 · Meta Muse on smart glasses · Android Authority
Muse is coming to Meta's AI glasses "in the coming months", activated by saying your agent's name. Meta did not say it becomes the default assistant (Gen 3's action button still opens Meta AI), and it did not name navigation, Strava or Shazam for Muse. Source: meta.com
Published August 4, 2026Reports 29 from 8 sources

What we scored against. Meta published its own announcement pages for these products on 23 September 2026, during the Connect keynote. Those pages are what every detail here was checked against.

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