(Gen 3)Released Sep 2026Available now
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What to know
What to know
Meta's next Ray-Ban glasses could last longer on a charge, according to a post from a group on the Chinese app WeChat.
Meta says the current Gen 2 glasses last up to eight hours of normal use. Qualcomm says its newer AR1+ glasses chip is 26% smaller and uses 7% less power than the chip in today's glasses.
Meta has not announced the next glasses or their battery life.
What this is made of
What this is made of
Gen 3 would last up to 9 hours on a charge, per a Ray-Ban test listing
The Gen 3 page on Ray-Ban's India test store says the glasses last up to 9 hours on a single charge, and that the case adds up to 4 hours from a 20-minute charge. Meta has not confirmed it.
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How we know this
How we know this
What changed, newest first.
Sep 23, 2026Partly rightPart of what was reported held up, part did not.
Latest Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) news
Latest Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) news
- Meta says it fixed a bug that had Ray-Ban glasses recording on their ownOct 15, 2026
- Ray-Ban Meta glasses now give turn-by-turn walking directionsAndroid Authority · Oct 6, 2026
- Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 costs $70 more, and most of what's new comes to the Gen 2 tooDigital Trends · Sep 25, 2026
- Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 is out today at $449 with 9 hours of batterySep 23, 2026