Ray Bans Meta Glasses now let you listen to Apple Music with voice controls for maximum nerd points

Date:
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:27:44 +0000

Description:
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses now offer native Apple Music controls, and new WhatsApp and Messenger video call tools.

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The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are still waiting on their big AI update
which is set to bring features like Look and Ask out of the exclusive beta and bring them to everyone but while we wait, a useful upgrade has just rolled out to the specs.

The big feature for many will be native Apple Music controls (via 9to5Mac ). Previously you could play Apple Music through the Ray-Ban Meta glasses by using the app on your phone and touch controls on the glass arms, but this update allows you to use the Meta AI voice controls to play songs, playlists, albums, and stations from your music library for a hands-free experience.

The update also brings new touch controls. You touch and hold the side of the glasses to have Apple Music automatically play tracks based on your listening history. (Image credit: Brett Jordan / Unsplash)

Beyond Apple Music integration, the new update also allows you to use the glasses as a video source for WhatsApp and Messenger calls. This improves on pre-existing interoperability that allows you to send messages, and images or videos you captured using the glasses to contacts in these apps using the
Meta AI.

You can also access a new command, Hey Meta, what song is this? to have your glasses tell you what song is playing through your smart specs. This isnt quite as useful as recognizing tracks that are playing in public as you walk around, but could be handy if you like collecting playlists of new and unfamiliar artists.

To update your glasses to the latest version, simply go to the Meta View App, go to Settings, open the Your Glasses menu option, then Updates. Youll also want to have your glasses to hand and make sure theyre turned on and
connected to your phone via Bluetooth. If you cant see the update and your phone says it isnt already on version 4.0 then check the Play Store or App Store to see if the Meta View app itself needs an update. You might also like Meta teases its next big hardware release: its first AR glasses Meta AR glasses: everything we know about the AI-powered AR smart glasses Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses are becoming AI-powered tour guides



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/ray-bans -meta-glasses-now-let-you-listen-to-apple-music-with-voice-controls-for-maximu m-nerd-points


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