How to answer calls on Meta glasses, and make them by voice

A disclosure before the steps: OXIVUE sells camera glasses that compete with Meta’s, and we publish this page. Everything below about Meta comes from two Meta pages we read on November 12, 2026, and we quote Meta’s own wording wherever the exact words matter.

1. Answer, decline and end a call

Say “Hey Meta, answer” to take an incoming call and “Hey Meta, decline” to refuse it.Those are the two commands Meta’s help page lists for Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta and Meta Glasses. Meta’s hands-free communication page adds that a short audio cue announces incoming calls and messages, so you do not have to reach for your phone to find out who is trying to reach you. The routine Meta describes is short: listen for the cue, then say either the answer command or the decline command. Both commands only work once the provider, whether your phone, WhatsApp, Messenger or Instagram, has been connected in the Meta AI app, which section 5 walks through.

To end a call, double-tap the touch pad on the glasses, or hang up from your phone. You can also keep your hands free during the call. Meta says that while you are on a call you can say “Hey Meta” and then one of: Mute, Unmute, Camera on, Camera off, Hang up or End call. The camera commands only matter on a video call, covered below. Meta also states that these commands are processed on your device and that nothing from your call is stored by Meta.

Source: Meta, “How to call and message on AI glasses,” checked November 12, 2026.

2. Make a call by voice

Put the glasses on and say “Hey Meta, call [name].”Meta’s steps then have you listen and confirm that the glasses picked the right person. After you confirm, the call starts connecting. That confirmation step matters when two contacts have similar names, because it is your chance to stop the glasses before the wrong person is rung. To choose the app yourself, add it to the command, for example “Hey Meta, call [name] on WhatsApp.”

For Instagram contacts that have no name attached to their account, Meta says you can set a nickname in an existing chat in the Instagram app and then use that nickname to call and message them from the glasses. On a Messenger, WhatsApp or Instagram video call you can also share the view from your glasses, according to Meta’s help page.

3. Messages and voice messages

Say “Hey Meta, send a message to [name],” then speak the message.The glasses read it back to you, and you reply Yes, No or Cancel. To pick the app, say, for example, “Hey Meta, message [name] on WhatsApp.” Meta says the glasses can also announce messages when they arrive and read them aloud, which is the answer to the common question of whether Meta glasses can read your texts.

Voice messages work on WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. Say “Hey Meta, send a voice message to [name]” (add “on WhatsApp” to choose the app), and start speaking once recording begins. The recording stops after 3 seconds of silence or at the 1 minute limit. The glasses then ask you to confirm; the replies are Yes, No or Change. If you pause for longer than 3 seconds while thinking of the next sentence, the recording ends, so it helps to know what you want to say before you start. A longer message is better sent as a normal call or as several short voice messages, since the 1 minute limit is the most Meta allows for one.

4. Which apps work on Meta glasses

Meta names four connections: WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, and your iPhone or Android phone.The table summarises what Meta’s two pages say about each. It does not list iMessage by name, so we do not claim it is supported.

Sources: Meta help page and Meta “AI glasses for hands-free communication,” both checked November 12, 2026.Meta also says Meta Ray-Ban Display adds on-lens extras such as seeing who you’re talking to and an in-lens end-call button.

5. Connect your apps first

Nothing above works until you connect the provider in the Meta AI app.Meta’s steps are: open the Meta AI app and tap Glasses in the top right, tap Device settings, choose your glasses (swipe to pick one if several devices are paired), tap Communication, then tap Connect next to Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram or your phone. To remove one, repeat the path and tap the provider, then Disconnect.

When you connect your phone, Meta says you will be asked for permission to access your contacts so hands-free calls can work, and that phone numbers and contact history stay on your devices and are not shared with Meta servers. If calls fail with voice commands, the connection under Communication is the first thing to check; our Meta glasses not connecting guide covers pairing problems.

6. Limits Meta states

• Emergency calls.Meta says calls such as 911 in the US must be initiated from your mobile device. If your glasses are connected to your phone, it advises checking your carrier’s emergency-calling information for limitations.
• Carrier charges. Meta says wireless carrier charges may apply when you connect the glasses to an iPhone or Android phone.
• Voice messages. One minute at most, ending early after 3 seconds of silence.
• Call quality. Meta says the multi-microphone arrays on its AI glasses filter out background noise on calls, and that open-ear speakers let you hear a call while staying aware of your surroundings. Meta publishes no call-quality measurement on the pages we read, so how you sound in wind or a loud street is something to test rather than assume.
• Contacts and privacy. When you connect your phone, Meta asks for permission to access your contacts, and says phone numbers and contact history stay on your devices and are not shared with Meta servers.
• Dual-SIM phones.Meta says the default SIM is used for hands-free calls, so change your phone’s default line first if you want a call to go out on the other number.

7. Calls on OXIVUE glasses

OXIVUE frames take phone calls over Bluetooth, with microphones and open-ear speakers. The M08 (and the M02C and M08C) is rated 7 hours of listening and 4 hours of calls; the M08 weighs about 42 g and the M02C about 41 g. The M14reverses the split: 4 hours of listening and 7 hours of calls, at 52 g. Calls use the phone paired over Bluetooth 5.4. The “Hey Meta” contact calling, the Communication settings and the WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram connections described above are Meta features, and we make no claim that OXIVUE frames offer them.

Our wider guide, phone calls on smart glasses, covers microphones, wind and what the caller hears. If you are on an iPhone or Android phone, see smart glasses for iPhone and smart glasses for Android.

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